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Sonny Corinthos

10-01-15 11:02 AM

TiVo Bolt.

I've been in the market for a Tivo for awhile now and came across their newest model called the Bolt. We had a Tivo years ago but it kicked the bucket and I just went with one of the DVRs from our cable company (Charter) instead of buying a new model. One of the features TiVo is touting is the fact you can skip over entire commercial breaks with just one button instead of hitting the fast forward button on the remote.

What are your thoughts on this model? It will be sold in a 500-gigabyte model for $299 and a 1-terabyte $399 model.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2...ures/73045742/

raven56706

10-01-15 11:21 AM

Re: TiVo Bolt.

i love my tivo roamio and will never get another one until mine kicks the bucket...

tivo is just the best. plus it has plex embedded

Eddie W

10-01-15 11:24 AM

Re: TiVo Bolt.

I wonder if they have dropped support for Hulu? It's noticeably absent from the product description. One of the things I like about the current Roamio I have is the ability to set up a season pass across all the major streaming platforms + the traditional channels. Hulu being a big part of this.

I might stick with the Roamio for now. The only advantage seems to be the commercial skip option & 4k support.

Mordred

10-05-15 11:39 AM

Re: TiVo Bolt.

Seems awesome, but I hate the kink in the box. Why can't you just give me a box I can put other things on top of?

Michael Corvin

10-05-15 03:55 PM

Re: TiVo Bolt.

There's no reason for them not to toss in the biggest hard drive on the market. 500GB is a joke. Are they going to have a manufacturer make them specially for them?

B.A.	10-05-15 08:07 PM

Re: TiVo Bolt.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mordred (Post 12608062)

Seems awesome, but I hate the kink in the box. Why can't you just give me a box I can put other things on top of?

Really.

Superman07

10-06-15 06:50 AM

Re: TiVo Bolt.

My issue is paying TiVo a monthly fee, plus paying the cable company for a card in the box. The upfront cost, plus the extras makes the benefit of the TiVo disappear quickly.

Brack

10-06-15 10:10 AM

Re: TiVo Bolt.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mordred (Post 12608062)

Seems awesome, but I hate the kink in the box. Why can't you just give me a box I can put other things on top of?

Sounds like a good way to kill your TiVo.

jjcool

10-06-15 12:04 PM

Re: TiVo Bolt.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Superman07 (Post 12608846)

My issue is paying TiVo a monthly fee, plus paying the cable company for a card in the box. The upfront cost, plus the extras makes the benefit of the TiVo disappear quickly.

Hopefully those fees are less than the fee that you would pay to the cable company for their dvr box.

Doug Heffernan

10-06-15 12:58 PM

Re: TiVo Bolt.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Superman07 (Post 12608846)

My issue is paying TiVo a monthly fee, plus paying the cable company for a card in the box. The upfront cost, plus the extras makes the benefit of the TiVo disappear quickly.

Comcast charges me ZERO for a multi tuner cable card. The monthly TiVo subscription was far less than renting DVRs. YMMV

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