Brand Name | TiVo |
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Item Weight | 4.8 ounces |
Product Dimensions | 4.25 x 7.43 x 2.06 inches |
Item model number | TCDA94000 |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Color Name | Black |
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TiVo TCDA94000 Stream for TiVo Premiere and Roamio DVRs
Connectivity Technology | Wi-Fi |
Brand | TiVo |
Number of Channels | 4 |
Item Weight | 0.3 Pounds |
About this item
- Stream up to four recorded shows simultaneously
- Watch a show on a mobile device as it’s recorded
- Wirelessly transfer shows to mobile devices
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ASIN | B008RWHC0E |
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Customer Reviews |
3.6 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #301,645 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics) #1,471 in Streaming Media Players |
Date First Available | September 24, 2012 |
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TiVo Stream
Record. Transfer. Go.
TiVo Stream adds flexibility to your TiVo experience by letting you stream shows to mobile devices in your home, or wirelessly transfer shows and take them on the go. Imagine enjoying your favorite cooking show while preparing dinner or catching the ball game by the grill. Maybe you just want to send the kids upstairs to watch SpongeBob out of earshot. With TiVo Stream suddenly everybody's happy.
What you'll need
- One or more iPad®, iPhone®, and iPod touch® devices running iOS 5.1 or later
- At least one TiVo Premiere series DVR
- Free TiVo® App for iPad, iPhone or iPod touch
- A wired Ethernet or MoCA connection between your DVR and home network
- No additional service fee
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Find something good to watch while browsing the Guide? Press the "Watch Now" button and you can choose to watch that show on your TV or on your iPad. It's a great way to keep everybody in the house happy when the big screen is occupied.
* Broadband internet connection required and additional fees may apply for receipt of third-party services. Netflix unlimited membership required. See Netflix.com for details.
** TiVo Service Plan requirements (See tivo.com for details.) TiVo service is required and sold separately. No functionality is represented or should be expected without a paid subscription to the TiVo service.
† Designed for use only with digital cable systems. It does not receive analog programming, including over-the-air, and will not work with an over-the-air antenna. If you are unsure whether your cable operator's service provides digital simulcast of all analog programming, please contact your provider to determine whether it offers all-digital or digital simulcast service.
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Customers like the picture quality of the digital video recorder. They dislike the noise, and error message. They disagree on performance, ease of installation, streaming, quality, and value.
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Customers generally like the picture quality of the digital video recorder. They mention that the picture is excellent for HD content, has gorgeous visual quality, and is nice for watching in bed or in the back yard. They also mention that it works and is really cool, and with no extra monthly fee. Some mention that video over Verizon 4G was great, and the playback quality of The TiVo Stream is good.
"...PerformanceExceptional - fast setup, fast operation, gorgeous visual quality, stereo speaker separation (sounds great with external speakers)..." Read more
"...Can stream over WiFi if you do it right* Great picture quality on iPhone, iPadCons*..." Read more
"...The picture on the TabPro is excellent, much better than I was getting with the SlingBox...." Read more
"...Video quality to my IPad and IPhone was excellent...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the performance of the digital video recorder. Some mention that it works fairly decently for what it does, while others say that it did not work instantly, sometimes the playback stalls, and is very limited in what it can do.
"...PerformanceExceptional - fast setup, fast operation, gorgeous visual quality, stereo speaker separation (sounds great with external speakers)..." Read more
"...Good news, the second one actually works. Great news, it works as expected, can transfer videos and stream shows to iPad. (YAY!)..." Read more
"...The other MINOR issue was that it did not work instantly. I had to force the TIVOs to connect to TIVO on the internet to authorize the TIVO stream...." Read more
"...Right now I have to watch on my iPhone or iPad but it works great on both devices and the quality is quite good...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the ease of installation of the digital video recorder. Some mention that it is a very easy process, easy to use, and the user interface is great. Others say that the initial setup can be frustrating, and it can be very slow to install. Overall, the installation process requires a lot of patience and can be difficult to complete.
