Until something changes, I guess I'm sticking with DISH
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I locked in for 2 years an January 1. Flex pack and movie pack. And I can’t even come close to teaching my wife the newer(52-54) remotes. Whatever make the better half happy.
I bought my 1TB TiVo Bolt (the white model) with All-In service a couple years back for about a couple hundred bucks cheaper than it normally would have been at the time because the eBay seller never used it (unopened) and was satisfied with his simple Roamios. So I got a discount and it works with cable to if I ever want to switch!
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My internet is DSL and not the fastest at that. I also have thought of cord cutting, streaming, etc.
At the end of the day ... I'll stick with Dish ... for now.
By the time I upgrade my internet to get the speeds I would need to serve TV for multiple TVs in my home, I am approaching what I pay for Dish anyway.
Due to the fact that my internet is not the fastest, with Dish, I can still watch TV in multiple locations in the home, without impacting internet speeds. Hence, Dish is almost an alternate internet - but for TV only.
My internet is DSL and not the fastest at that. I also have thought of cord cutting, streaming, etc.
At the end of the day ... I'll stick with Dish ... for now.
By the time I upgrade my internet to get the speeds I would need to serve TV for multiple TVs in my home, I am approaching what I pay for Dish anyway.
Due to the fact that my internet is not the fastest, with Dish, I can still watch TV in multiple locations in the home, without impacting internet speeds. Hence, Dish is almost an alternate internet - but for TV only.
I can likely get you a better deal on a cable TiVo than Best Buy. I’m a dealer
Be sure to check carefully for what you want. The TIVO OTA models, weather Bolt or Roamio only do OTA. The Cable models only do Cable. (Though there is a hack to make the OTA also do cable but it isn't a great hack. It works but is iffy)
If you can get the Roamio all in (lifetime) for a good price there is little reason to spend more on the newer model Bolt IMO. And as explained by osu 1991 adding a hard drive isn't like doing it with a DISH receiver. You are adding more recording space but each recording is split between the two drives, internal and external. So if either fails all recordings are lost. I do NOT recommend adding an external drive. By doing that you have doubled the chance of a drive dying and losing everything. Much better if needed to put a bigger drive internally.
I also recommend not installing the new "Hydra" OS. It's an option but most users strongly agree the older OS is better. #1 among the reason is the Tivo specific guide set up is much better than the standard scrolling guide and it isn't available in the Hydra OS.
If you can get the Roamio all in (lifetime) for a good price there is little reason to spend more on the newer model Bolt IMO. And as explained by osu 1991 adding a hard drive isn't like doing it with a DISH receiver. You are adding more recording space but each recording is split between the two drives, internal and external. So if either fails all recordings are lost. I do NOT recommend adding an external drive. By doing that you have doubled the chance of a drive dying and losing everything. Much better if needed to put a bigger drive internally.
I also recommend not installing the new "Hydra" OS. It's an option but most users strongly agree the older OS is better. #1 among the reason is the Tivo specific guide set up is much better than the standard scrolling guide and it isn't available in the Hydra OS.
The Bolt OTA has a port on the bottom where you can connect an adapter that will allow you to add a cable card to convert it to use cable.
A little clarification. The Tivo Bolt 4 tuner models do OTA or cable, only the 6 tuner version is cable only. The exception is the Bolt OTA only version.
As to which UI, I prefer Hydra which is the current one. Yes, it is missing the Live Guide, but the older version is not getting any more fixes or upgrades.
Also the Bolt supports 4K the Roamio and older models don’t.
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As to which UI, I prefer Hydra which is the current one. Yes, it is missing the Live Guide, but the older version is not getting any more fixes or upgrades.
Also the Bolt supports 4K the Roamio and older models don’t.
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Is that for a retail version of the Tivo or the cable companies version? There are differences.
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Spent a great deal of time reading reviews on these different Tivo models today, and the consensus among reviewers (CNET, et all) feel that Tivo is behind the curve and that Fire Recast and AirTV are superior. Since my AirTV is currently working (and well), I'm staying put 
Retail version that takes a standard cable card.
Not the unit that some of the cable companies rent
AirTV with the external hard drive would be the way to go - but only if it had 4 tuners instead of 2.
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The one reason I would buy a Bolt over a Roamio is the built-in Stream functionality. Standalone Streams are very hard to come by, and were always a bit buggy. When I had a Roamio OTA with two Minis, it was great. The Tivo Mini was (and presumably still is) the most responsive client box out there. The Stream was great most of the time, and I loved how it let us download from outside the home. My wife was able to watch her shows while traveling in Europe despite spotty wireless connections. Just set it to download overnight, and then watch the next day. That is one thing I with DishAnywhere would add.
I prefer the old UI because it allows one to download programs recorded to your PC, Hydra does not.
Ah, it figures the draconian measures would creep into the newer software, just like Microsoft did with Windows.
You can still transfer your shows from a Hydra Tivo to the PC, you can't transfer from your PC to a Hydra Tivo
