Does anyone else have a problem with it being REALLY slow? Have to keep it off the network in order to use it, so it doesn't crash.
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Looks like it has missing channel issue periodically and that is very big headache till date not resolved the problem....not from anyone
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Nope, sorry. Mine works great. Do yoi have speakers or other electronic devices very near or on top of it? That can cause problems.
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I have not had this problem. Very happy with XL4 .. best TiVo yet. Can record 4 shows at same time while playback of another prerecorded show. Downloads/streams of shows (from netflix, for example) is fine .. no pauses for additional buffering.
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We have had the TiVo Premier XL4 HD Video recorder for almost a year and we are very pleased with the performance. We have COMCAST XFINITY bundle with cable, internet and telephone. We had to get a "card" from COMCAST to allow COMCAST and TiVo to work together. My best advice is to call the help desk at Tivo and ask them to help. Maybe you have a setting that is taking too many resources. Mine uses an adapter from TiVo for the wireless connection. It works better than the one I had earlier.
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IDK, but mine does the same. i have problems keeping the WIFI connected all the time. it drops even though the connection in strong or excellent. hate having to reconnect all the time.
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Yeah. That's how I have it. I would suggest using the software for a more seamless approach. Doing it manually (going into network settings and configuring it, etc.) can be a bit messy.
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I stopped Using it, slow very slow, XBMC takes forever to load, I have Fios at 85mps. not enough ram in it.
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I mainly use it as a Plex client. I also use a Hausbell Mini H7 2.4GHz to control it. I've been unable to upgrade the OS from the stock (4.1.1, I think) and unable to root or even see system files. I strongly suggest installing a launcher like Google Now to improve the UI experience; the stock UI is terrible. I'm pulling from my memory here, but I think was unable install Nova. Overall, it works oka as a very basic streaming client but don't expect to run graphic-intense games smoothly. Keep in mind, I'm not a developer or coding expert so someone with basic android dev chops might be able to do more. I have 50Mbps cable service and watch Plex from a friend's device about 10 miles away.
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Mine is also not as fast as I expected. I have been told, but I'm not sure that it is true, that the touch screen feature slows it down some. Sorry I can't offer you any solutions. Hopefully someone else may have some suggestions. Even though mine is not as fast as expected, I am very satisfied with it's overall performance.
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The wifi card is on the weak side. This is pretty much inherent tothe series. I've had mine for a year now, and it seems that after a few hours the signal is wobbly. I usually switch the wifi off for a few seconds then turn it back on; that seems to work a while but some days are better than others. I'm going to get one of those USB wifi dongles and see if that works.
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I haven't been using mine so much as a crazy full time user... and mine is a bit slow, to be honest, which is probably the reason. I bought it because it was inexpensive, and I guess you get what you pay for. I just in the past few days started downloading music on it and am more using it as a music player to listen to at work, for which it holds its charge well... but it's truly not what I bought it for. Eventually, I will be saving up for a higher end model so I can truly use it for the processor I intended it to be, to help me write a book, etc...
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Yes the wireless is really slow from the time that I tried it. I haven't tried updating it though I have only been using an ethernet cable.
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My connection is not SUPER fast, it claims to be 15 MB/sec but it's always lower than that. It depends on the connection of who watches it. Like from my phone it interrupts sometimes. I noticed that the camera disconnects sometimes depending on where you install it. Keep it away from interference (microwaves, wireless phones etc.)
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I had nothing but problems with mine. It eventually would not stay connected to wifi. I lost about $20 in games too. I returned it.
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Hi Vespasian - I did have issues but what I found is that you have to be REALLY REALLY REALLY patient. I'm running the latest firmware (V2.0.5?) and for the longest time unplugged the device as I felt it degrgated my network performance and introduce other issues (i.e. I had issues connecting to the router that it the Sabrent was connected to). Today I decided to give it another shot. I ran SpeakEasy speed test (10x) on both routers that I have, the plugged in the Sabrent to the router (U-verse so it's the one "DSL modem" as well). The Sabrent showed it was connected to the router & I could access the internet on my laptop when connected to the Sabrent, working as a host. I then attempted to connect my laptop directly to the router which the Sabrent was connected and I couldn't - but I could when connected to the other router. I was ready to downgrade to V2.0.1 but on the time it took me to download and switch things around the issue magically resolved itself. YMMV but for the last few hours I have been able to access the internet on both routers (w/o going through the Sabrent) as well as stream music to multiple devices. There is still an issue with lag between my Airplay devices (laptop and jailbreaked iPhone 3GS running AirFloat which turns that into a receiver). Just be patient - my experience is that this isn't the fastest devices but in time my issues were resolved. Good luck.
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Well, all 4 of ours work pretty well, albeit they are not stunningly fast. I did notice the performance really slows down after the first couple TB of small files. But I suspect that's due to Samba, and I wish I could get into the unit, O/S wise, to tune it
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I am wondering this as well. Seems to be a make or break aspect of what otherwise seems a great laptop. I have been scouring the web to see if users have found a fix to the reported poor wifi signal. Any word from Asus would be appreciated.
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I found the Autonet to be very unreliable, and when it does work it's very slow. No streaming,barely Internet
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I've not down loaded any apps. I mainly got it for Internet access while away from home. Sorry! Wish I could've been more helpful
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Hi Syed,I could do the update & have the latest 2.3.4 version & it rocks !! How is the wifi issue you had earlier ? Did it get resolved ?Regards,Hemant