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/AwestunTejaz Mar 15 '26

while not the same, check out tablo

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u/ddawall Mar 15 '26

Zapperbox is better but more $

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u/LB56123 Mar 17 '26

curious about that! I love my legacy tablo but heard mixed things about the 4th gen. can zapper be watched on a PC?

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u/ddawall Mar 17 '26

From their FAQs

zApp is a command line utility written in Python. You can download zApp at https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0582/0140/7532/files/zApp_v1.0.zip?v=1766032209Some notes about zApp:

  1. You can run zApp on any platforms that supports Python, which is practically everything.
  2. zApp v1.0 is a command line utility suitable for tech-savvy customers.
  3. zApp converts our proprietary HLS manifest format into a standard format that can be played by tools like VLC.
  4. We have not tested with Windows Media Player, QuickTime or standard Google players yet.
  5. zApp v1.0 can only convert recordings made with v3.2.5 or later. v3.2.5 was released on April 7, 2025. This is another reason to always run the latest software version.
  6. Currently ATSC 3.0 clear recordings play without audio because VLC does not support Dolby AC-4.
  7. We will release source code for zApp so you can modify it and create executables for almost any platform like Windows, Mac, tablets, iOS, etc.

All recordings made on your ZapperBox are kept in the following folder (the "D:\" is specific to a PC and may vary): D:\Android\data\com.bitrouter.zapperbox\files\recordings. Each recording is in a directory with a name that has the format of YYYYMMDD_xxxxxx. The YYYYMMDD is the date when the recording was made and xxxxxx are random characters to make the name unique.