Brand Name | TiVo |
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Item Weight | 12.5 ounces |
Product Dimensions | 6.13 x 6.13 x 1.25 inches |
Item model number | TCDA93000 |
Batteries | 2 AA batteries required. (included) |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Color Name | Black |
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TiVo Mini with IR/RF Remote - No Monthly Service Fees - Extends Your TiVo DVR
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Brand | TiVo |
Connectivity Technology | Ethernet and MoCA |
Connector Type | Ethernet |
Supported Internet Services | Netflix, Amazon Prime, Pandora, Vudu, Hulu Plus |
Controller Type | Remote Control |
Color | Black |
Model Name | TiVo Mini |
Item Weight | 12.48 ounces |
Compatible Devices | Television |
About this item
- Add a TiVo Mini to additional TVs in your home for an easy, economical and entertaining multi-room setup.
- TiVo service subscription is required. Options include a monthly service plan at $14.99/mo and a 1-year commitment, and an annual service plan at $149.99/year.
- Tru Multi Room functionality means you get the full TiVo experience on every additional TV you equip with a TiVo Mini. Watch live and recorded shows, stream content or set up a OnePass.
- Provides full access to your streaming content from Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, VUDU, YouTube, Pandora, Spotify, iHeartRadio and more.
- Connects to your TiVo DVR through your home network via Ethernet or MoCA (does not support Wifi). Compatible with TiVo BOLT, Roamio, Roamio OTA, Roamio Plus, Roamio Pro, Premiere 4 and Premiere XL4/Elite.
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Works with 4 and 6 tuner TiVo DVRs (Roamio, Premiere 4 & Premiere XL4). DOES NOT work with 2 tuner TiVo DVRs (Premiere, Premiere 75 or Premiere XL, etc.). Internet connection required. Item is sold as BRAND NEW. Returns are accepted and are subject up to a 25% return service charge if item has been opened, used, and/or otherwise handled, as to render the item as not being in "brand new" condition. If item is tampered with, a refund will not be issued.
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User interface | 3.3 | 4.2 | — | 4.2 |
Voice Recognition | — | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.1 |
Value for money | — | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.7 |
Picture quality | 3.6 | — | — | 4.7 |
Remote Control | 3.4 | — | 4.0 | — |
Sold By | My Grand Exchange | ND Products | MECOOL Official Store | weaKnees DVR Superstore |
memory capacity | — | 8 GB | 8 GB | 16 GB |
connectivity tech | Ethernet and MoCA | HDMI | Wireless/Bluetooth/EnterNet/2.4G 5G WIFI 2T2R | Wired, WiFi |
controller type | Remote Control | Remote Control, Voice Control | Remote Control | Voice Control |
supported services | Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu Plus, Pandora, Vudu | Netflix, Prime Video, YouTube, Disney+, Apple TV, Star+, Paramount, Hulu, HBO MAX, Starz | Netflix, Netflix 4K/Peacock/Hulu/Spotify/TUBI/VUDU; YouTube 4K/Amazon Prime Video/HBO MAX/SLING/Plex; Access to 3000+ channels and Apps, Enjoy movies and TV episodes | Netflix, Hulu, Pandora |
weight | 0.78 pounds | 0.34 kilograms | — | — |
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ASIN | B00TIBFEIA |
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Customer Reviews |
3.9 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #151,231 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics) #776 in Streaming Media Players |
Date First Available | January 28, 2015 |
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With TiVo Mini, you can:
Watch live and recorded shows with TiVo’s full control features.
Stream content from Netflix, Amazon Video, VUDU, Pandora, Spotify, YouTube and other supported online providers.
Use SkipMode and QuickMode when connected to a supported TiVo device.
Pause a show in one room, and resume it in another.
Enjoy up to five different live or recorded shows throughout your home at the same time (6-tuner DVR required.)
Access your 4- or 6-tuner TiVo DVR through your Ethernet or MoCA home network to schedule recordings, WishList searches and OnePass recordings.
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Living RoomWhen you watch on a TiVo Mini, you won’t be getting a watered-down feature set. Tru Multi Room ensures you have all the same features you enjoy in the living room. |
BedroomWhy should the living room hog all the fun? With TiVo Mini, you can start a show in the living room and finish it in another room. |
PlayroomUnlike other add-on devices, the TiVo Mini doesn’t add a single nickel to your monthly TV bill. Let the kids access their shows in their playroom without any additional fees. |
Product Description
TiVo Mini is the powerful, all-purpose companion to your four- or six-tuner TiVo box. Delivering Tru Multi Room control, the Mini doesn’t give you a watered-down set of features like other systems. Instead, you get the exact same TiVo experience in every room that you enjoy in your family room, including access to streaming content from Netflix, Amazon Prime and more. Plus, you’ll enjoy all your favorite TiVo control features, like SkipMode, QuickMode and OnePass. Best of all, you can add TiVo Mini to additional TVs for no additional service fee. So start a show in the living room and finish it in the bedroom. Or schedule a recording from the kids' room. It's big entertainment with a very mini footprint.
