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Name: BOLT 1TB Unified Entertainment System
Brand: TiVo
SKU: 5114700
Price: 149.99 USD
Rating: 4.5 (161 reviews)

BOLT 1TB Unified Entertainment System

Model:: TCD849000V2; |
SKU:: 5114700

User rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars with 161 reviews.

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QuestionDoes this unit work with OTA ?
Asked 9 years ago by Airman.
- Answer The Bolt can be used EITHER with OTA or through a cablecard provided by the cable company but not both. Thus a cable user today can be an OTA user down the road. NOTE: The new Bolt + model released on 9/16/2016 has 6 tuners and 3 TB of storage but does not have the OTA capability that the Bolt has.
  Answered 9 years ago by MrBlueBear
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QuestionCan I use it for 3 TV's?
Asked 9 years ago by Fred.
- Answer No, it is connected to one tv. However, you can purchase two TiVo Mini's for your additional tv's and they connect to the TiVo Bolt. Just note that all of the TiVo devices must be connected via Ethernet as the Mini's don't have wireless capabilities. The other option is if you have an MoCA network.
  Answered 9 years ago by SafetyDave
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QuestionHow much is the subscription
Asked 8 years ago by Sparky.
- Answer 1st tivo is 12.95 every tivo after that is 6.95. Per month suto deduction from sny checking sccount or credit card.
  Answered 8 years ago by nanner
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QuestionIs the unit really bent in the middle like the picture shows?
Asked 8 years ago by Philipp2.
- Answer Yes it is
  Answered 8 years ago by Ronnie
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QuestionWith a TB of storage, how much record time with HD and with 4K?
Asked 9 years ago by Jim.
- Answer 1 TB of storage is about 160 hours of HD. In my experience HD television uses between 1 - 3 GB per show. 4K shows are generally streamed. When 4K is offered by cable you can get an expansion drive that plugs into an eSATA port on the unit.
  Answered 9 years ago by MrBlueBear
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QuestionCan you subscribe to the TiVo DVR service and pay the annual fee when purchasing the Bolt at Best Buy?
Asked 8 years ago by Mary.
- Answer Yes. You can purchase the Bolt from 3rd party suppliers or eBay and subscribe by calling Tivo and setting up an account and choosing a service package.
  Answered 8 years ago by TomK
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QuestionCan I use this with Directv?
Asked 8 years ago by Anna.
- Answer No. Cable or Verizon fios
  Answered 8 years ago by Drew
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QuestionI'm looking to ditch cable completely, their prices are crazy. If I get this tivo do I still need to pay for TV or does it provide the same service as a normal cable box would?
Asked 8 years ago by Talon0148.
- Answer well we pay for huluplus, Netflix, azprime. not showtime or HBOGO. plus broadband. so there's no escaping the broadband duopoly. competition leads to coke/pepsi, or comcast/verzn, not efficient markets.
  Answered 8 years ago by professorai
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Questioncan you download recordings from a old tivo to the bolt things I have recored and do not want to lose
Asked 8 years ago by boxcar19.
- Answer If your old tivo is still working you can transfer recordings from one tivo to another.
  Answered 8 years ago by tivouser
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QuestionI can't get cable in bedroom because I live on the third floor apartment and a cable line can't be run, can I use TiVo with just a cable card or does it need hooked to a coax cable as well?
Asked 8 years ago by Angelb310.
- Answer only streaming over ethernet or wifi. there is a cheaper OTA tivo.
  Answered 8 years ago by professorai
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QuestionDo you have to have cable or stream via youtube, hulu, etc. to get tv shows or can you only get the over-the-air shows? I'm looking to ditch cable but don't know what to expect if I get this instead. I have Amazon Prime but want to watch different shows
