Spectrum Xumo Stream Box DVR - Better than YouTube TV?!?

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[pktexas]

Not being able to pause and rewind live TV is a showstopper for me. I had to get this with my new home in a multi-family dwelling and so I have to pay for it, but prob won't use it. Only YTTV for me! Also can't add local channels to favorites or organize the guide with just my favorites. and I was told by spectrum the cloud dvr has issues and they are not even enabling them right now.

[ToniDickinson-se]

7:22 how can I change the date on the channel guide to find a program without scrolling through each hour? THank you. TONI

[freds]

Had it for 24 hours and returned it. The rewind and fast forward is ridiculous. You have no idea where you are when fast forwarding through a commercial.

[joekool]

Just got the Xumo box, its 2024 but this box is like a 1997 box! I know Im not a tech geek, but I have not seen any kind of app or box that is so messed up!

[davidadams]

Why I returned my Xumo:
1) it would frequently freeze when trying to access a recorded show on the cloud dvr, despite having ultra high bandwidth internet, requiring a reboot. None of the online suggestions worked.
2) when trying to fast forward or rewind a recorded show, all you see is the time, not the video stream, as with a dvr cable box, making it very difficult to ff or rewind with any precision.
3) very limited number of apps that can't be added to.
4) it would record all shows in a series, repeats and new, despite only new shows being specified.
5) when deleting a recorded show, it would default to the 'keep show' option instead of the 'delete show' choice.
Fix those and I will reconsider. But for now, Xumo is not ready for prime time.

[briangoodale]

So I just switched to the Spectrum tv choice streaming plan. Had Fubo but they lost the Discovery network programming & we did not get a cost reduction. Spectrum said I needed the Xumo streaming box but I could watch it thru Roku for now which seems to work fine, so why do I need the Xumo box - answer "for the remote function" . Then I asked how do I DVR programs - answer "you need the DVR Box" - OK so I picked up both at the local store. Now after watching this apparently I didn't need both with cloud dvr available? I wonder if the DVR Box works better than the cloud service than through the Xumo box?

[Martin-Techno-Gadget-Guy]

Is there an easy way to backup 5 or 10 seconds? This one-button feature on TiVO is fantastic and I use it many times a night.

[brucedklein]

It's only a "fraction of the price" if you ignore the rest of your Spectrum bill, right? The point of YouTube TV is you can ditch your cable plan (if YouTube has all the channels you care about.) Also the 50 show limit seems pretty meager compared to YouTube's unlimited shows for unlimited period (IIRC - been a while since I used it.)

[jaydillard]

Thanks for telling us. But I’m having an issue adding it. When I go to upgrades it just says “Thanks for subscribing, We’re almost done setting up your new service” do you know how to fix that?

[SlhlS]

Very cumbersome to use. I can not get it to record. I have a roku tv with spectrum app on it. What am I doing wrong?

[Ladyfirebird]

Can you fast forward and rewind recorded shows? Thanks

[kaylahelton]

I dont understand how you got there at the very beginning on the video

[DESDallasTX]

When you are fast-forwarding, can you see where you are like you can with a standard DVR? I know when you just use the spectrum app, it doesn't show you where you're at, so you're fast FF through commercials with blinders on. Completely

[vaporjoes]

So basically its a hardware version of Sling just a little cheaper.

[ericwillison]

This video is out of date. The choices that it shows do not appear any more when you open up the stream box

[Lekter]

This thing is trash compared to an actual DVR box.

[hitdog]

Can’t pause live TV, therefore it isn’t better than YTTV or anything else. It’s junk

[robertpolzin]

The Spectrum app is terrible, freezing, blacking out. Drops shows. Like some 1980 bs.

[arkridas]

“Is that easy” 😂😂😂 tell that to a 97 years old lady and see what happens bs

[richfrederick]

Community television will not be available on the Xumo to those who care. I am sure most people don't care.