TiVo to make cheaper version of DVR for those without cable
Posted Aug 25, 2014 02:57:36 PM.
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NEW YORK, N.Y. – Here’s a sign more households are going without cable or satellite TV: TiVo Inc. is making a digital video recorder just for so-called cord-cutters.
The TiVo Roamio OTA will cost $50, compared with $200 for the regular model. The OTA version records free, “over the air” TV signals and lacks slots for cable service cards. For both models, you need a $15-a-month subscription to TiVo service, which provides programming data and other necessities. The OTA model will be available starting Sept. 14 at select Best Buy stores.
A 2013 study from GfK estimated that 19 per cent of U.S. TV households had broadcast-only reception, up from 14 per cent in 2010. Those figures include people who have dropped cable and those who never had it, something common for younger adults.