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Customers like the performance, ease of setup, and value of the standalone streaming media player. For example, they mention that it works well, it's simple to screw on to the incoming cable, and that it'll extend viewing pleasure into different rooms. They are also satisfied with streaming, and ease of use. That said, opinions are mixed on connectivity, quality, and the remote control.
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Customers like the performance of the standalone streaming media player. They say it works well, the two devices work perfectly together, and the RF remote works well. Customers also mention that the powerline adapters work great, and that the Mini responds quickly. They have had no issues with lag while watching Amazon and Netflix, and everything else runs blazingly fast.
"...No network lag at all, and very zippy menus. Netflix loads much faster on the Mini than the Premier as well...." Read more
"...Update 03-18-2016: The powerline adapters work great. No more dropouts and the TiVo isn't competing for bandwidth...." Read more
"...aware of the couple potential install gotchas, the minis are a fantastic solution to extend your Tivo to additional rooms, and, depending on what..." Read more
"...The RF remote seems to work well, and the interface is the same as the Roamio, which is nice." Read more
Customers find the setup of the standalone streaming media player to be easy. They mention that it's simple to screw on to the incoming cable to the house, with no tools or skill required. They also say that the registration was trouble free and instantaneous, and that they have zero problems with the setup. Overall, customers say that it is an excellent and user-friendly product.
"...cable to the TV was all that I needed to hook this up made the installation very simple. No cat 5 connection needed on this one...." Read more
"...Easy to install and you do not have to buy a second subscription to you account so the programming is free with the mini as it extends the signal to..." Read more
"...Very simple to screw on to the incoming cable to the house before the splitter.2) You can set a passcode to encrypt your MoCA network...." Read more
"...Then I heard about the Tivo Mini. Setup was very easy and requires a direct cable connection to the router to be able to play live TV in HD...." Read more
Customers like the value of the standalone streaming media player. For example, they say it does it all for a very reasonable one-time fee, and they're saving money by not having to pay for 4. They also mention that there's no extra fee for the TiVo service and they never pay a monthly fee for it. They say it's a cost-effective way to extend viewing pleasure into different rooms. Customers say it is the best bargain out there.
"...That's an incredible price for so much functionality...." Read more
"...The price of the unit was not unreasonable either so its a win-win situation right? Wrong...." Read more
"...There's also no monthly fee for the Mini." Read more
"...So now I have 2 extra rooms using the same main Tivo DVR, and no extra monthly fees for Fios DVRs. Great job Tivo, you continue to impress!" Read more
Customers like the streaming capabilities of the standalone streaming media player. They say it allows them to watch anything on their DVR or live TV without any problems. They also say it takes over one of the TIVO tuners and allows them watch TV on their terms. Overall, customers find the product to be a great addition to TV viewing and appreciate the ability to watch Netflix, Hulu, HBO Go, and YouTube on any of their TVs.
"...Then you're good to go.Functionality: The Minis allow streaming of live TV (like watching on a regular cable box), recorded shows..." Read more
"...ALL of our Tivo recordings downstairs, as well as being able to flawlessly stream live TV directly from the main Tivo Roamio box in full 1080p HD,..." Read more
"...what really matters TiVo is really for you because it lets you watch TV on your terms while also incorporating your favorite apps such as Netflix,..." Read more
"...You can see live TV, have access to the DVR content, and use services such as Netflix and Hulu through the single interface as advertised...." Read more
Customers find the standalone streaming media player easy to use. They mention the standard TiVo features are great, and the interface is much better than sluggish cable co menus. They also say it's a great addition to a regular TiVO setup, and an amazing add-on device that breaks away from leasing additional cable boxes. Customers also say the Mini is a good device for accessing a Roamio from a second TV. They say it delivers a unified TiVa experience to another room in your house, and is great for access to your playlist and live TV.
"Nice product. Small, feature packed and well thought out...." Read more
"...The remote is a great size and comfortable to use and very intuitive...." Read more
"...The remote fits well in your hand and has a very basic button setup. It isn't made to control multiple devices or even set a sleep timer on your TV...." Read more
"TiVo is the best DVR system available, much easier to use and feature-filled than anything the cable companies offer...." Read more
Customers have mixed opinions about the connectivity of the streaming media player. Some mention that it has a built-in wireless connection, while others say that it requires a wired connection.