"...PerformanceExceptional - fast setup, fast operation, gorgeous visual quality, stereo speaker separation (sounds great with external speakers)..." Read more
"...because TiVo cowers to their network overlords and does not allow setup with iOS devices not using stock ROM. STRIKE TWO.Okay, fine...." Read more
"...SETUPSetup is easy, but two issues require a lot of patience. First, the startup of the TiVo Stream takes about 10 minutes...." Read more
"...CONS:*Setup fails half of the time*Have to be in your home network the first time you setup a device*..." Read more
Customers have mixed opinions about the streaming of the digital video recorder. Some mention that it's fantastic, works great for a program that was already recorded and is over, and streams well to iPad and even cell phone. Others say that it sometimes will never stream, especially if you have an iffy Internet connection, and needs to be able to stream over GSM/LTE. It also doesn't transfer the shows that your cable provider has deemed, and it'd be very dependent on a good network connection.
"...Watching Live TV requires a Tuner for recording.Not viewable from the Internet but the slingbox fixes that...." Read more
"...Long-term performance has not been blemish-free, but streaming failures have been very rare.GUI..." Read more
"...For those readers who would just like a quick summary: it never connected to my phones, iPad or computer...." Read more
"...Great news, it works as expected, can transfer videos and stream shows to iPad. (YAY!)Cons: TiVo says the box is "noiseless"...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the quality of the digital video recorder. Some mention that the quality is quite good, the performance is Exceptional, and the downloading lets you select your quality level. However, others say that it was a real disappointment, the fan inside seems to be very low quality, and it's not the most reliable.
"...PerformanceExceptional - fast setup, fast operation, gorgeous visual quality, stereo speaker separation (sounds great with external speakers)..." Read more
"...hung on confirming the Stream's activation, and kept reporting that it wasn't activated, although it was...." Read more
"...You can select from three levels of quality, but even the basic quality will likely take you twice as long as the original show to encode and..." Read more
"...my iPhone or iPad but it works great on both devices and the quality is quite good...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the value of the digital video recorder. Some mention that it's well worth the cost if you don't already have a TiVo DVR with built-in, while others say that it is somewhat overpriced and expensive for mediocre quality.
"...No Monthly subscription.The look and feel ( skip 30 seconds back 8 seconds and) is the same as the big box...." Read more
"...Given it's limitations and glitchy performance it's $129 price tag is a too high...." Read more
"...The best part is that there are no additional monthly fees with this device. The TiVo Mini has its own monthly fee." Read more
"...This is an expensive upgrade, but it is helpful if you don't have a TV in every room...." Read more
Customers are not happy with the noise produced by the digital video recorder. They mention that the fan should be quiet, and it shouldn't matter where the Stream is connected to.
"...Cons: First box arrived with a loud fan noise and no blinking lights. A short call to TiVo support and they said I had a DOA box...." Read more
"...It's fan is LOUD. I have very bad hearing but even I can hear it's fan humming away...." Read more
"...Cons* Set-up time is close to 30 minutes* Audible fan noise* Runs warm* No key-hole slots for mounting*..." Read more
"...One bad issue is that it has a fan which makes noise when placed flat. It doesn't make noises when on its side 😾 who needs a fan now??..." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the error message that pops up when streaming within the digital video recorder. Some mention that the error is not easy to fix and that it stops streaming during the show.
"...It just gave me some silly error that even with the power of Google, I was never able to resolve...." Read more
"...There are quite a bit of unknown errors that stop the streaming during the show...." Read more
"...That was not easy and I still have numerous error messages popping out when I use streaming within the network where the TiVo box is...." Read more
"...points: Setup was easy outside of the fact that I got an generic error message at the end of the process, asking for me to try again...." Read more
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TWO Tivos Premieres both wired into a network. One directly into a router and the other wired into a switch in another room with a single cable going into the router in the other room.
ONE Tivo stream plugged into the switch.
Iphone and Ipad
With the slingbox hooked into the Tivo it was easy to watch the tivo at home and away somewhere via the internet. I really didn't know how useful the Tivo Stream would be since the slingbox only allows you to watch what is currently displayed on the TV. That's fine as long as the TV being watched was not in use.
I had thought that I would need a TIVO stream per DVR but that is not true. The one Tivo stream will stream from Multiple Tivo.
While someone is watching the TV - I can stream to the ipad either what someone else is watching or a show that is already recorded. The con is to watch what is on the the TV - the show actually has to be recording. So what you are doing is the person watching the TV is watching the recording and the IPAD is watching the recording. So the play/pause/skip is independent. I pause the IPAD but the TV continues to play. It works awesome.
With the TIVO's being on the same LAN, I can swap between the two tivos with ease and watch something recorded on either.
