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Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars with 307 reviews

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Customers enjoy the Bolt 500GB's ease of use, intuitive interface, and excellent picture quality, frequently praising its commercial skip feature and 4K capabilities. However, some customers express concerns about the limited number of tuners and the relatively small hard drive capacity. The device's design also received mixed reviews.

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  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent alternative to cable tv

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    We recently ditched our cable box in hopes of lowering the bill. Efficiently gets rid of cable tv and works as a DVR. There's no monthly membership for the first year.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Commercial skip

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great cable box replacement

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    First time owning a TiVo. I returned all my of my TW cable box and replaced it with TiVo Bolt and TiVo Mini. Commercial skip feature is great and One pass is nice

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    4k

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Love the Tivo set up I have

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great to watch Netflix 4K and future proofing for 4k channels potentially. I use this in conjunction with Tivo minis and it works great plus cuts down my cable bill

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    OTA recorder

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I purchased TIVO BOLT as an alternative to cable TV. The video is much better than cable, which was expected as the signal is not compressed, but the audio was clearer. Both me and my wife would have some trouble understanding Sherlock on Elementary, but no problem on TIVO. The only thing I need to be able to cut the CORD is a way to watch & record AMC, TNT, FX, AND A&E. SLING is not an option.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great DVR

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is probably my fifth TiVo. Called in a week later and got a price match, too. Great deal. The UI is so fast, plus all the features. Love it!

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Commercial skip

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Love TiVo!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I love my TiVo Bolt! I love the autoskipping of the commercials and how you can search across multiple services. Excellent!

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Price

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    TIVO IS GREAT

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Way better than the overpriced box from my cable company. It does everything I need it to do and it does it flawlessly.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent DVR features

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Able to record 4 channels at once plus larger storage HD than the previous model. A lot of new features on the remote.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    TiVo rocks

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Looking to save money so I wasn't paying my cable company for leasing a box and dvr. TiVo bolt is the way to go.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Commercial skip

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Everything in one place

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    All your entertainment in one place. Fourth TiVo and this one by far is the best. Skip feature alone is worth it

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Love my Tivo

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This Bolt Tivo is so much faster than the Tivo Romeo I replaced. The apps run very fast. Worth the buy.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    It sort of works

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    After hearing that Tivo was supposed to be the best DVR available, I decided to buy. Well, it works but Tivo really needs to go back to the drawing board and rethink the user interface. I bought this so I could get rid of my cable box and thought the cable companies idea of DVR is cumbersome-well... I would take the cable box back if I did not have so much invested in this piece of equipment. I will manage but I do wish the return policy was longer. I sure wish the Snapstream product was still around.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awesome Entertainment System

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This Tivo is the best DVR so far. The picture quality is awesome! would 100% recommend this to everyone.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Better than cable DVR

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    TiVo is so much better than my old cable DVR and will pay for itself in under a year. Great purchase!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    An exeellent product

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    TIVO is a fine machine and give a clarity of picture and reproduction of the program being viewed.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Fantastic

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Blows the standard Comcast DVR out of the water, and with Mini's added is a great full home setup.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Interface

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    It's great!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Bought this to replace my previous TiVo, and it continues with a great interface and usability.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Speed

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great Dvr

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    Better than the DVR supplied by Comcast. Very quick and access to all the major apps like Netflix and Amazon.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Skipping all commercials alone.....

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    Is worth the money. Easy setup and great new features

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Product

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is a great product that I use to manage my streaming and digital tv recordings.

    I would recommend this to a friend