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TiVo Roamio OTA DVR
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Engadget Review
TiVo's latest is the best over-the-air DVR ever made, but the $15 monthly service fee (combined with the lack of a Lifetime Service option) means you're trading a low upfront price for some high long-term costs.
Pros
- Low initial cost
- No cable subscription required
- Streaming options and four OTA HD tuners
- Same software and accessories as the regular Roamio
Cons
- $15 monthly service fee, with no Lifetime Service option
- No HDMI-CEC
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TiVo Roamio OTA DVR
- Critic Reviews (4)
- 70AVERAGE CRITIC SCORE4 ReviewsEngadget80TiVo Roamio OTA review: TiVo made a DVR for cord-cuttersTiVo's latest is the best over-the-air DVR ever made, but the $15 monthly service fee (combined with the lack of a Lifetime Service option) means you're trading a low upfront price for some high long-term costs.Tom's Guide70TiVo Roamio Review: Intuitive DVR for Cord CuttersTiVo's Roamio is a great DVR for live TV, but it lacks the variety of apps that many cord cutters want.CNET70Great cord-cutting antenna-only DVR, but way too cTiVo Roamio OTA is an excellent DVR, but its monthly fee structure makes it too expensive for people cutting the cable cord. The standard TiVo Roamio is a better choice overall for cord cutters.The Verge60TiVo minus TV: testing the cable box for cord cuttDespite the niggles, the Roamio OTA would still be very recommendable because it captures an unusually large amount of content that a cord-cutter would want into a single box, but there’s a sticking point: the monthly fee.
Key Specs
TYPE
High def DVR
HD RECORDING CAPACITY
7520
NUMBER OF DIGITAL TUNERS
4
VIDEO OUTPUTS
HDMI
SERVICE TYPE
Standalone
VIDEO SERVICES
Netflix, Amazon, Vod
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