If you keep up on tech bits, you may think the latest TiVo news is the recent settlement with AT&T. But followers of TiVo’s VP of User Experience on Twitter learned of some nice updates for the [amazon_link id=”B0036OR91A” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]TiVo Premier line[/amazon_link] late last night. TiVo’s Margret “@tivodesign” Schmidt sneaked screen shots and information to followers about some design and feature improvements. Some lucky customers may already have received the update, but the full roll-out will occur over the span of the next few weeks. If you have a cable-company provisioned TiVo, you may have to wait a few more months for this particular update. The update will be available for (Series 4) Premier boxes only, as it requires the newer hardware of that 4th gen platform. That includes the Premier, Premier XL, and Premier Elite.
So what’s in the update?
- Enhancements to the HD guide, including stability improvements, in both the traditional grid and TiVo list formats
- Easy access to Search from the HD guide
- A new mini guide that floats above the video at the bottom of the screen
- An enhanced information banner, with season and episode number, that’s been moved to the bottom of the screen
- Enhanced information banner when changing channels
- Improved TiVo Search, now including Hulu content results
- Content streaming between TiVo Premier boxes, no longer requiring files to be transferred
- An Android app similar to the iOS TiVo app. As with iOS, some of the features of the Android app will even function with Series 3 TiVo HD boxes.
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I was reading up on the multi-room streaming that TiVo has
been offering, but after CES I’m starting to think that the only multi-room DVR
worth talking about is the Hopper from DISH. I have been reading up on this new
receiver and have learned found out about a lot of great things. It has so many
features and so many possibilities that it is almost awe inspiring. I have been
lucky enough to play around with the receiver and some of its features since I
work at DISH. I’m already starting my campaign on my wife to convince her to
let me get one; her excuse is always that I have way too many gadgets in my
house.
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