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Originally Posted by Jong1
I've given up using the TiVo as anything but a DVR. It's still very solid at that. Chromecast is an infinitely preferable way of accessing Netflix and iPlayer. With the proliferation of cheap "smart" add-ons I can't see Tivo's apps gaining any significant traction even if they bring out a new souped up box. TiVo apps are almost always going to be less well maintained and updated and for anyone savvy enough to be interested in over-the-top services like Netflix £30 is a no-brainer to be part of a large, well looked after pool of users.
Back in the day, the separate 10Mb/s modem seemed like a big benefit. Now with 200Mb/s broadband it's irrelevant.
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Completely agree with you there. I never use TiVo apps now too.
When TiVo was introduced not too many people would have had smart TVs so the apps were a good idea. Smart TVs or smart dongles/boxes are so common/cheap now and perform so much better than the TiVo apps