I don't know. I bought the S3 about 7 or 8 years ago when they first came out. The Tivo Primiere4 was just released by the company in mid-August, 2012. In the code set data base there is a long list of code sets for Tivos. This suggests they may change code sets fairly often. I have not purchased the DVR yet and was planning on getting my remote set up and ready for install before I purchase one. You have a good idea though. I'll contact Tivo and see if they can tell me if an S3 and Primiere4 operate on the same code sets.