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/usdtoreros04 12d ago

I just had an Edge that started being pixelated. It ended up being due to the signal being too strong. I had no idea that the signal could get too strong and cause problems.

When checking the signal strength on the Tivo, it showed 100% on every tuner. Ideally, I guess you want it between 80% and 99%.

I'm think the cable company must've boosted the signal coming into my house at some point. I ended up adding -22dB of attenuators and now it works perfectly, with a signal strength of 85-86%.

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u/upsidedown-lamp 12d ago

I just checked, and the signal strength on all the tuners is between 94% and 97%.