The TiVo Stream 4K is a great media streaming device that gives you all the power of Android TV, with some unique TiVo-inspired additions. The experience is a little more convoluted than the Chromecast with Google TV, but thanks to regular discounts the TiVo Stream 4K is a great option for a guest room or den.

When you're inside the TiVo Stream app, you're using the TiVo Stream app's menus to browse integrated streaming apps (like Netflix, Sling, Google Play, and more). With the TiVo Stream app, you search and browse across all integrated apps at once and maintain a single watch list, called My Shows.

There is no extra monthly service fee for the Stream 4K device or the Stream 4K app. Streaming apps are available from Google Play some of which may require a paid subscription through the app provider.

TiVo Stream 4K harnesses the power of Android TV. That means fast and effective voice control with the Google Assistant, tons of apps through Google Play and Chromecast built-in, too. Learn More. Get the full cinematic experience with 4K UHD, Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos. Learn More.

A unified TV experience TiVo actually made it a point not to market the Bolt as a DVR, because it's a whole lot smarter than that. This “unified entertainment system” not only records your favorite shows from cable but streams programming from all the popular streaming providers.

TiVo (/ˈtiːvoʊ/ TEE-voh) is a digital video recorder (DVR) developed and marketed by Xperi (previously by TiVo Corporation and TiVo Inc.)

Your TiVo box needs a high-speed Internet connection to receive program listings, TiVo® service updates, and on-demand content. The type of network connection you choose will depend on what you want to do with your TiVo box(es), and whether it's possible to connect an Ethernet cable to your TiVo box(es).

A service plan is required as it provides updated TV guide information, ability to record programs, updates to the User Interface, provides features like OnePass, SkipMode, QuickMode, Multi-Room Streaming/Viewing with the use of our TiVo Mini, ability to stream recorded shows using other devices like tablets and mobile ...

When you activate your TiVo box on your Netflix account, you can enjoy Netflix movies and TV episodes, streamed from Netflix right to your TiVo® box! Not a Netflix subscriber? No problem. Get 1 month of Netflix free!

You stream in 4K when you watch any video with a 3,840×2,160 resolution distributed by Netflix, YouTube, Max, and similar services. The video downloads in small chunks that are played immediately and then deleted. Most streaming services currently offer 4K as the highest resolution option.

At the same time, TiVo's competitors also provided a sense of cost-effectiveness to their consumers by hiding the service fee in surging cable and satellite fees. This led to TiVo's gradual demise.

TiVo failed to come up with a value proposition that made sense. $15/mo is too much for this feature, and cable providers sold their DVRs for much less. Most of their intellectual property is around DVR-based technology, which implies some form of live broadcast.