When TiVo and ReplayTV launched in 1998 , you had only one other real choice when it came to congeal top boxes . It was called a videocassette recorder . Now there ’s Roku , Apple TV , Chromecast , Nexus Player , Fire TV , and all sorts of others . But first , there was TiVo . Now , the company is leverage that pedigree with Bolt .
Bolt essentially replaces its former entry level system , the Roamio - S , and it ’s equal division a tidy spec increase , the biggest being bestow 4 K playback , as well as a suite of unexampled software program features . It ’s also bewilder a crazy Modern design that ’s functional ( it ’s cooling vents are under that raised protrusion ) as well as minor than the Roamio by about a third .
The Bolt still does all the TiVo - y things you ’re familiar with . you could read Live television , set up a OnePass for your favorite appearance , and most importantly , skip commercial . The Bolt just does them wise .
TiVo ’s long been a killer of unwanted TV commercial . With Bolt , the companionship is launching SkipMode . The way it mould is if you watch a SkipMode - enabled channel ( around 20 or so at launch ) between busy primetime 60 minutes ( around 4 phase modulation to 12 am ET ) , TiVo will create a SkipMode of your recorded depicted object . When you eventually sit down to view that missed episode of Walking Dead , a small ikon will appear on the top left of your boob tube screen . flick the comparable clitoris on your TiVo remote , and eruption — you skip all the commercial instantly .
Other nifty software features include QuickMode , which lets you keep an eye on show at 1.3 times the speed with sales talk corrected audio frequency . In other word , no chipmunk voice . In the abbreviated demo I saw , the sound recording was n’t the actual problem with QuickMode — it was the awkward blocking as people moved just slightly quicker than they should . But hey , if you get someplace to be , I guess .
All this newness , along with tote up customization benefits to TiVo ’s fellow Android and iOS apps , and Bolt puts the company in a solid battle position against whatever circle top Google , Apple , or Amazon might dream up — or at least untilTim Cook ’s vision of television descend true .
You ’ll be able to get a 500 GB building block for $ 300 , a 1 TB one for $ 400 , and a $ 150 TiVo Mini can extend your TiVo service to more TVs in your home .
Maybe Bolt will help us remember whenTiVo was king .
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