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Originally Posted by raymo
My TV is not smart, so about 5yrs ago I bought a Fetch Mighty Box which has
3 recording tuners and 1 watching tuner, which allows recording of up to 6
channels simultaneously [depending upon if the channels are subscription ones or free to air] whilst watching a seventh. It also permits using catch up and pausing live TV[whilst making a coffee for example]. It will also automatically record each episode of a series.
raymo
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Can Fetch be used just for the free to air channels without subscription? We nearly went with Fetch after TiVo but to get the features I had with TiVo (no subscription with TiVo), I would have to subscribe to Fetch. I didn’t want to pay for subscription to free to air just to get some recording options I had before without subscription so we ended up getting a Humax but there are other offerings such as Panasonic I mentioned before. I call them PVR but also known as DVR.
Not sure if a Fetch can pause live TV and switch between tuners at the same time, (TiVo could since it had two watching tuners that were both automatically recording to a pause buffer continually, Humax cannot as it only has one watching/recording tuner but 3 other recording tuners. On the Humax I can pause live TV on the active (watching) tuner but if I change channels and return the pause is lost although the program is still being recorded. I can record a series with the Humax which is good. The TiVo went one better by allowing recording an event based on an actors name. I.e. set record option based on actors name and anytime a movie with that actor is on it is automatically recorded.
We bought the Humax also to make our older TV smarter but have had issues with the YouTube app not being supported by Humax for a very long time. They fixed it once then it happened again. I have since bought an Amazon FireTV stick and if works well (no need to subscribe unless you want Amazon Prime features). If the Humax breaks I’ll probably buy a Panasonic twin or quad tuner DVR. Not ready to pay for subscription for free to air which is almost all shopping channels or lifestyle programs or sport but occasionally has something worth recording just so I can watch it later.
If you’re prepared to pay for subscription then Fetch is a good option. I’m not sure it can be used without subscription but if so even better.