So I've been in the process of getting all of the TV's in my house Tivo equipped. When I'm totally done it will most likely be 8 locations. I started with a Roamio in the family room and have amassed Mini's when I could get them at low prices. It hit me last night that if my Roamio craps out I'm dead in the water until I replace/repair it. That could be days and days?
I know that Tivo's can die in several different ways, some that can be fixed fairly easily, some that can't. A cable card issue can be resolved by picking up and pairing a new CC. A dead HD issue most likely can be fixed by dropping in a new drive (I've done HD UPgrades on my legacy Tivo's). But the one that scares me is the dead Tivo system board or PS. Especially if I'm out of warranty. My Series one lasted 10+ years but the modem died after 8 years and I was able to put an external using the dialing prefix.
I'm thinking about keeping en eye out for a Roamio with lifetime to keep as a spare that could drop in place quickly to get things going again.
Any other ideas?
Roveer
I know that Tivo's can die in several different ways, some that can be fixed fairly easily, some that can't. A cable card issue can be resolved by picking up and pairing a new CC. A dead HD issue most likely can be fixed by dropping in a new drive (I've done HD UPgrades on my legacy Tivo's). But the one that scares me is the dead Tivo system board or PS. Especially if I'm out of warranty. My Series one lasted 10+ years but the modem died after 8 years and I was able to put an external using the dialing prefix.
I'm thinking about keeping en eye out for a Roamio with lifetime to keep as a spare that could drop in place quickly to get things going again.
Any other ideas?
Roveer
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