TiVo press reviews
TiVo Premiere
“So TiVo fans will no doubt cheer this entertainment powerhouse's knockout blows: Massive storage, internet video streaming, an improved interface and a kick-ass way to search for and find new content.”
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By Terrence Russell, WIRED
“TiVo newbies--those who have suffered with "generic" DVRs from their cable providers and are coming to a real TiVo for the first time--will find themselves getting an all-in-one digital box that's an easy-to-use and elegant gateway to a wide range of TV and online video and audio entertainment.”
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By John Falcone, CNET
“... I can highly recommend TiVo Premiere to anyone fed up with the sorry functionality of their cable DVR, especially those who make use of Web services like Netflix or Amazon Video on Demand.”
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By Jason Cross, PC World
“In fact, using and navigating TiVo is a little like playing with an iPhone or checking Gmail — the act is simply a pleasure. Other DVRs are frustrating and clunky; TiVo is elegant and smart. And it does everything: It handles Netflix Instant, Amazon On Demand, and Blockbuster on Demand: lets you surf videos from sites like YouTube; acts as your cable box and pulls in over-the-air signals; hosts and streams music. Even the sounds TiVo makes are satisfying to the soul (bloop-bloop!). There are few products you can truly love. TiVo is one of them.”
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By Robert Capps, WIRED
“The TiVo Premiere Elite is the TV watcher’s Bugatti Veyron. It’s their Lance Armstrong, their Empire Strikes Back. It’s the Budweiser of set-top box DVRs. The TiVo Premiere Elite is simply the best recording and playback device ever made and yes, I just called Budweiser the best beer of all time.”
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By Matt Burns, TechCrunch
TiVo Premiere App for iPad
“The bottom line is it's the best iPad App for controlling home theater gear that we've ever used, and it totally shows that TiVo "gets" what we mean when we say we want a couch companion.”
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By Ben Drawbaugh, Engadget.com
“If you have a TiVo Premiere or you're an iPad owner thinking about getting a TiVo, the TiVo App for iPad might be enough to get you to buy the one you don't have.”
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By Joshua Goldman, CNET.com
“How could it be even better? Simple things like being able to rate shows in your DVR queue, or being able to mass-delete shows would be phenomenal. As is, it's the best remote for your TiVo.”
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By Jason Chen, Gizmodo.com
TiVo Slide Remote
“Anyone who's tried to type on a TiVo—searching for YouTube, or viewing Netflix, or trying to find that show you want to record—knows it's both tedious and rage-inducing. TiVo Slide fixes this problem, plus, it's a better remote entirely.”
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By Jason Chen, Gizmodo.com
“The TiVo Slide isn’t a secret and on the surface, it’s really not all that innovative. It’s just the classic TiVo peanut remote shrunk down a bit with a sliding QWERTY keyboard added. But how is it in practice? Pretty much the best thing on Earth.”
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By Matt Burns, CrunchGear
“In designing the Slide remote, TiVo started with the current iteration of its own excellent "peanut" remote that ships with the TiVo Premiere models. The TiVo engineers shrunk it down from 8 inches long to 6 inches, but it retains every key. While it's a tad more cramped--the volume/channel rockers are curved around the circular d-pad and the four alphabet shortcut keys are perhaps slightly too close to the 12-digit numeric keypad--overall it feels good in the hand.”
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By John P. Falcone, CNET.com