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TiVo Bolt

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The Bolt is TiVo's smallest, sleekest DVR yet. And it packs some powerful new features like 4K video support, the ability to speed up your shows, and a button to skip past entire commercial blocks with one quick press.

TiVo Bolt

The TiVo Bolt is almost Apple-like in design: simple, white, and curved. It looks like a slightly warped box that lifts off of the ground half an inch in a gentle slope.

Remote

The remote is a large, curved dog bone of a wand, with a white top panel and black underside.

Ports

The back holds an HDMI port, a coaxial cable/antenna connector, an Ethernet port, two USB ports, an eSATA connector for adding storage, 3.5mm and optical audio outputs, the power connector, and a Remote Finder button that makes the remote beep audibly.

TiVo Central

The menu system is built around lists of easy-to-read text choices, with graphics like show logos appearing in the periphery or a few menu levels down from the main screen. It's very easy to navigate, and leaves little ambiguity in menu choices.

OnePass

The classic Season Pass feature has been replaced by OnePass, which collects episodes of your favorite shows across both recorded television and online services.

Suggestions

From the main screen you can see what is currently on live television under What to Watch Now.

Collections

Find TV, Movies & Videos offers entire collections of recording plans based on various criteria.