By way of the FCC, we learn that TiVo intends to refresh their Roamio remote. And, as this is a “permissive change” filing specific to the original TGN-RC30 hardware, the in-place upgrade is likely driven by component availability and cost, perhaps with some performance improvement.
Meanwhile, as previously revealed, an RF remote will likely be bundled with the next iteration of the TiVo Mini and, coincidentally, I just received a new TiVo Slide Pro remote (pictured above)… because my Mini has had trouble receiving IR commands deep inside the TV stand. Fortunately, the Slide Pro does include learning capabilities and I’ve programmed the power button to simultaneously control both TV and 5.1 Vizio soundbar. And, once Amazon Instant and Vudu hit in the next couple weeks, I’ll surely put that QWERTY keyboard to work.
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Was bummed the RF dongle is too large to get into the Mini's USB port and I have to use an (included) extension cord. I hate wires. Then again, I can hide the whole thing now that I have RF, versus IR, control.
The advantage of the USB extender is the ability to locate the dongle so that its easy to push the find remote button on the dongle. I've had to use that a few times trying to find my Roamio Slide remote attached to my bedroom Mini.
My 9 month old roamio remote now refuses to send the IR commands for volume and mute on anything but a fresh battery, and that only lasts 2 weeks before those IR commands stop working (but the rest of the remote works fine). I don't know why it's like that but it would be nice for TiVo to replace this defective remote with one of their redesigned ones.