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I figured out last night that I could replace the TiVo in the bedroom with a TiVo mini and save $70 a year by not renting the cable card. The TiVo mini is a one time cost of $150. I could sell the TiVo for about $300-400 (it has 4 tuners and a lifetime subscription to the service) OR give it to my brother. There might be a glitch I'm not considering but I ordered a Mini to see. I can return it with free return shipping if it doesn't work.

It would simplify my TV situation and still give me full access if I'm ever stuck in bed for any amount of time and/or decided over the toe watching is what I want.

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I spent a lot of time last night thinking about that movie - Cake. A lot to chew on there.

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After swimming today, I think I'm going to head up to Fremont to try one of two new to me brunch places that have recently turned up on my radar.

That's really all that's on the agenda today. So far.

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From:

spiffikins

Do you have wired ethernet in the bedroom, or MoCA? I believe the minis require a wired connection and not wifi.

From:

susandennis

Yup. And no ethernet in the bedroom. I'm hoping that I'll be able to connect it via the Roamio's built in MoCA. But, that is pretty much exactly why I investigated the return situation thoroughly before I hit buy.

From:

susandennis

Ok, so... you inspired me. I decided to try out the whole MoCA thing (which, honestly, I have no clue about). I connected the living room TV via ethernet and then set up the MoCa by following the prompts. Then I went to the bedroom and unhooked that TiVo's wifi gizmo and said to connect via MoCA and I'll be damned if it didn't work!!

Now, I'm feeling way more encouraged about my Mini decision. Onward to Friday! Thank you!!!

From:

spiffikins

sweet! That's pretty awesome! That definitely makes the mini option a good one for you - getting rid of a cablecard rental is great!

I only have the one tv in the house, so I haven't any reason at this point to play with MoCA - but it seems pretty useful, considering homebuilders still aren't wiring up rooms with cat5 - just cable!

From:

legalmoose

We got a mini when we upgraded to the Roamio. It's been nice being able to have another TV capable of showing TiVo stuff; previously the boy was limited to watching on an i-device, and now he can access the full catalog off the Roamio via the mini. Works very well in my experience.