The biggest gripe I see on forums and what made me think twice about buying it was that some shows were copy protected and could be transferred. This mainly affects shows from HBO and Showtime. Shows from the networks, IFC, Sundance A&E do not have this copy protection. Everything will still stream even the HBO shows. You just cannot transfer them to the IPAD for storage. the big deal in this is that I have a trip coming up with a 10 hour plane flight. I cannot transfer an HBO show. But I did download about 10 hours worth of shows from other channels I've been meaning to watch and this will be a good time to watch them on the plane. A little bit about the streaming. The estimated time is lower than actual. But I found that the closer I put the iphone or ipad to the wireless router the faster the transfer is. (ie Be downstairs instead of upstairs) So I think the major problem is I need a better router.
The only thing I cannot stream or transfer are recorded video podcasts like the CNET videos and TWIT. The other MINOR issue was that it did not work instantly. I had to force the TIVOs to connect to TIVO on the internet to authorize the TIVO stream. They were schedule to connect in a couple of days. So the people that complain that it started working after a week that was the issue. Force a connection and it started working the afternoon I got it.
Pros:
The TIVO app worked great before I got the TIVO stream and is 200% better now with the stream.
Only One TIVO stream needed for two boxes.
Does not tie up a TV screen.
Ability to save shows on the IPAD or Iphone and watch when there is no internet connection.
No Monthly subscription.
The look and feel ( skip 30 seconds back 8 seconds and) is the same as the big box.
Resumes shows where you left off.
Cons:
Android devices do not work yet. ( I would buy my dad one but he only has a Kindle Fire HD ).
The TIVO and Stream has to on a wired LAN.
Watching Live TV requires a Tuner for recording.
Not viewable from the Internet but the slingbox fixes that.
It was a good buy and something I am happy with.
In a nutshell:
The basic (antenna only) Roamio lacks streaming support. If you want streaming for that model, buy this box.
Add the TCDA94000 to any ethernet port on your internal network. Can be placed far away from the Roamio, but they do need to share the same internal network. (My own Roamio and TCDA94000 connect via Cat6 cable, a 1 GB Netgear router, and 1 GB Netgear bridge).
Software
(My own experience is with the Android Tivo client released in 2014 and published to Google PlayStore.)
Installation and setup took mere minutes to discover and configure the Tivo streaming app.
Performance
Exceptional - fast setup, fast operation, gorgeous visual quality, stereo speaker separation (sounds great with external speakers), a fun slider or scrubber control that gives you easy navigation forward and backward throughout your recording. Robust output (again, I'm on 1 GB internal network): my stress test included simultaneously streaming to two separate tablets: a unique show to each tablet; and then the same show to both tablets. Result: no delays, no blips - amazingly capable, even with two simultaneous streams. Long-term performance has not been blemish-free, but streaming failures have been very rare.
GUI
Appealing, lots of useful info, intuitive, and recedes out of the way during play, to maximize view. On the down side: when you select a show in the index, it's a minor nuisance to sometimes wait several seconds for functions to appear (Play, Delete, etc.). And the index automatically expands folders - but won't let you collapse them.
What sucks
Quite a few Android models require operating system upgrades to sustain reasonable operation - especially units still stuck on old 4.2.1 which does not support Trim memory optimization of flash disk. Problem is, if you manually upgrade your older Android once its manufacturer stops issuing needed upgrades: the Tivo streaming app's built-in deadman's switch detects root access - and won't stream ("Unauthorized"!) - a ridiculous loss of service to users who bought the Tivo Roamio and components in good faith. A number of user and developer forums complain this policy deprives consumers of fair use of their purchased streaming support and app.
So for instance, take the Asus TF700 (please!) - a notoriously bogged down JB 4.2.1 end-of-life stock android version after only 12 months of its initial sale. When Asus froze that version, they rendered TF700 barely usable since JB 4.2.1 cannot manage Trim, and performance degrades to molasses. You can manually upgrade to a newer version: but then the Tivo streaming app detects it - and goes on permanent shutdown. You are no longer entitled to watch your own freely broadcast, public domain programs on your Tivo stream.
A nandroid restore back to stock Asus JB 4.2.1 can temporarily restore the use of just this one app, but that gets to be a time costly nuisance which you'll quickly undo once you need to use your other apps.
Buyer beware.
Hope Tivo gets their head out of their cloud, and opens up fair use of this otherwise delightful app and Stream product.