We get this a lot by email and by phone: My TiVo is responding to my remote very slowly. I think my remote or my IR board is bad. I’ve changed the batteries and rebooted the unit.
We’ve got a strange answer for this, but it’s the right one almost every time: IR interference.
For some reason, TiVos are unusually susceptible to other IR waves. So other remotes, IR blasters, and other products can cause this behavior. Half the time, there’s a remote jammed under a couch cushion with a button stuck down.
So we tell people to just take all of the other remotes out of the room, and see what happens. That almost always does the trick.
The key way to know if this applies to you? “My TV still works fine with my TiVo remote . . .”
5 responses so far ↓
1 TjL // Jul 31, 2006 at 11:14 pm
I find that my TiVo remote works better if I bounce the signal off the wall to the side of it. For some reason it never fails.
If you have a wall nearby, try “banking” the signal like you would a pool shot.
2 Scott Kublin // May 12, 2008 at 7:35 pm
I’ve had this same issue with my Tivo remote and after reading this post, now believe that the remote signals put off by my Slingbox are causing it.
Scott
3 Joe N De Jesus // Jun 4, 2008 at 7:28 pm
Just hooked up my new HD TiVo DVR ,and my Remote Control is not working. Would I be able to get a replacement for it?
4 Michael // Jun 4, 2008 at 10:32 pm
Joe-
Just email us and we can figure it out (assuming the unit is from us) - info@weaknees.com.
5 Scott Kublin // Jul 2, 2008 at 6:05 pm
Update to previous comment!
It is NOT my Slingbox that is causing the issue. I’ve since removed the TIVO from its current location, to a completely different location (different room) and do not have the Slingbox connected. Now, my Tivo doesn’t respond at all. (I checked my remote at a neighbors house and the remote still works, so now I’m worried that my IR board is malfunctioning.
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