TiVo Without Cable: Cut the Cord, Not the Features

You don’t need cable or satellite TV to use TiVo’s digital video recording capabilities.

you’ve got the option to use TiVo with an over-the-air antenna.

This article applies not only to most TiVo devices but to other DVR devices with a built-inATSCtuner.

Others go theHTPCroute and use an ATSC tuner to receive OTA digital signals.

The devices are compatible with digital transmissions, so no additional equipment is necessary.

Just use it like you would with your cable or satellite service.

You’ll need to have a TiVo Premiere or older equipment to view these channels.

Instead, they are streaming TV from sources such as data pipe websites, Netflix, and Hulu.

What happens if you’re several weeks behind, and the web connection removes the streaming option?

As with cable, TiVo allows you to watch and record up to two channels at once.

TiVo states that 88% of the most recorded shows are availableover-the-air.