Brand Name | TiVo |
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Item Weight | 3.7 pounds |
Product Dimensions | 7.4 x 14.2 x 2 inches |
Item model number | R84600 |
Batteries | 2 AA batteries required. (included) |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Color Name | Black |
Special Features | Compact |
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TiVo Roamio OTA 1 TB DVR - With No Monthly Service Fees - Digital Video Recorder and Streaming Media Player
Compatible Devices | Television |
Brand | TiVo |
Connectivity Technology | Wi-Fi |
Color | Black |
Input Video Compatability | NTSC |
About this item
- Compatible only with HDTV Antennas. Does not work with cable or satellite TV. No monthly TiVo service fee required.
- Record four shows at once and up to 150 hours of HD programming. Pause, rewind and record free HD programming.
- SkipMode skips entire commercial breaks of recorded shows at the press of a button. QuickMode speeds through recorded and buffered shows 30% faster, with pitch-corrected audio.
- Searches TV and streaming content simultaneously. Integrates access to Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, VUDU and more.
- Over-the-air reception varies widely by location, and is affected by surroundings, distance from transmitter, terrain, and availability of local channels.Power: 12V
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connector type | — | HDMI | RJ45 | RJ45 | RJ45 |
connectivity tech | Wi-Fi | HDMI, USB | Ethernet | Ethernet | Ethernet |
tuner technology | — | ATSC | ATSC | ATSC | ATSC 3.0 |
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ASIN | B01DR4T73Q |
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Customer Reviews |
4.1 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #258,793 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics) #1,257 in Streaming Media Players |
Date First Available | May 2, 2016 |
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Customer Review: A good option for cord cutters.
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How does TiVo Roamio OTA make the HD antenna experience better?
When you plug an HD antenna feed directly into your TV, you can watch live TV. But that’s it. You can’t pause, rewind or record. You can’t see what’s on tonight, or next week. If you’re out, you miss the shows you like to watch. TiVo Roamio OTA gives you a two-week program guide so you see what’s coming up. Plus all the control features you could ever want, and some—like SkipMode and QuickMode—you won’t ever want to give up. TiVo Roamio OTA will satisfy even the biggest family’s entertainment appetite. It records up to four shows at once and provides up to 1 TB of recording capacity—enough for roughly 150 hours of gloriously uncompressed HD programming(2). Need even more room? Add an external hard drive or a TiVo-ready NETGEAR ReadyNAS, and record to your heart’s content. It’ll feel like a pricey, premium experience…but without the nagging monthly subscription fee.
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Leap commercial breaks in a single bound.TiVo BOLT introduces the world to the speed and convenience of skipping entire commercial breaks at the press of a single button.(3) SkipMode transports you past these interruptions and back to your recorded show in an instant. It’s fast-forward perfected. Now you get to watch only what you want, and skip over the stuff you don’t. |
Comfortably speed through your shows.Life is short, and sometimes you just want to make the world go faster. That’s why we’ve added QuickMode. Watch recorded shows 30% faster—without the audio getting squirrely on you. QuickMode’s pitch-corrected audio lets you comfortably speed through slow-moving programs like news, sports and overly long award shows. It’s a great way to catch up when you’re pressed for time. |
Watch on every TV without added service fees.TiVo Mini is the all-purpose companion to your TiVo BOLT. Delivering Tru Multi Room control, TiVo Mini gives you the exact same TiVo experience on additional TVs in your home(5), including access to streaming content from Amazon Prime, Netflix and more.(4) Plus, you get all your favorite TiVo controls, like SkipMode, QuickMode, pause and rewind. Best of all, each TiVo Mini you add in your house requires no additional service fee. |
TiVo Roamio OTA | TiVo BOLT 500 GB | TiVo BOLT 1000 GB | TiVo BOLT+ | |
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TV source | HD antenna only | cable or antenna | cable or antenna | cable only |
4K Ultra High Definition | 1080p | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Recording capactiy | up to 150 hours | up to 75 hours | up to 150 hours | up to 450 hours |
Simultaneous recordings | 4 shows | 4 shows | 4 shows | 6 shows |
Multi-room compatibility with TiVo Mini | Ethernet or MoCA (MoCA requires TiVo Bridge) | Ethernet or built-in MoCA | Ethernet or built-in MoCA | Ethernet or built-in MoCA |
Access to streaming apps | Netflix, Hulu, Amazon and more | Netflix, Hulu, Amazon and more | Netflix, Hulu, Amazon and more | Netflix, Hulu, Amazon and more |
Out-of-home streaming | not available | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
TiVo service required | service included at no additional charge | monthly, annual or all-in service pricing options available | monthly, annual or all-in service pricing options available | monthly, annual or all-in service pricing options available |
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Customers like the quality, ease of setup, and value of the tuner. They mention that the recording works well, the user interface is decent, and there are no monthly fees. Customers are also happy with the guide. However, some customers dislike the sound quality and have mixed opinions on performance, alignment, and speed.
