A:AnswerThis unit will work for you as long as you do not use a streaming service such as Netflix. The amount of data it uses to get the guide is minimal, if you need to know exactly how much data this DVR would use to just get the guide I recommend contacting Tivo prior to purchase.
A:AnswerI am not familiar with Xfinity but she will need an antenna to get the local channels and there is a subscription fee that can be paid monthly or yearly to get the TV guide. We have the subscription and the guide works good for being able to setup recordings. But I think the TiVo can be used without a subscription. If what you watch is local TV then this is a good alternative to paying for cable providing you have an antenna that gets good reception.
A:AnswerI just purchased both units within the last 4 weeks, and I suspect the answer to your question is NO. The Bolt OTA only records from the RF input connector, it does not work to record from a streaming service from another device.
A:AnswerThat's the only thing you can use. It doesn't work with cable or Satellite.
You can also use it for streaming if you hook it to your home network.
A:AnswerOver the air transmissions at this time are not 4K...FCC approval for the bandwith has to be approved first...Most broadcast stations UHF and VHF are still trying to recoup costs of analog to digital over the air conversion from a few years back...4K costs would be in the millions system wide......1080i is the best you will get over the air until more spectrum is available and approval by the FCC...4 k content for the most part is on the internet and on disk media...
A:AnswerThe Bolt OTA version only works for recording over the air channels. It will not work with cable. You need the other TiVo DVR for cable subscription use.
A:AnswerIf you want to get the program guide you will have to pay a fee.
This makes the device usable.
I seem to recall a YouTube video that said without the guide it maybe usable after a fashion but difficult.
I strongly suggest you - Check the TIVO web site, or call TIVO support, to determine what the fee is and if it can be used without the guide.
