26 TECH ADVISOR • APRIL 2020CES 2020
The TiVo Stream 4K
runs Android TV and
stole out hearts- TiVo Stream 4K
Every time we think Android TV is ready for the Google
Graveyard, something comes along and gives it new
life. At CES that was the TiVo Stream 4K. A massive
departure for the DVR pioneer and a bid to reclaim
its position as an industry leader, the TiVo Stream 4K
is exactly what its name suggests: a media streamer.
But while it won’t record your favourite programmes
or let you skip commercials (at least not yet), it will
collect all of your subscribed services into a cohesive
menusoyoucandiscovernewshowsandcontinue
watchingtheones you love. It comes with an actual
remote with actual buttons, too.
The proof of the pudding will be in how many
servicesTiVocangetonboardbeforeit shipsin
April.Evenif it’shalfasgoodaswehope, it’ll be
theanswer to our streaming prayers.