TiVo digital video recorders

Encompass a number of digital video recorder models that TiVo Corporation designed
TiVo digital video recorders encompass a number of digital video recorder (DVR) models that TiVo Corporation designed. Features may vary, but a common feature is that all of the units listed here require TiVo service and use its operating system. TiVo units have been manufactured by various OEMs, including Philips, Sony, Pioneer, Toshiba, and Humax. Cisco Systems and Samsung joined forces with pay TV Provider Virgin Media (UK only) to create the Virgin Media TiVo box. The OEMs license the software from TiVo Corporation. To date, there have been seven "series" of TiVo units produced, with the seventh series, the Edge, released in October 2019.

Introduced in 2012, Stream (not to be confused with Stream 4K) is an accessory that enables streaming (sometimes called "second screen" viewing) from TiVo Premiere or Roamio DVRs to mobile devices, including iOS and Android smartphones and tablets using the TiVo app. Stream is a transcoder. It converts recorded MPEG 2 content from the Premiere or Roamio DVR to a reduced data rate format suitable for the mobile client on a wireless connection (H.264, usually at 720p.) Stream's hardware core is a specialized chip: the NXP (formerly Zenverge) ZN200. Stream connects to the TiVo DVR via Ethernet on the customer's local network. On the mobile device, TiVo App discovers Stream and sets it up for use. The TiVo App user then selects a program from their DVR for viewing or downloading on their device. Downloading is at up to 4x the display rate; view while download is also possible. Stream can handle multiple mobile TiVo App client sessions at the same time. Roamio Plus and Roamio Pro have Stream capability built in, with identical capabilities to standalone Stream. TiVo BOLT supports streaming with its own transcoder. It is also compatible with Stream for users who need to support more clients or faster downloading. TiVo announced at CES 2020 on January 7, 2020, a new streaming product called TiVo Stream 4K. This is a new product and has no relation to the previously released TiVo Stream hardware.

Bridge is an accessory to connect an Ethernet network to MoCA. It supports Ethernet (10/100/Gbit) and MoCA 2.0 (up to 450 Mbit/s) connections. The Bridge is most often used to connect a whole home TiVo DVR + Mini network to the household WAN/LAN router. It can also be used to add MoCA networking to TiVo DVRs that do not include it, such as the two tuner Premiere and the Roamio. MoCA networking is a popular choice for whole home DVR systems because, unlike Ethernet, it uses ordinary RG 6 coaxial cabling which may already be installed in the customer's home. It is also often used in place of wireless as it provides a reliable, fade free connection robust enough to handle even high rate MPEG 2 video from the DVR.

TiVo announced an iPad app on November 22, 2010. The app allows customers to manage their TiVos from their iPad. The TiVo companion app for iPad was released in the weeks following its announcement. iPhone support was also added to the app. The app works with TiVo Premiere, Premiere XL, Premiere 4, Premiere XL4, Roamio, BOLT, and EDGE boxes. Limited functionality is also available for Series 3 devices. TiVo also released apps for the iPhone and Android devices. TiVo's Director of Retail and Channel Marketing, Bard Williams, stated the app: " offers complete control over management and program selection, a multi touch remote that features gestures based navigation, and the ability to manage and navigate Season Pass recording, your queue and info about cast, crew, similar shows – without interrupting your TV experience When you're not at home, the app still lets you interact with your Premiere for basic management and recording tasks."