Ok, I've had a series 1 (with lifetime) since they were giving them away waaay back in about 1999. About 6 months ago it gave up the ghost and I haven't had a chance to look into fixing it or even seeing what's wrong, probably the upgraded hard drives. I even have a cachecard.
I received an offer from Tivo for an upgrade with $99 lifetime. Seems like a plan to upgrade since I can get rid of the mini adapter needed to use the old Series 1. But now I'm faced with options and I haven't kept up. Some reading has just expanded some of my questions so any help would be appreciated. I'm on Comcast (Chicago Metro area) but with only basic. We do watch some sports and limited TV (e.g. Survivor), but we are not a big TV family (and have Amazon Prime & Netflix). My wife likes to have the access to it in case there is local news impacting us or a show the kids need for school, etc. I do have an Antenna in the attic and can get the local networks over that. We are paying for the Comcast DVR for those limited things we needed to record.
So, Roamio sounds like an ideal replacement for the sucky Comcast DVR, and I think it will save some fees. I can also probably sell off the old series 1 for parts (is there still a market?). But which one? The basic Roamio sounds good as we probably don't need more than 4 tuners, and it would work with the antenna if I can convince my wife of pulling the plug (but comcast internet pricing almost requires keeping minimum level of TV). But the Roamio Plus has the built-in streaming to portable devices (Pro is same with just a bigger HD, and I assume the HD is enthusiast replaceable??).
So, anyone with experience, especially with the potential antenna+cablecard option? I'm torn between the (perceived) added functionality of the Plus over the basic, but I also like the antenna option. What are the hidden costs from Comcast?
On a related note: Do all the TiVo Mini's include lifetime now as well? I see Amazon has it for $132 (prime) vs $150 at TiVo direct.
I received an offer from Tivo for an upgrade with $99 lifetime. Seems like a plan to upgrade since I can get rid of the mini adapter needed to use the old Series 1. But now I'm faced with options and I haven't kept up. Some reading has just expanded some of my questions so any help would be appreciated. I'm on Comcast (Chicago Metro area) but with only basic. We do watch some sports and limited TV (e.g. Survivor), but we are not a big TV family (and have Amazon Prime & Netflix). My wife likes to have the access to it in case there is local news impacting us or a show the kids need for school, etc. I do have an Antenna in the attic and can get the local networks over that. We are paying for the Comcast DVR for those limited things we needed to record.
So, Roamio sounds like an ideal replacement for the sucky Comcast DVR, and I think it will save some fees. I can also probably sell off the old series 1 for parts (is there still a market?). But which one? The basic Roamio sounds good as we probably don't need more than 4 tuners, and it would work with the antenna if I can convince my wife of pulling the plug (but comcast internet pricing almost requires keeping minimum level of TV). But the Roamio Plus has the built-in streaming to portable devices (Pro is same with just a bigger HD, and I assume the HD is enthusiast replaceable??).
So, anyone with experience, especially with the potential antenna+cablecard option? I'm torn between the (perceived) added functionality of the Plus over the basic, but I also like the antenna option. What are the hidden costs from Comcast?
On a related note: Do all the TiVo Mini's include lifetime now as well? I see Amazon has it for $132 (prime) vs $150 at TiVo direct.
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