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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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  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    DVR Upgrade and more

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

    I got TiVo Bolt to replace my Xfinity cable box. It has the same size HDD, but it's able to save a lot more videos. TiVo is a lot faster. It's convenient because I can search once and find shows on Comcast, Netflix.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Tuners

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Very little video storage and more

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

    Only four tuners and no away from home viewing makes this a poor choice. TIVO no longer offers discounts for lifetime subscription for those TIVO owners who stuck with TIVO. I bought my first Series 1 TIVIO in 1999 and have purchases Series 2,3, HD, PREMIER and ROAMEO TIVO's. What a disappointment this box is and how they are treating loyal customers.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    unusable right out of the box

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

    This was my first time to try a Tivo product. From the time I stepped in the store there has been problems. I go back to Tv area to find the product. Sales clerk says the are not there but in home automation. I go to that area, find the display model with no pricing or boxes. I ask clerk in this area he says they should be in TV. Told him the tv dept says they are here. After he went to go search, 20 minutes later he came back with two. Yah!! Purchased one, got home and pulled out the old media center pc and hooked up all the cables, then plug in this Tivo. The fan sounds like it was going to come right out of the unit. Press any where on the unit with even the lightest of pressure and the fan stops moving. Will take back to store tomorrow and have them power up a new unit. Will update later with my experience in the Tivo world.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    It's slow

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

    Tivos have always been slow, especially if you're used to a snappy smartphone or tablet. This one is no exception. I've owned one for a couple of months now and already I'm tired of waiting for the "wait I'm thinking" spinning ball to go away and my menu to appear.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    good system no out of home streaming

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

    Come on tivo you take away out of home streaming major fail. This is a great system otherwise but I would not recommend until this is recrified. For this money to take features away is crazy

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

    Great

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

    This is a great product, and it connects my whole home for a fraction of the cost. I love it.

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

    Great product

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

    I love this product, now I can kick my cable to the curb

    I would recommend this to a friend