Customer Ratings & Reviews

Having owned a TiVo Premiere for four years, I decided it was time for an upgrade. After some research, I decided to purchase the brand spanking new TiVo Bolt. I wanted a TiVo that would allow for easy access to swap out the hard drive and this fit that description. While 500GB (75 hours of HD content) is decent, it is not ideal. I opted for a 2TB hard drive. The shape of this device is a little odd. I get the feeling that TiVo is trying to stick out while in your media center. But the size is considerably smaller than my old Premiere. Definitely not my favorite design, but not entirely ugly either. Swapping out the hard drive was easy, once you can get the plastic casing off. No need to install anything, literally just plug and play. Yay! I don't know if there is something wrong with my box, but my wifi doesn't like to connect online. I consider myself tech savvy, but after an evening of trying to connect, I gave up. Luckily, I already have an ethernet cable waiting from my old TiVo. I didn't want to go through the exchange process as I had already swapped out the hard drive. This thing is fast! That was the first thing I noticed after getting everything up and running. I had never used any of the apps (Netflix, Amazon Video, Hulu, etc) before because they were slow to load and not as refined as my video game consoles. This box is so fast, I have no problem using them here. I love the commercial skip feature. It doesn't work with all shows, but a good 70% of the ones I've seen. Overall, it is a great upgrade that I would highly recommend.

The Bolt is a great replacement for Fios Set top boxes. Fast and easy to use. The Case is funky shaped and I'm not really keen on that. The only real drawback is the upfront cost and yearly subscription. I also added 2 mini's. In my case it pays for itself in well under one year so saving a ton of $$ after and have a much more responsive box, better picture quality and it's a streaming box to boot. Should have done it sooner.

The TiVo Bolt has made an excellent addition to my home. I recently replaced a DirecTV Genie and wired mini setup with this Bolt and TiVo mini's on Time Warner with a CableCard, and I haven't looked back even once. The device is nice and fast and very easy to set up. I am shocked just how simple it was to get the MoCa setup going with the right filters on the system. The mini's do an excellent job of timeshifting and viewing recorded content on the Bolt. The bolt itself is rocket fast, and easily expandable in storage by replacing the hard drive inside. The OnePass functionality works like a champ, and the Bolt's ability to pull shows not only from Cable, but from streaming sources too makes missing a show impossible. Lastly, the TiVo suggestions feature is really smart and does an excellent job at picking out shows that I would like to watch based on my thumbs up/down ratings. There's always hundreds of shows and movies waiting for me to watch at my leisure that I would enjoy watching. The Genie was never close to guessing my likes and dislikes. And access to your recordings from mobile devices is a breeze. The video/audio quality is quite excellent too. My only knock on the Bolt would be it's lack of apps. It has the important ones like Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime, but there's a big hole there where there should a lot more apps for other services. This is something to get over easily though as many smart tv's and gaming consoles already have these. I have been incredibly pleased with this device. Very worth the investment to get rid of monthly cable box fees.

tivo bolt is an upgrade for me from older tv with a recently deceased hard drive. they can be replaced, but i was contemplating upgrade anyway. everything loads much faster and 4k is amazing. if you haven't cut the cable cord and have not yet made the switch to tivo from the cable box, now is a great time to do it.

I've purchased several TiVos in the past 10 years and the Bolt tops all of them. I was actually able to sell my Premiere and replaced it with a TiVo Mini. Now I only have to pay one TiVo service fee and stream from my TiVo Bolt to the Mini. I love being able to lie in bed and watch live tv on my iPad while my wife watches something else on the big screen. I was slightly disappointed when the "skip commercial" feature was only for certain shows or networks....not everything. But not disappointed enough to rate it lower. The interface is smooth and super fast. It opens Netflix and Vudu up 10x faster than my smart tv hub. Best digital purchase in a long time!

