TiVo Stream

If you have a Premiere DVR, TiVo Stream lets you download and stream video to your Apple mobile devices, but a high price, the need for extra hardware, and some copy-protection limitations keep it from being a must-have.

-- As reviewed by PCMag
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Product details

  • No More App-Switching. Forget learning to navigate a new screen with every app. TiVo Stream 4K enables one centralized place for searching, browsing, and creating watch lists across all your apps..DC Input Range 5V/1.0A. Power Consumption : Maximum 5 W
  • Recommendations Across All of Your Apps: Get rid of the walls between what you watch. TiVo recommends your next favorite shows and movies based on what you love, not where they live.
  • Say it and watch it. The power of voice control makes it easy to find shows. Integrated Google Assistant allows you to launch apps, dim the lights and more.
  • One place for all your favorite streaming apps. TiVo Stream 4K includes Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Peacock plus many more, so you can get to your shows fast.
  • TiVo Stream 4K is one of Time Magazine’s “2020 Best Inventions, Special Mention” and PCMag hails it as “an excellent media streamer for TV lovers.” Operating Temperature 0˚C - 40˚C

PROS

+ Lets you stream and download programming from your TiVo Premiere DVR to an iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch.
+ Good streaming video quality.
+ Supports up to three simultaneous streams from a single DVR.

CONS

- Expensive, considering some cable companies offer similar features in free apps that don't require extra hardware.
- Requires a wired connection to router.
- A great deal of content we tried to download was copy protected.

Expert reviews and ratings

By PCMag on September 07, 2012
If you have a Premiere DVR, TiVo Stream lets you download and stream video to your Apple mobile devices, but a high price, the need for extra hardware, and some copy-protection limitations keep it from being a must-have.
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