TiVoStream 4K – Every Streaming App and Live TV on One Screen – 4K UHD, Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos Sound – Powered by Android TV – Plug-In Smart TV, One size

Update 2/16/2021Still going strong. No issues. Only had to reboot it once in over 4 months. I think some of the "buggyness" others have experienced may be due to a poor wifi connection. If this is going to be placed far from your WiFi router you may have issues with spinning circle a lot. Mine sits right next to my router.My only gripe still is that if I subscribe to YouTube TV it's not going to integrate into the native Tivo channel guide and the Tivo Channel guide does not allow you to create a favorite channels list. That's really the only two main drawbacks. But if I do switch from Sling to YouTube TV I'll put the Tivo on my bedroom TV and move my Chromecast with Google TV from the bedroom to my main TV.Original ReviewTivo Stream 4K, Roku Stick Plus vs Chromecast with Google TV - For the $50 and under price range, these are the three best to choose from and I tried them all.Tivo Stream 4K was my winner.1) It's Android TV O/S so can load all the Play Store apps and use Google Assistant voice commands.2) All apps I tried, Hulu, HBOMax, Sling, Netflix, etc, had 5.1 audio (that should have it) including Atmos on Netflix.3) Remote correctly powers on and off the receiver, TV, and device itself. The Info button on the remote was critical so I could see the current video and audio stream spec on Netflix in realtime and discovered I wasn't getting 4K. Needed to go into my Yamaha and do a firmware update and change the video settings in the Advanced Menu to get the receiver to support 4K 60hz instead of 30hz. Not sure what made the difference in getting Netflix to stream 4K, the firmware update or changing 4K video mode from 2 to 1.4) Live Channel Menu integrates Locast.org (free local TV via Internet), Sling, Pluto and Tivo channels. No YouTube TV of course but not using that. I'm actually using Stremium now as my Live Channel guide and Live Channel DVR. It's brilliant. I have Locast for all the major networks and Sling ($30) for mainly CNN and ESPN. The Stremium app for $5/month (or less annual), also possible on the Chromecast, may not be the best featured cloud DVR but for the price and the fact it can be my channel guide and DVR for Sling and Locast combined is really great. See ya later Comcast and hello $80/month savings without losing a single channel I like to watch.I'm sure there are drawbacks I've yet to discover but so far the Tivo Stream 4K is a total sleeper compared to the more talked about Roku devices or CCWGTV. Maybe people think Tivo brand is old tech on its way out or something? Not my experience with this particular Tivo device.On the CCWGTV, I liked the interface the best (especially if you use YouTube TV, which I don't) but it has been relegated to occasional use on my bedroom TV due to the following:1) No 5.1 on some apps like mainly Hulu without having to cast from mobile device which is ridiculous to have to do that. Also no 5.1 on any Live TV Streaming Services except if you sideload AT&T Now app.2) No ability to integrate other live channel services into the Live Channel Guide (not surprising as they want to steer you to YouTube TV)3) Very disappointing remote (but what can you expect for a $50 platform?) No "Info" button on remote. Wouldn't control power on my Yamaha RX-V781 even with CEC turned on for everything to name just a couple frustrations.Other minor gripes but those were the main 3 for me. If you don't mind paying $65+tax a month for your live TV via YouTube TV and you live in the Google Ecosystem, it's probably arguably the best choice for others as long as they are willing to wait for the kinks to be worked out in all the apps on the audio streaming formats.Roku Streaming Stick Plus very promising. Better remote than Chromecast with Google TV. Simpler menu/navigation system preferable to many users, BUT, HBOMax not in 5.1 digital surround audio currently, just 2-channel PCM. Deal breaker. It's also not an Android TV device so you can't install any Android TV app from the Play Store although it has all the main apps. Moving between Android TV devices is easier in the future so you can use your Google account across a larger variety of current and future devices and not have to start from scratch when you change devices. With Roku, you are now tied to their properietary O/S that they have done a good job designing to make it easy for an average user.Honorable mention: Amazon Fire Stick. If you live in the Amazon/Alexa Ecosystem of home devices this may be your preferred device. You can 'sideload' Android TV apps.

Tivo has made me a new fan of their products. This works great with my IPTV app because when I turn on my tv the next day that app opens automatically unlike with my Firestick. This is a better value in my opinion.

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6/10/21 Update .Well you should read the below 1stI had to cancel out HBO Max on my Amazon account & start up a new account. I was getting a messagefrom TIVO that I didn't have an active HBO Max account with Amazon. The same goes for Pramount+.Well theres no Apple TV yet on TIVO. Truly I'm frustrated that I need to sign in with Google to get theother paid streaming apps. Now some of my personal info is now avail to other formats especially thatthis stick is working over WIFI & not Ethernet like my current Amazon stick. What TIVO should offer isa newer stick that a Ethernet adapter can be added and give us trade in to get a stick with Ethernet connection. Also the ability to get these extra streaming apps off of Google sign in & apply them to there normal APP page.6/8/21Dont know how many people would agree with this. Its a really good item to have only if you can get an Etherent adapter for it also. I was having problems with the Amazon 4k stick it was crashing with WIFI 1st than also with the Ethernet adapter but at least with the Ethernet my whole house WIFI didn't go down with Fire 4k stick.Well the TIVO stick offers up many Apps in advertising. But they dont tell you you need a GOOGLEaccount for Premium Channels like HBO Max, Disney+. Even IMBD which is free you need an Google account which you dont need with the Fire 4K stick. I have an LG non Smart TV thats great. I am a big fan of TIVO since they 1st came out. With this they have you think that you just get a Tivo stick and grab the Apps from there list & your golden. Not so it took over an hour to keep setting up each App with new or old sign in & passwords from Amazon. Some of the Apps that I have on Amazon didn't come over. Well I have Peacock now but I'm not paying for Premium so I looked up my ole favorite Miami Vice nothing except the all so so terrible Movie version. If you dont have a separate sign in for HBO Max, Paramount+ you need to go find a work around or just cancel it from Amazon & create a new account across the board for Amazon Tivo Roku and so on.What I had with Amazon was AppleTV which didn't come up in the TIVO list. They have this pagein settings so you pick the Apps that you want. Your checked off items should come up when you go to your Tivo App Home Page not so ! They give only there list of items included but you have to to theGoogle app in that menu & sign in with a account. There than you can get HBO Max, Disney+ &so on. It than appears on your personnel home app page. In which you have to sign into every appthat you might have had on another device or stick. Like I said if I had Amazon I would want everythingI have paid for from Amazon to crossover to the Tivo stick. One thing I have to say is the picture isgreat it might be a little better that the Fire stick. Also you have in Audio settings in the manual modeyou can choose which Digital format you want Dolby Plus Atmos & my favorite the outstanding DTS !I don't know how many other devices or sticks offer DTS but this is a 1st. thank you. Everything elsehave Dolby Digital Plus only. For some that dont know DTS is far better is resolution impact & so on than Dolby.DTS is similar to the Audio resolution of SONY mixed movies. Check out the newer Spiderman movies& compare the SONY audio version to a Dolby only version. Still to this day most DVDs & Blu Rays & on offer DTS. Dolby to me is like White Bread compared to Wheat or Brain Bread.Thank you have fun !