Asked 8 years ago by Anonymous.
- Answer You can use this for OTA shows with just an antenna. To use the apps such as Hulu, YouTube and Amazon Prime, you would need to have an internet connection of some sorts to the Tivo, which typically comes over cable. You should be able to subscribe to just internet from the cable company without.
  Answered 8 years ago by tcramer
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QuestionDoes it retain recordings if you change companies, i.e. if I changed from DirecTv to Time Warner, will the shows I recorded while with DirecTv still be saved and viewable after I disconnect the DirecTv box and connect/activate the Time Warner box?
Asked 9 years ago by Greg.
- Answer It should. I switched from Comcast to FIOS and didn't lose anything.
  Answered 8 years ago by RichOO
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QuestionIf I get this item to replace my Xfinity X1 box, about how much money will it save on my monthly bill?
Asked 9 years ago by NikiES.
- Answer Yes, you can. Just be patient working with Comcast Xfinity Customer Support, it will take about an hour to commission the box, and it is something you can do yourself after getting the M-Type CableCard from ComCast. They get to charge you 'rent' for the card, but it is cheaper than the box and DVR.
  Answered 8 years ago by SocalWalkingMan
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QuestionWill this work correctly with the xfinity Gateway modem/router? (I just installed the xf Gateway & my 4-yr-old TiVo Premiere XL4 is having probs: xfinity's On Demand & Amazon Prime Video keep dropping out; xfinity has been no help.)
Asked 9 years ago by officerripley.
- Answer I'd say your best bet is to replace your modem/router. Xfinity equipment is notoriously bad. That way they can charge you more when it craps out. Plus, you get to pay them a fee every month for the privilege. I've had much better luck with Netgear and D-Link modems and routers. Start there. Theoretically, most TiVo products will use with any GOOD modem/router.
  Answered 9 years ago by maniacmedia
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QuestionI am hoping for a quick answer due to one is on 24 hour sale.do you need internet access to use the bolt
Asked 8 years ago by flintstone.
- Answer Yes.
  Answered 8 years ago by Gerard
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Questionhow many ota shows can you record at one time
Asked 8 years ago by chris.
- Answer In principle Six
  Answered 8 years ago by Gerard
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QuestionCBS has discontinued contract with Direct TV, so we can't access CBS. However, we receive CBS channels OTA. I also have cable internet from time warner / spectrum . Will this TiVo work with digital OTA attenna, and stream HULU, WWE, YouTube, etc.
Asked 8 years ago by BamBam.
- Answer Yes the Tivo Bolt is compatible with OTA antenna. You can stream from a number of sources including Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, HBO Go, YouTube, Vudu and others. Unfortunately you are unable to add apps, it comes with what it has available. Namely I miss the Starz and HBO now and CBS standalone apps. I am not sure about WWE.
  Answered 8 years ago by Rockinrobin
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QuestionWill this work & record on antenna ?
Asked 8 years ago by Joey.
- Answer Yes, it will work and record with a digital antenna. But I recently found out that they are not expandable, they only support discontinued external drives. I probably wouldn't buy this again. I would look at others that are expandable.
  Answered 8 years ago by MattK
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QuestionWill this work with Dish Network?
Asked 8 years ago by peteacher714.
- Answer No it will not that is why I switched back to Frontier from Dish Network
  Answered 8 years ago by LLHines
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QuestionWill the Bolt record my tv show if the network shows are later than time I set. ???
Asked 8 years ago by 6791kab.
- Answer CBS sports trumps Madame Secretary. often 15-45 late. So our season/one pass is for 2 hours.
  Answered 8 years ago by professorai
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Questions & Answers

