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TiVo ( ) is a discontinued line of digital video recorders (DVR) developed and marketed by Xperi (previously by TiVo Corporation and TiVo Inc.) and introduced in 1999. TiVo provides an on-screen guide of scheduled broadcast programming television programs, whose features include "OnePass" schedules which record every new episode of a series, and wishlist searches which allow the user to find and record shows that match their interests by title, actor, director, category, or keyword. TiVo also provides a range of features when the TiVo DVR is connected to a home network, including film and TV s

Key facts

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TiVo EDGE DVR
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Xperi
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2020 TiVo logo.svg
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TiVo
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Linux
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Digital video recorder

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Official website

TiVo – TiVo | Best OTA DVRs, Cable DVRs and Streaming Player

tivo.com

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Encyclopedic overview

24 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Service
  • Functions
  • Subscription service
  • International operations
  • United Kingdom
  • Hardware
  • Drive expansion
  • Hacking
  • TiVo in the cloud
  • Marketing and branding
  • Competitors and market share
  • Issues
  • Privacy concerns
  • Litigation
  • Opposition by content providers
  • Content flagging
  • Pop-up advertisements
  • GNU General Public License and Tivoization
  • CableCard Support Uncertainty (USA)
  • In popular culture
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

TiVo ( ) is a discontinued line of digital video recorders (DVR) developed and marketed by Xperi (previously by TiVo Corporation and TiVo Inc.) and introduced in 1999. TiVo provides an on-screen guide of scheduled broadcast programming television programs, whose features include "OnePass" schedules which record every new episode of a series, and wishlist searches which allow the user to find and record shows that match their interests by title, actor, director, category, or keyword. TiVo also provides a range of features when the TiVo DVR is connected to a home network, including film and TV show downloads, advanced search, online scheduling, and at one time, personal photo viewing and local music playback.

After its launch in its home market of the United States, TiVo units were also sold in Australia, Canada, Mexico, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Sweden, Taiwan, Spain, and the United Kingdom. Later models adopted the CableCARD standard, which is only deployed in the United States, and which limits the availability of certain features. TiVo discontinued its DVR hardware products in October 2025.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “TiVo” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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