Customers love the BOLT OTA 1TB DVR & Streaming Player's ease of use, reliable DVR and recording features, and excellent picture quality. Many appreciate the comprehensive channel guide and the ability to easily skip commercials. While some users mention limitations in app support and the necessity of a subscription, the positive feedback on core functionalities outweighs these concerns. The remote control also receives high praise for its intuitive design.
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Pros mentioned:
Recording
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Love it!
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I use over air antenna. Have never had cable. Love the ability to pause live tv, record multiple shows, fast forward through commercials. Awesome!
I would recommend this to a friend
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Picture quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Good DVR
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Posted . Owned for 10 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I have two of these DVR's and I like them very well. One of them seems to have to be rebooted about once every 2 months, but it never loses any recordings and they both work great. Good picture and sound.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Works very well for OTA recordings and playback.
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
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Bought this to ditch Direct TV. Works really well for OTA viewing and recording. The streaming options are somewhat limited and geared mainly to Amazon Prime Which lacks many tv channels but has many other channels.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Recording
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Does everything I need it to and more.
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
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Does exactly what I had hoped. Gets all my channels and records all I need it to while watching something else. And I don’t have to pay a monthly bill. Options are almost endless and for less cost if I choose.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Really good TiVO
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I am very pleased with this TiVo product. I have not had any problems. It is easy to use and nice to have to record favorite programs.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Dvr
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Works
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Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
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It's a Tivo and the brand should say enough they are great and have to use it
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Recording
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Liked
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
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liked recording. The price was a little high when you gave to pay for service.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Recording
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great DVR
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
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Does every thing we need it to do. Has great features and records all the shows we need recorded. Even though there is a fee it is worth it, dumped the cable guy and we are saving a ton of money!
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Recording
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent OTA Tivo, monthly fee involved.
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
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This is an excellent TiVo for recording, pausing live tv from an over the air antenna. Keep in mind TiVo charges for the service. If you know this going in, you’ll LOVE this box.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Tivo Bolt OTA
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
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The Tivo concept has rocked my word! It was very easy to set up. For just a few dollars a month, you will begin to have more viewing than you can handle! Wish I had 'cut the cable' years ago,
I would recommend this to a friend
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Streaming
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
cord cutter
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If you want to cut the cord, this device may be the only thing you need attached to your TV. It supports the top streaming apps and OTA broadcast television.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good DVR
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This DVR, from the company that pretty much started the DVR, is a good unit that enables those without cable or satellite to record shows and pause live tv. I would've given it 5 stars, but their menu and settings aren't as easy to maneuver as they should be. Some settings take way too many clicks to reach. It should have had a much better menu layout.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Good alternative
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
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Bought this to replace the local channels thru my satellite provider. I record everything so i needed the 4 tuners this has. Took a little time for initial setup but so far has worked well.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Works great!
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
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Works flawlessly, great user interface, easy to install and customize.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Subscription
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good dvr
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Works exactly as it is intended. The only downside is the pay subscription needed.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Picture quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Love this
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The picture quality is better than what we had with cable, the channel skip is the best thing ever invented
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Love this DVR. Excellent way to cut the cord
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
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Easy set up. Been with Tivo for years. This is an upgrade from an earlier model for us. Wouldn't go back to cable. Same price from Best Buy as Tivo and I picked it up the same day.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Streaming
Cons mentioned:
App support
Rated 2 out of 5 stars
Buy newer version
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Posted . Owned for 6 months when reviewed.
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Buy a newer version! This one does not allow you to add apps for many services such as HBO Max and Disney+. Works well with Amazon Prime and Netflix however. Had to purchase membership to make it useful.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Dvr
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great way to cut the cord
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
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The main thing that stopped me from cutting the cord was a DVR. The DVR on this works. The skip the commercial option on this works way better then on the hopper.
Love it.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Coming Back to Tivo
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Posted . Owned for 6 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
We recently "cut the cord" and added an OTA antenna to the house but didnt want to give up the interfaces and DVR capabilities we had before. We have been fans of TIVO and used units long ago, but had been using the cable box provided with the service the last time we moved. With the switch it was the right time to return to Tivo. It gets the schedules and records as we need to and works great. It took a little time to get it set up, there were a few updates that had to run sequentially, but even that was not annoying. Once set up it has been running great for several months now.