TiVo : General TiVo Discussion Part 3

[jobbie8]

love the little Lego Head pic on the Home Page. he he

[greeninferno]

Originally Posted by Risco

Sometimes it will just freeze up, other times it will work reasonable. On demand or anything interactive it just dog slow.

Has it been on constantly for a few weeks?

i find it starts to slow up/become buggy if its not been rebooted in a while.

[RobboEdin]

Originally Posted by spiderplant

It may be caused by IR interference in the room. To test this, next time it happens put your left hand over the TiVo's IR receiver, which is just to the left of the green power LED on the front of the TiVo. Then operate the menus using the buttons on the front of the TiVo. Does the speed return to normal?

My TiVo sometimes gets a bit sluggish. I'll try this the next time.

I've always put it down to either the EPG getting updated or some of the other maintenance that TiVo does or sluggish response from TiVo's internet connection when it is getting other information it needs.

[mike_gain]

Originally Posted by greeninferno

Has it been on constantly for a few weeks?

i find it starts to slow up/become buggy if its not been rebooted in a while.

Can't say that's been my experience. Mine are only re-booted when there's a software update or when the toaster causes the RCD to trip and I don't really notice any change in performance on either box.

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Originally Posted by RobboEdin

My TiVo sometimes gets a bit sluggish. I'll try this the next time.

I've always put it down to either the EPG getting updated or some of the other maintenance that TiVo does or sluggish response from TiVo's internet connection when it is getting other information it needs.

IR interference can cause all sorts of strange behavior. My kids had been playing with a remote control helicopter and the remote control had been left on, pointing at the TiVo box.

It drove me mad for a week trying to work out what was wrong. I tried both my Harmony remotes to no avail and even looked out the original TiVo remote until I noticed that normal service was resumed when I stood in the middle of the room (blocking the helicopter remote). So I covered covered the IR receiver on the box and used the controls on the box to check that the box was indeed working fine. It was only a few minutes after that that it all clicked.

[vincerooney]

here's a question ive never understood. what do you get for plugging your tivo box into the the superhub? Is it just the ability to watch channels via tv anywhere??

secondly why do you need to do that?? The tivo is already online as you can send recording requests and it obviously has iplayer etc

[Stephen]

If you connect you TiVo boxes to your router then you should be able to watch recordings that were made on your other boxes.

Also you are able to use the remote control in the app for iOS and android to actually control your TiVo.

[Taf]

I have had an odd "fault" appear on my TIVO these last few days. Recordings are mute when I start them, but if I "rewind" the sound reappears.

[Stephen]

That's odd. Does it happen with older recordings?

[arcimedes]

Wonder if its connected with the other fault that you don't always get the sound until you do something on the remote? On the other hand I haven't seen it on recording of the last few days.

[vincerooney]

Originally Posted by Stephen

If you connect you TiVo boxes to your router then you should be able to watch recordings that were made on your other boxes.

Also you are able to use the remote control in the app for iOS and android to actually control your TiVo.

cheers pal

[iadom]

I am about to use powerline adaptors to connect my Tivo to the network but looking at the online help video it warns against using an extension socket or adaptor plug.

I don't have any spare mains sockets near the router or the Tivo box, is it likely to cause major problems using an extension socket?

[RobboEdin]

Originally Posted by iadom

I am about to use powerline adaptors to connect my Tivo to the network but looking at the online help video it warns against using an extension socket or adaptor plug.

I don't have any spare mains sockets near the router or the Tivo box, is it likely to cause major problems using an extension socket?

Why are you connecting your TiVo to your home network?

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by iadom

I am about to use powerline adaptors to connect my Tivo to the network but looking at the online help video it warns against using an extension socket or adaptor plug.

I don't have any spare mains sockets near the router or the Tivo box, is it likely to cause major problems using an extension socket?

Buy some pass through homeplugs job done.
http://www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/Shop...CategoryID=766

Originally Posted by RobboEdin

Why are you connecting your TiVo to your home network?

Maybe he wants to stream box to box or use the mobile app remote control functionality.

[RobboEdin]

I agree, muppetman11, but he only seems to have one TiVo and he possibly doesn't understand that the vast majority of TV Anywhere function is available without the connection.

I guess he may also want to maximise his use of Netflix and YouTube from a tablet.

[iadom]

Thanks for replies folks, yes to most of the questions above.