
Ever wish you could take your TiVo to go? Not the box, mind you, just all your recordings of Community, The Walking Dead, and, admit it, Downton Abbey.
Traditionally, making shows mobile meant dropping $25 on TiVo’s Desktop Plus software, then transferring recordings to your PC and transcoding them to a smartphone- or tablet-friendly format. Talk about a time-suck.
The little, black Roku-style box plugs into your router, then streams or downloads shows from your TiVo to your iPod, iPad, or iPhone.
TiVo Stream eliminates a lot of the suck. The little, black Roku-style box plugs into your router, then streams or downloads shows to your iPod, iPad, or iPhone. It’s a sweet little accessory for anyone already assimilated into the Apple and TiVo ecosystems, but it’s not without some frustrating limitations.