BOLT 1TB Unified Entertainment System

Q: QuestionDoes this unit work with OTA ?

Q: QuestionCan I use it for 3 TV's?

Q: QuestionHow much is the subscription

Q: QuestionIs the unit really bent in the middle like the picture shows?

Q: QuestionWith a TB of storage, how much record time with HD and with 4K?

Q: QuestionCan you subscribe to the TiVo DVR service and pay the annual fee when purchasing the Bolt at Best Buy?

Q: QuestionCan I use this with Directv?

Q: QuestionI'm looking to ditch cable completely, their prices are crazy. If I get this tivo do I still need to pay for TV or does it provide the same service as a normal cable box would?

Q: Questioncan you download recordings from a old tivo to the bolt things I have recored and do not want to lose

Q: QuestionI can't get cable in bedroom because I live on the third floor apartment and a cable line can't be run, can I use TiVo with just a cable card or does it need hooked to a coax cable as well?

Q: QuestionDo you have to have cable or stream via youtube, hulu, etc. to get tv shows or can you only get the over-the-air shows? I'm looking to ditch cable but don't know what to expect if I get this instead. I have Amazon Prime but want to watch different shows

Q: QuestionDoes it retain recordings if you change companies, i.e. if I changed from DirecTv to Time Warner, will the shows I recorded while with DirecTv still be saved and viewable after I disconnect the DirecTv box and connect/activate the Time Warner box?

Q: QuestionIf I get this item to replace my Xfinity X1 box, about how much money will it save on my monthly bill?

Q: QuestionWill this work correctly with the xfinity Gateway modem/router? (I just installed the xf Gateway & my 4-yr-old TiVo Premiere XL4 is having probs: xfinity's On Demand & Amazon Prime Video keep dropping out; xfinity has been no help.)

Q: QuestionI am hoping for a quick answer due to one is on 24 hour sale.do you need internet access to use the bolt

Q: Questionhow many ota shows can you record at one time

Q: QuestionCBS has discontinued contract with Direct TV, so we can't access CBS. However, we receive CBS channels OTA. I also have cable internet from time warner / spectrum . Will this TiVo work with digital OTA attenna, and stream HULU, WWE, YouTube, etc.

Q: QuestionWill this work & record on antenna ?

Q: QuestionWill this work with Dish Network?

Q: QuestionWill the Bolt record my tv show if the network shows are later than time I set. ???

QuestionDoes this unit work with OTA ?

QuestionCan I use it for 3 TV's?

QuestionHow much is the subscription

QuestionIs the unit really bent in the middle like the picture shows?

QuestionWith a TB of storage, how much record time with HD and with 4K?

QuestionCan you subscribe to the TiVo DVR service and pay the annual fee when purchasing the Bolt at Best Buy?

QuestionCan I use this with Directv?

QuestionI'm looking to ditch cable completely, their prices are crazy. If I get this tivo do I still need to pay for TV or does it provide the same service as a normal cable box would?

Questioncan you download recordings from a old tivo to the bolt things I have recored and do not want to lose

QuestionI can't get cable in bedroom because I live on the third floor apartment and a cable line can't be run, can I use TiVo with just a cable card or does it need hooked to a coax cable as well?

QuestionDo you have to have cable or stream via youtube, hulu, etc. to get tv shows or can you only get the over-the-air shows? I'm looking to ditch cable but don't know what to expect if I get this instead. I have Amazon Prime but want to watch different shows

QuestionDoes it retain recordings if you change companies, i.e. if I changed from DirecTv to Time Warner, will the shows I recorded while with DirecTv still be saved and viewable after I disconnect the DirecTv box and connect/activate the Time Warner box?

QuestionIf I get this item to replace my Xfinity X1 box, about how much money will it save on my monthly bill?

QuestionWill this work correctly with the xfinity Gateway modem/router? (I just installed the xf Gateway & my 4-yr-old TiVo Premiere XL4 is having probs: xfinity's On Demand & Amazon Prime Video keep dropping out; xfinity has been no help.)

QuestionI am hoping for a quick answer due to one is on 24 hour sale.do you need internet access to use the bolt

Questionhow many ota shows can you record at one time

QuestionCBS has discontinued contract with Direct TV, so we can't access CBS. However, we receive CBS channels OTA. I also have cable internet from time warner / spectrum . Will this TiVo work with digital OTA attenna, and stream HULU, WWE, YouTube, etc.

QuestionWill this work & record on antenna ?

QuestionWill this work with Dish Network?

QuestionWill the Bolt record my tv show if the network shows are later than time I set. ???