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Customers like the quality of the tuner. They mention that the recording works well, it's a perfect replacement for recording over the air programs, and the recording is super simple. The interface, guide, and automatic scheduled recordings are reliable. The commercial skip feature works perfectly, and it'd be great to extend it easily throughout the house.
"...This seems to be a common problem with them. The repair was simple and only cost me 13 bucks and some change...." Read more
"...others who are looking for a cable-like experience with the ability to record shows, without the cost of cable TV service or a monthly subscription..." Read more
"...Recording is super simple, one pass lets you schedule series recordings with just 2 clicks and you can set universal options that have all you..." Read more
"...Now...tonight, I received the replacement refurb unit and it's DOA. I plug it in and it does almost nothing...." Read more
Customers like the ease of setup of the tuner. They say the guide moves swiftly and is very intuitive. The installation and registration process is now trouble free, and the user interface is decent. The remote control is excellent and easy to use, and it has a better TiVo interface than most cable company DVRs.
"...It is so easy to set up a recording and get the TiVo to keep recording the shows I like...." Read more
"...The Guide moves swiftly and is very intuitive, and OTA channels pop up without a delay when going channel to channel...." Read more
"...I like the device a lot overall. The user interface is decent (could be better, could be worse), and it supports a decent variety of streaming..." Read more
"...It was a total pain to use because I had to get on the web and use a TV guide to find a show and then program the DVR old-school VCR-style to..." Read more
Customers are mixed about the performance of the tuner. Some mention that it works well, the Season Pass function works well and lets you search for shows that don't currently air, the remote works well. However, others say that it immediately started rebooting and then flashing LED indicator lights. The remote has a ridiculous number of buttons that seem excessive.
"...This device does all these things very well and I'm pleased with its performance. I also love that this one comes with NO MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION FEE!..." Read more
"...This remote is a little weird, but it feels great in the hand. It's weird because of what it has and what it doesn't have...." Read more
"...It won't automatically restart itself after an OS update for some reason and it will stop recording shows until it is restarted...." Read more
"...The Roamio OTA worked great, and was fairly easy to install...." Read more
Customers like the value of the OTA Roamio. They mention that it has advanced DVR features without monthly fees, and it does a wonderful job at a very reasonable price. They also appreciate the included lifetime service, which comes with a lifetime subscription to extras like the 2-week guide.
"...a DVR, but you get a lot of features for your money and there are no monthly fees...." Read more
"...no subscription' in my TiVo account, however since this unit comes with NO MONTHLY fee (it's all included) there was no need to add a credit card to..." Read more
"TiVo Roamio OTA 1 TB DVR - With No Monthly Service Fees - Digital Video Recorder and Streaming... :I haven't had a TV for 20 years...." Read more
"...their products since 2000 and they do a wonderful job at a very reasonable price. The premier is one of three units I have active...." Read more
Customers like the guide of the tuner. They say it's accurate and nice, with a user interface that is clear and rarely has incorrect show information. The channel guide is spectacular, and it'll help you schedule over-the-air TV. Customers also say the guide is effective and that it'd be far better than the last OTA DVR they had.
"...Using this DVR is great! The TV guide is much better than the Xfinity guide, at a glance you see the listings with expanded info for the channel..." Read more
"...9. The program guide details are Fantastic! There's a lot more information about each episode and movie than was available on Verizon...." Read more
"...It has been okay. The recordings generally work and the TV guide is accurate and nice...." Read more
"Pros: Attractive and effective TV guide; good over the air (OTA) TV reception and recording; logical menu system; search function searches across..." Read more
Customers are mixed about the alignment of the product. Some mention that it does provide a guide and helps with the local channels, while others say that some channels showed TBA and some were just wrong. The antenna you will have a very hard time finding channels, and the Roamio continues to add channels to the lineup that they do not want.
"...Buuuuuuut, most of them are no good. That is, they have no signal!..." Read more
"...decent (could be better, could be worse), and it supports a decent variety of streaming services very well...." Read more
"...There is no composite/component video, no channel 3 setting, I can't move stuff with an older camcorder...." Read more
"...That works perfectly and fixed all my issues with reception...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the speed of the tuner. Some mention that the fast-forward, rewind, jump, and slow-motion functions happen, it tunes in channels quickly, and the system responds very well to the remote commands. However, others say that they are painfully slow, it takes quite a while to load Netflix or Amazon, and that the registration process is very slow.
