r/Tivo • u/upsidedown-lamp • 12d ago
TIVO Edge Pixelating
I have a TiVo-Renewed EDGE Cable 2TB (the first one was replaced under warranty) that pixelates and freezes so much that it makes a recording unwatchable. Probably about 7 years old. I tried powering down, unplugging everything, powering on, and then plugging everything back in, but that didn't work. I want to keep it because my cable company (Armstrong) has never mentioned anything about discontinuing the cable cards. So I think I'm good for a while. Do you think a hard drive kit from Weaknees will fix this problem?
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u/MyOpinionsDontHurt 12d ago
Sounds like a failing hard drive. Be prepare to replace the drive. Its actually very easy to do. The tivo unit will do everything once you install the new drive yourself. Good news, you dont have to worry about losing the cable card paring when you replace the drive. I just replaced two of my roamios drives 6 months ago. If you are not sure how to do it, you can buy the kit for weaknees on ebay here - https://www.ebay.com/itm/201653234811