TiVo Edge Upgrade by WeaKnees

[@bixfisher]

This is great stuff! I am a life long TIVO user going back to the old "boxy" Series 2 units. I have a Roamio PRO for Cable but finally cut the cord when Spectrum went to over $200 last month!!. I have a Roamio OTA with 4 tuners but it just has 500 GB storage. I ordered the NEWEST Edge from Tivo and am very frustrated with the 2 tuner arrangement. Already bumping into issues with my wife doing one thing from one TV and me trying something else on another TV. Also, can't get video transfers to work from my Roamio Pro to the new Edge. Tivo is "working" on this but hasn't got a fix yet. So today, I just received an EDGE purchased from you folks with the 4 tuner 2TB storage. For OTA this will be great. Will get it set up and see if I can transfer to this EDGE. So glad I found you guys and am a fan.

[@thomasjohnson5771]

I just followed this video and installed a WeaKnees external 6 TB hard drive outside my TiVo EDGE. Could not have been easier. The metal outer case above the internal hard drive was a bit difficult to pull off after removing the screws, but not too big a deal. Excellent instructions, excellent equipment, problem solved!

[@michaeljavert4635]

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[@john.rc.3274]

Great job in explaining the process. Thanks.

[@rontroy3843]

What happens on power up? Where does the software come from? What do you do about recordings on the old drive?

[@glennharper8634]

I have the latest version of the antenna edge tivo with only 2 tuners. Can I add two additional turners to it? Also I have a older Romeo and could I use two turners out of it to go into my Edge? Thanks in advance for any input you may give.

[@penny9157]

Yes, I too have the same question. I don't understand why they dropped to 2 from 4 tuners

[@rhinoman5908]

Nov. 5, 2022. is the tivo edge OTA with no monthly fees still supported? and still provides OTA guide?

[@HaOsLsE]

Yes. We lost hulu, but I believe everything else works.

[@krisnovak9496]

Do you sell other parts for tivo edge antenna? Need the antenna connection receiver. The part on circuit board that coax connects to.

[@weakneessupport80]

We do sell other parts, but I don't believe we have that part in stock at this time. Sorry.

[@dfgjhdj]

in place of the external hard drive, could you use an external raid system with an east connector? or would the edge choke on that large of a volume?

[@MonkeyNutz47]

What's the largest HD the Edge can format? I see you have a 10TB. But what about larger, have you tested anything more?

[@BoFiS]

Why not put in a larger 2.5" drive internally instead?

[@dj-bn1fj]

Thinking the same thing also why have an external drive when an internal larger ssd drive would be better?

[@weakneessupport80]

Larger-capacity 2.5" internal drives either don't fit or don't work. (Not all 2.5" drives are the same height.)

[@AudiophileTommy]

When will this be available without the hard drive ( I already have one ) ?

[@weakneessupport80]

Feel free to email us if you are interested in an external case and all of the associated installation parts.

[@real_ultrajoe]

Look easy to install an ssd

[@weakneessupport80]

@@real_ultrajoe SSDs will fit, but not all drives work in Bolts. Also, SSDs generally do not perform well (or for long) in DVRs due to the intensive writing. SSD technology does well in read-intensive environments, but not write-intensive environments.

[@JRobert111111]

Couldn't the 3TB Western Digital PMR drive you well for the Bolt work as well in the Edge? Otherwise, great tutorial on breakdown and assembly. Thanks!

[@weakneessupport80]

Technically, yes, but the fit is very tight and we strongly recommend one of our external drives if you want more space and maximum reliability.

[@JRobert111111]

@@weakneessupport80 Sorry to bother here. Now I'm a bit concerned about my 3TB drive (WD) I purchased from you guys for my Bolt OTA. I haven't had any problems, but will it be a good, reliable drive for the long haul as it was quite expensive?

[@PatrickSmith-zg9xl]

Hello.. I did not see where you covered how the TIVO software gets put on the drive.. or does it come with the TIvo OS pre-installed?

[@MySqueezingArm]

The Bolt would format the drive and install the software itself. I think its the same here. But to keep recordings, you should clone/migrate the drive. EDIT: Their kit is preonstalled, stated on their site.

[@Sjrick]

my old tivo i got from Weaknees in 2018 pretty much just died. I may consider getting this setup. Whats the cost ?