"...Heat from the device was minimal, and the remote was responsive even if it wasn't in the direct line of site of the Tivo box...." Read more
"...collection of streaming apps like Amazon and Netflix, it is not as quick and responsive as a dedicated streaming player like a Fire TV...." Read more
"...3. You can record 4 shows at once!4. The fast-forward, rewind, jump, and slow-motion functions happen immediately when you press the button..." Read more
"...Right?Well, 'activating' it was a little choppy. I was surprised I even needed to activate it. I mean, I'm not paying for it...." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the sound quality of the tuner. They mention that it gets extremely noisy, makes a cheap clicking/clunking sound, and is not fully reliable. Some reviewers also say that the box now has a buzz and the audio was not working when they were using it on a recent device.
"...In the end, the sound started cutting out so I decided it was time for an upgrade. I'm glad I did. The TiVo Roamio OTA DVR is awesome!..." Read more
"...repackaged and upon taking it out of the box there was a rattle like a screw was loose in inside the device...." Read more
"...The device itself has a noisy fan and feels sluggish compared to the Roku 3 I was using prior to getting the TiVo Roamio...." Read more
"...7. Whirling sound - this device makes some light noise (like an old desktop computer) and is always on...." Read more
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That old DVR didn't even have a guide and the software functioned like a VCR from 1990. It was a total pain to use because I had to get on the web and use a TV guide to find a show and then program the DVR old-school VCR-style to record the show. The automatic clock never worked right. I would come home and it would be hours off and in manual mode the clock would gain about 2 minutes per month. Over time the shows would start getting clipped if I didn't reset the clock. It had a recordable DVD drive that you could use to play DVDs and save shows if you wanted, but that quit working after the first 2 years. It also had this annoying glitch where it would delete all the shows if you removed the program time from the recording list. So if you had recorded 10 episodes of a show and then removed the time program to stop recording, all of the shows under that program would be deleted! That thing was like some cable guy's practical joke for cord cutters. In the end, the sound started cutting out so I decided it was time for an upgrade. I'm glad I did. The TiVo Roamio OTA DVR is awesome! RIP Magnavox.
11-12-17 Update
The DVR is still working pretty good. I have a couple of points to add to the review. After it does a software update, I have to manually restart the TiVo by unplugging it and plugging it back in. It won't automatically restart itself after an OS update for some reason and it will stop recording shows until it is restarted. Fortunately, the updates don't occur too often. There has only been one update so far. Although it has a collection of streaming apps like Amazon and Netflix, it is not as quick and responsive as a dedicated streaming player like a Fire TV. So although this DVR is much better than my previous recording method, it could use some improvements.
2-11-18 Update
I had to replace a noisy cooling fan on the Roamio. This seems to be a common problem with them. The repair was simple and only cost me 13 bucks and some change. This fan runs 24/7 when the Tivo is plugged in. It never turns off even in standby mode. So I have a feeling that this part will be a regular service item. Hopefully the replacement fan will last longer. Overall I'm still very pleased with this DVR. In my opinion the software still makes the Tivo Roamio the best OTA DVR you can buy.
For my cord cutting benefit there is NO monthly service charge for the Roamio - 400$ after taxes and that will be paid for in 3 months of not paying 135$ per month to DirecTV. Then I got Sling TV to cover my AMC and ESPN needs (20$/month) (Need to watch some sports and The Walking Dead). My other solutions to good programing are the following - I watch all of my Lakers Game in a 10 minute recap on YouTube, I watch Game of Thrones on HBO NOW 15$ per month (well worth it) and I have Amazon Prime 99$ per year with all sorts of awesomeness (2 day shipping, music, and lots of PRIME shows to watch all for the low price of 99/year or 8.25/month) - so all told by cutting the cord
DirecTV - $1620/year never ending
TiVo - $400 initial set up
HBO $ 15/month = 180/year
Sling $20/month = 240/year
Amazon $8.25/month = 99/year
1st year = $919
year 2 and beyond = $519/year
5 years of DirecTv = $8,100
5 years of new set up = $2995
Savings of ~ $5,105 - FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS SAVED as long as these prices don't change too much!
Take the plunge - cut the cord and save some $$$$$
OK been 6 months since I cut the cord - best decision EVER! I also found out that I did some bad math above. I split HBO with two friends (5$ each per month). I already had both internet (60/month) and amazon prime (for the free deliveries) so that would have been a wash. so basically I pay 300$/year for Sling/HBO and the TiVo is a one time set up. 5x300 + 400 and antenna 40 = 1940 for 5 years not 3K. So even more savings than thought. - basically I have 6 grand to spend on entertainment of MY choosing or Saving or Vacationing.
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TiVo website account doesn't register with Canada address. Use a USA address. Does not matter. TiVo box use your Canadian postal code. This works well. Get's local channels. You can also add or delete channels. Skip commercial excellent. Netflix app works perfect.
Box is noisy. Best if you can put in glass cabinet.
UPDATE : Do not buy this product.
After 99 days the box noise became unbearable. Free warranty is for only 90 days.
Really feel like I made a mistake with the Tablo but if it dies (which I am on my 3rd replacement), I'm getting the Roamio back. I want a quality product next time, like TiVo.