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I've been using TiVo's for about 10 years--mostly via the boxes they produced for use with DirecTV. I have always raved about my TiVo just like I rave about my iPhone. TiVo has always been better than the generic DVR's, which I have unfortunately used, as well. So, when I finally decided to ditch the satellite dish and switch to streaming and over-the-air HD, TiVo Premiere seemed like the obvious solution for me. I have been using it for a couple of weeks now, and I have to admit that I am fairly disappointed. Here are the significant drawbacks that I have encountered: - Streaming with TiVo Premiere compared to my Roku box is far too complicated and unnatural. In fact, after hours of trying to log into my Hulu Plus account unsuccessfully, including emails to both Hulu and TiVo, the effort was a bust. I got the Hulu welcome screen but could not play a single video. It just wouldn't work. However, in another room of the home hooked up to the same network, my Roku box was working just fine on Hulu Plus. - Amazon Instant Video is also a bust on TiVo Premiere. I was unable to log into my Amazon Prime account, as I do on my Roku box (there was simply no way to log in--it wasn't an option). Hence, I didn't have all the free videos that are available to me for instant viewing on my Roku box. When I contacted Amazon for help, I was told that I can only download videos on my TiVo Premiere, not stream them. Worse yet, I didn't get all the free content for being an Amazon Prime Member. For example, on my Roku box, which is always logged into my Amazon Prime account, I can immediately stream episodes of Blues Clues for the kids FOR FREE. With TiVo Premiere, 1 episode is $1.99, and you have to wait for it to download. No thanks! - Setting up my TiVo Premiere took far too long. It literally took me several hours to hook everything up and go through numerous setup screens and downloads before I could use the unit. Still, it did not go off without a hitch. Somehow, my Tivo Premiere does not know what stations I get over the air. I have to tell it. Dumb. Very dumb. Further, when I use the channel up/down arrows on the remote, I can only get up to channel 28 before TiVo takes me back to channel 2, even though I get channel 29. I have to manually type in 29 to get there. Weak. In the end, I decided that TiVo Premiere is still my best/only option for a DVR that can record over-the-air broadcasts in HD with a halfway decent user interface. However, I have decided to supplement both TiVo Premiere DVR's with a Roku box beside it. Why should I have to buy a Roku when I already bought a TiVo? Because the TiVo is SO BAD at anything except recording TV. I would think that one day TiVo will fix their software to work better as both a streaming box and a DVR. However, I have already bought my Roku boxes, and I doubt anybody will give me a refund when that someday arrives. Very disappointing.