[@weakneessupport80]

Current pricing is here: www.weaknees.com/tivo-edge-kits.php

[@killerkrash911]

so the tivo edge formats the hdd for you no need to connect the drive to a computer with special software or disc

[@SWLinPHX]

Yes, that is stated on their site where they sell the drives.

[@MySqueezingArm]

Place your link in description please!

[@Mlo99]

Would this fix the constant rebooting issue

[@richarda3659]

Nobody knows about "the" rebooting issue you're having. TiVo devices don't reboot constantly. Maybe yours needs service.

[@Mlo99]

@@richarda3659 it actually did fix the issue. I discussed with TiVo support and they said it sounded like a hard drive issue and they were willing to replace mine with a new one with only $200 off. I said no thanks. So apparently someone knew about it.

[@rkgsd]

Why not just install a larger capacity 2.5" drive inside the Edge?

[@weakneessupport80]

Very, very few drives work inside the Edge (or the Bolt) and the large-capacity drives are prone to failure due to the 24/7/365 reading/writing. We use external drives because they are far more reliable.

[@danverhoef9337]

Where do I get this kit and how much is cost?

[@weakneessupport80]

You can find our kits for the TiVo edge at www.weaknees.com/edge.php

[@OnlyDrones]

Quick Question? By upgrading the HD in my TIVO EDGE OTA, all the Software information is still stored internally on the machine and NOT the original HD that came with my unit? Is that correct. And the TIVO EDGE OTA will format and setup the new drive once I replace the old drive? Appreciate your reply. Thanks

[@rkgsd]

As with other generations of the Tivo, you can replace the drive. It's just that some hard drive models work better than others when it comes to skipping over bad hard drive sectors. For that reason, Western Digital makes A/V drives which Tivo has used in various models.

[@lakrfan4980]

I don't see the value of installing an external hard drive with all that extra equipment outside the unit when it would be much cleaner and simpler to just replace the internal hard drive.

[@weakneessupport80]

The Edge's internal drive is a 2.5" laptop-sized drive. These drives are small and their capacity is limited. The larger-capacity, 2.5" hard drives also use a technology called SMR, which does not seem to perform as well over time in DVRs, leading to high failure rates. On the other hand, our external drives are 3.5" desktop sized drives made for DVRs. In our experience, they are more robust and more reliable and are definitely worth it. That's precisely why we developed a kit for the Bolt and Edge to enable them to use external storage.

[@Mezoloth]

Why wouldn't you use an actual eSATA edge connector instead of a hack job with a cable like that? Here's a link to a panel mount eSATA port. www.startech.com/Cables/Drive/SATA/~ESATAPNLFM1

[@weakneessupport80]

We are aware of eSATA panel mount cable options, as well as the various other cables that are commercially available. We would not custom-engineer a cable if there were an option that were commercially available. There are many reasons why the cable you link to would not work. Once you open your TiVo Edge, you'll see what we mean.

[@drsysop]

I put a SSD drive & cloned it on a PC & works 100% faster.

[@Sjrick]

how does that work ? Is there a video of it ?

[@weakneessupport80]

Just keep in mind that SSDs generally do not perform well for long periods in TiVos due to the heavy writing. TiVos are writing 24/7/365.

[@drsysop]

@@Sjrick I used Acronis Disk Cloner software & cloned the original TiVo HD to a larger one by connecting the 2 HD's in a PC & then put the clone drive in the TiVo & it worked. If using a laptop get a USB adapter to the drives & disconnect the laptop HD so u not accidently erase it as Acronis makes a boot disk from USB or DVD to boot from. www.acronis.com/

[@jjgbmw323]

@@drsysop What drive did you use to clone it too?

[@drsysop]

@@jjgbmw323 I cloned it to the new SSD drive.

[@kjkromm]

Animals

[@flavio2372]

why would anybody like to try that it looks horrible, that was a waste of time

[@weakneessupport80]

Reliability and increased storage space.

[@markthorpe1429]

@@weakneessupport80 Do you use Seagate video HD or WD video HD in your external unit? My tivo edge just started with the "serious error" nonsense. I suspected the external 3.5 inch HD would be more reliable and maybe faster if it is 7200rpm type.