Tivo systems are generally thought of as cable recording devices, but if you want to record your favorite shows without having a cable or satellite TV subscription, you still have some options. Using a recorder compatible with HDTV antennas, you can record free over-the-air TV, capturing all your favorite shows and series exactly the way you like. One such antenna-based recording system is the TiVo Roamio OTA1 TB DVR, which is currently $30 off on Amazon, where it earned an average of 4.5 out of 5 stars based on 2,000 customer reviews.
The TiVo Roamio OTA 1TB DVR is almost identical to the regular TiVo Roamio, except that it won’t accept a CableCard, and instead receives channels over an antenna. The Roamio OTA otherwise provides the same experience as the Roamio, granting you access to streaming services and the TiVo interface. The device allows you to record four shows at once and up to 150 hours of HD programming. If the included 1 TB of recording capacity isn’t enough, you can easily add an external hard drive or a TiVo-ready Netgear ReadyNAS to get even more storage.
Thanks to SkipMode, which skips entire commercial breaks of recorded shows with the press of a button, pausing and rewinding is easy, as is skipping commercials. You can also quickly watch slow-moving programs using the QuickMode feature, which speeds through recorded and buffered shows 30 percent faster than normal, without any audio distortion.
To use the recorder, you can start by seeing what’s on tonight, or anything up to two weeks in advance — the TiVo Roamio OTA gives you a two-week program guide so you see what’s coming up. You can also search TV and streaming content simultaneously, as the device integrates access to Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, VUDU, and other streaming apps. Best of all, you’re not only cutting cables but also costs — the recorder is a one-time purchase and requires no monthly subscription fees.
The TiVo Roamio OTA 1TB DVR normally retails for $400 but is currently marked down to $370 on Amazon, giving you a $30 discount for a limited time.
Instagram is making its way to yet another screen, and this time, Apple TV is getting a taste of the Reels rabbit hole. The company has launched a dedicated Instagram app for Apple TV, bringing Reels, longer videos, and live shows to the big screen. So, if watching one quick clip on a phone somehow turns into an hour of scrolling, there's now a much larger screen for that.
Instagram brings Reels and more to Apple TV
Audio-Technica, a brand well known for making some of the best studio and professional headphones on the market, has just come out with the ATH-AWX7000, which the company itself claims to be its "finest headphones ever." The new flagship closed-back headphone has debuted at an eye-watering price of $3,799. It combines hand-finished Japanese woodwork with a newly developed 58mm driver.
The earcups are made from Kiso cypress, a prized wood historically used for Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples. Each housing is finished by hand with traditional Echizen lacquer, which brings out the grain and is expected to darken over time. The frame and sliders are finished in a deep navy kachi-iro shade traditionally associated with samurai.
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