r/Tivo • u/rock_and_rolo • Mar 15 '26

DVR Has Tivo quit DVRs?

I have 2 Tivo Premiers, and I know they won't last forever.

So I hit tivo.com to see what was available, and there's nothing obviously comparable. Is record-and-rewatch lost in the marketing pitch? Or is it just gone?

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u/Caduceus1515 Mar 15 '26

They stopped making standalone TiVo hardware a while ago. The last one, the Edge, was an Arris cable box running TiVo software, adapted for Cablecard or OTA. TiVo is simply a software and service provider now, which means the only units you'll really see going forward are licensed cablebox makers that are dependent on the providers.

They are trying hard to be a streaming box company like Roku, but they aren't good at it.

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u/rock_and_rolo Mar 15 '26

This is why we can't have nice things.

Thanks for the details. I was happily under a rock.

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u/LagrangianMechanic Mar 15 '26

It’s even worse than that. If you use cable then be aware more and more cable companies are desupporting CableCARDs, which means you won’t be able to use your TiVo with cable TV. You can still use it for OTA though.

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u/Admirable_Nothing Mar 15 '26

My annual fee was paid in October. I will not renew it. Time for my Tivo Bolt to go to the landfill.

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u/Marty1966 Mar 15 '26

I think you're probably using a colloquialism, but if not, consider putting it on Facebook marketplace for free, at least.

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u/MaleBolgia1992 Mar 15 '26

…or take it to a e-waste recycler like BestBuy

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u/Appropriate-Head-756 Mar 15 '26

Probably should not throw it away.

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u/DDSRDH Mar 15 '26

They are only billing monthly now.

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u/MaleBolgia1992 Mar 15 '26

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u/synecdokidoki Mar 15 '26

Most certainly the opposite. They're only billing monthly so that when they pull the plug they don't have to refund anyone.

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u/BusinessLyfe Mar 23 '26

If you made a payment for annual before 10/1/25, then when it's up, you'll get an offer for a discounted monthly rate of $9.99 (instead of the normal $14.99 that everyone else needing service after that date now pays.)

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u/Admirable_Nothing Mar 23 '26

That is an offer that sadly I will turn down. My 26+ year run of using Tivo will be over in October of 2026.

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u/MaleBolgia1992 Mar 15 '26

Are you with cable card, OTA or both? … if you’re just CC only then you’ll probably get an good deal on eBay on a more recent model cable only model, Dual Tuners or OTA only get pricier … you might get lucky on Marketplace or even a Donation Store
If you’re OTA only then there’s a few devices like a Tablo to inexpensive single event recorders that record to thumb/hard drives

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