Bought this so I could quit paying $50/month for Verizon Quantum DVR system that had multiple problems. My configuration (DVR plus 2 minis pays for itself in 1 year; then I'm only out the TIVO fee annually. It does everything the Quantum DVR does; does it faster; doesn't hang up; actually responds to the remote; and the commercial skip feature is a great.

I got fed up with paying rental fees to Comcast years ago so I set up a HDHomerun Prime with Cablecard and used my HTPC and Xbox 360 as DVR/cable boxes for a few years. In 2015 Microsoft announced they wouldn't be including WMC in Windows 10, and after that it seemed to be a lot more buggy. I decided that if I was going to be paying a service fee for cable, I'd rather pay Tivo than pay Comcast, so I decided to give the Bolt a try. I'm VERY happy with my decision. The Bolt is fast, and user friendly (which my wife appreciates since she never got the hang of the HTPC). The RF remote works very well, and programmed easily to my TV and receiver. I set up a Tivo Mini the bedroom and connected through MOCA. Now we get the same user experience in both rooms without any additional subscription/rental fees. The Bolt contains all of the apps I use regularly, plus I can access Xfinity On-Demand which I was never able to do through WMC. I still have my Apple TV plugged in, but I don't think I've used it once since I got the Bolt over a month ago. If I were renting boxes from Comcast I would be paying close to 40 bucks a month for the same features, plus I would need to switch to a different device to stream apps. Very happy with my purchase and my experience with Tivo as a whole thus far.

Getting Comcast to setup cable card was a bit of a challenge but once they got it right picture and features are great. I upgraded from a Premier model and I feel the tuner is putting out a much clearer picture and colors seem brighter. The box is quick and snappy and the streaming services work great.

Purchased Tivo Bolt to replace an aging Tivo series 3. Love the New format and is a lot faster. 4 program recording is a win...Gave it 4 stars instead of 5 because of the 500GB Harddrive capacity

Great set-top box. Online services (Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, etc.) integrate perfectly with recorded shows. Love the commercial skip and fast mode viewing options. The only downside is you lose Video-On-Demand and Pay-Per-View and that $15/mo fee but otherwise the Bolt is cheaper, faster, has more features than renting from you cable company and you get to keep the box.

The product is fast, easy to setup. I love SkipMode and QuickMode is good to sporting events. I miss not having Hulu.

I've had TiVos since the first ten-hour unit hit the market in the late 90s. Bolt is the best one yet. QuickPlay lets me catch up on news programs in less time than normal, and the integration with Internet-based services brings it closer to the promise of one box for all content needs. The major stumbling block is, as it has always been, getting the cable card from one's TV service, but that's not a flaw of the Bolt itself.

We've had 3 different Tivo devices over the years, and this is by FAR the best upgrade! It's much faster and more responsive to your button pushes, and the SkipMode is FANTASTIC! Just one press and you can skip an entire commercial break in a flash. No more playing "fast forward roulette" to try stopping at the exact point where you will miss the commercials but not the show you're watching. Love it!

Bought this to replace the Tivo Premiere supplied by my cable company, after I dropped the cable company and installed an Antennas Direct Clearstream antenna. Really great upgrade! This Tivo is faster. The Skip function is great. The white case kinda sticks out compared to our other componenets, but that's the only knock I have against it.

As a long time TiVO user, I am quite pleased with the Bolt. It is incredibly small but fast. I also like that TiVO is now including a year's subscription in the Bolt's price. I only wish they would release a 6 tuner version similar to the Roamio Plus.

Upgraded from a Tivo Series 3 & this one blows it away. The only problem is when you try to get Charter to set up the cable card for you. No one seems to know what they're doing.

So far I love it! Fast and with great new features. Have been a Tivo customer for about 10 years, This is my 3rd version of Tivo.

I purchase each new TiVo when they come out and just like the others this is a great upgrade on the previous version. It's a good bit faster and half the size.

This TiVo is so much faster than my older one. I also love having it paired with a TiVo mini. My only complaint is the fan on it is a little loud.

Decided to cut the cord with our satellite provider...and purchased this Tivo Bolt. Very pleased with this purchase!