"...This requires a wired connection as video eats up a lot of bandwidth and most WiFi routers aren't fast enough...." Read more
"...to say that this unit will not operate wirelessly and must use an ethernet or coax connection. While that is true, you can get around that...." Read more
"...No cat 5 connection needed on this one...." Read more
"...Considering a few disconnects which have caused some minor entertainment frustrations, the fact that the mini does rely on you owning a DVR, it..." Read more
Customers are mixed about the quality of the standalone streaming media player. Some mention that it's a quality built device, with great software. They say it'll last for a long time and that the tech support is quality. Others however, say that it was a horrible product that is unreliable, buggy, and a big waste of money.
"...This requires a wired connection as video eats up a lot of bandwidth and most WiFi routers aren't fast enough...." Read more
"...This is more reliable and generally more usable in other homes. If you go this route, be aware of a couple points:..." Read more
"...They are a big waste of money even hardlined to your router unless you plan on having your other TiVo box hardlined!..." Read more
"...pain point comes into play; if your service is not active, your minis become useless...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the remote control. Some mention that the RF remote is a plus, as it does not require one to precisely point that. However, others say that it seems to have almost no control, is not reliable, and dies or fails completely.
"...It has both infrared and RF, meaning you can hide the mini out of sight of the remote and it will still work...." Read more
"...The plus is that the remote is IR/RF allowing you to simply connect the mini to your TV via HDMI so the box doesn't necessarily have to be within..." Read more
"...It's also too bad these things don't ship with the keyboard remote or back-lit keys, but that's not a deal-breaker as you can easily replace them..." Read more
"...The new TiVo Mini has an RF remote which is great. I can hide the TiVo Mini behind a TV...." Read more
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I decided to give the Mini a try. I have a MOCA enabled network, so plugging in a single coax cable gives me both my TV signal and internet connectivity. Technically, even the TV signal is essentially just network data since I'm just transmitting the picture from my TV Roamio over the network. But the fact that a single coax cable, plus a power cable and HDMI cable to the TV was all that I needed to hook this up made the installation very simple. No cat 5 connection needed on this one.
I did initially forget to register my device on tivo.com, so I wasted a few minutes troubleshooting until I figured that out. And then even after registering, I had to reconnect my Roamio to the Tivo service twice to get it all to work. So the installation process was not completely smooth, but no big deal since I've been using Tivo for so long. I could imagine that new users who don't like to fiddle with these things could get a bit frustrated with this stuff though.
In any case, once up and running I ran it through a series of tests, and I was amazed to find that the performance of my Mini was even better than the Tivo Premier it replaced. No network lag at all, and very zippy menus. Netflix loads much faster on the Mini than the Premier as well.
Best of all, I was able to return my cable card and cut $5.00 off my monthly cable bill. For $150, this device lets you have a fully functional Tivo enabled television anywhere in your house without any Tivo service fees or cable equipment fees. That's an incredible price for so much functionality. I'm probably going to get another one when my other Premier dies and just have one fully functioning Tivo driving Minis to all of the remote TVs. This also works great with Tivo Stream, which allows me to watch my TV shows on my IPad or Iphone.
If it weren't for the slightly complex setup procedures to get Tivos working, I think Tivo would have sold many more millions of these devices. They are hands down a fantastic deal compared to the $25/month Frontier wants for a very basic DVR that can't do half of what Tivo can do.
The purpose of the Mini is to extend all the features of the base unit to any other room in the house. Multiple Minis can be used with one base station.
Update 03-18-2016: The powerline adapters work great. No more dropouts and the TiVo isn't competing for bandwidth.
How it works. The TiVo Mini works by streaming video from the base unit through your network. This requires a wired connection as video eats up a lot of bandwidth and most WiFi routers aren't fast enough. I don't have ethernet in my living room where the base unit is so I use a WiFi AC to connect which is BARELY good enough if no one else is using the WiFi at the time. If someone is on the network it degrades the bandwidth just enough to prevent HiDef from streaming smoothly. I am going to try a powerline adapter to ethernet and see if it is fast enough and not interfere with WiFi. There are other options MoCa which is recommended but the Roamio requires an expensive adapter to make that work. Any gigabit network is fast enough. I find it odd and disappointing that the recommended method is also the option missing from the Roamio OTA.
Conclusion: Great product and works well to bring the experience of cable or satellite to OTA programing. Easy to install and you do not have to buy a second subscription to you account so the programming is free with the mini as it extends the signal to each room a mini is installed. By far the best and smoothest transition from cable/satellite to OTA there is.