You cannot set it up by using an app like you can with Tablo or AirTV. To set up the TiVo Edge for Antenna, you must connect it to a TV via HDMI. The Tivo Edge for Antenna only works in the United States and Canada. The TiVo App and Edge HDMI user interface include access to streaming services like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Pluto TV, and YouTube, but I won’t be covering that aspect of the device, since a dedicated streaming device like a Roku would be better for this. In my review, I will assume that you purchase this lifetime deal since the channel guide is nearly a “must” with these recorders, and purchasing an annual subscription for $70 per year doesn’t make much financial sense. There is a lifetime purchase option called their “All-In Service”, which lists for $249 on their website, but I was able to get it for just $100 when I purchased from Channel Master. It’s designed to be connected to a TV via HDMI, but you can also view recordings on the TiVo app or in a non-Chrome browser like Firefox (more on this later).Ī fee is required for the channel guide and certain other features. The Edge for Antenna is their latest broadcast TV DVR, featuring two tuners and 500GB of internal storage (about 75 hours of HD video). TiVo is known for its excellent cable TV DVRs, but they’ve also made a few models for recording broadcast TV from an antenna. You may still be able to get an Edge for Antenna used on eBay, so I’ll leave the original article for you, below: Original Article I would recommend looking at a better-supported DVR like the Tablo Gen 4. It’s indeed out of stock on the TiVo website, and no longer available on Amazon or the Best Buy website. And then selling or junking this barely 1 year old Tablo.Reader Marcia copied me on an email from Channel Master (a distributor of the TiVo Edge for Antenna) saying that the Edge for Antenna would no longer be manufactured: Letter from Channel Master stating the TiVo Edge for Antenna will no longer be produced. I suppose I’ll soon be replacing dying hard drive in an old TiVo Premiere 3.
Support will not be able to view my Tablo logs unless they’re able to coordinate a time frame I can leave it connected to my phone tether data setup. I’m out of ideas and tired of running to the attic to power cycle in order to watch a recording. My suspicion is that commercial skip feature (which I don’t care about and will never use) is somehow responsible for breaking use of Tablo in this location. I fully expect support to refer this to all the language requiring an internet connection while downplaying the fact my Tablo has been working fine for several months with only occasional internet connections. I wrote about this setup here - Tablo stops recording when loses internet connectionĪt the time commenting TV Gods would probably screw it up and apparently the Tablo folks have done so. I can only connect it via phone tethering and internet sharing to download updates (which I now regret) guide data and occasionally refresh the IP addresses through the devices in the home. This Tablo is not on 24/7 internet connection. It jumps back to beginning until I power cycle which is in the attic and a lot of trouble to access. Unfortunately that doesn’t last very long and within a couple hours if I attempt to playback a recording. Obviously this is very frustrating and if I power cycle the Tablo (interrupting whatever is currently recording) I can usually watch the program without it jumping back. Sometimes, if I pause it will only jump back to the point it was paused.
Since “commercial skip” update 2.2.26 my 2 channel Tablo suffers a new playback behavior.īegin playing a completed recording and in about 1-2 minutes it jumps back to the beginning of the program.