TiVo Stream Allows Viewers to Access Content on Multiple Devices

By Rob Scott
August 30, 2012

A new TiVo product called Stream enables users to transfer and store pre-recorded television content on mobile devices for immediate or later viewing, a service similar to some current app offerings from cable operators.
“The $130 box, available September 6 from TiVo.com and in Best Buy soon after that, streams content from your TiVo to up to four mobile devices in your home at high-definition quality,” reports Katie Boehret for the Wall Street Journal.
TiVo Stream is compatible with iPhones, iPads and newer iPod touch models. An Android version is currently in development.
“Stream also turns mobile devices into TVs of their own: You can scan the channel guide, select a show and watch it live,” explains the article. “It also lets people wirelessly download content to their mobile devices for watching anytime, like on planes or during road trips.”
Stream requires that the user owns one of TiVo’s Premiere models ($150, $250 or $400, depending on the model) and subscribes to the TiVo monthly service fee (there is no additional service fee for Stream).
After evaluating Stream in her home, Boehret writes that she doesn’t want to give it up. She praises the easy set-up, download and buffer speeds, and the convenience of watching programs on multiple devices in different rooms of her house.

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