Ok for Tivo Newbies w/4K TVs, but Not a Valuable Upgrade
344039
I've owned 12 Tivo's over time.  I have 4 in my house right now, including a Roamio Pro, TiVo Premiere XL, TiVo Premiere, and a Mini.  I've owned Tivo's since the Series 2.  So here are my observations:

1) The look is different, but shows Tivo's lack of understanding that many of us have stacked equipment under our TVs.  This shape is silly when you consider wiring will show through the gap, you can't put anything on top of the Tivo, and the shape just bothers me (but that's my issue).
2) There are some nice new capabilities - 4k quality, commercial skip and speed watch
3) I noticed there is NO explanation of the commercial skip, so I wonder if it is actually the same thing that we already have with 30 second skip (or some set skip of 4 minutes or something like that).  Personally i'm fine with quickly pushing my skip button 8 times, and ending up at the right place.
4) Limited storage capabilities compared to Roamio Pro - why is that??  Oh, and the 150 hours of HD is NOT measured at 4k, but rather at 720p/1080i, so keep in mind the smaller storage size will HUGLY impact what you could store at 4k resolution i.e. more like 38 hours of 4k programming.
5) There really is no 4k broadcasting in the market right now, that I am aware of, so unless you are downloading a lot of 4k content from the Internet, there is no reason to upgrade to a Bolt if you have a Tivo.

If you have a new 4k TV and you download a lot of 4k content this might be a valuable purchase now, otherwise I'd wait until 4k content is available from your cable provider.
552620
For the price paid (less than $75), it's not half bad.  I connected it to my LAN and HDTV, configured for DHCP, and was easily able to detect my Ubuntu Linux based Mediatomb server.

When I attempted playback of various media, I wasn't able to get sound over HDMI.  I then tried component video (YPbPr) successfully.  I went back to HDMI, lowered the bit rate for the sound, and had it up and running fine (including 720p .MKV playback).

From time-to-time the screen goes blank when you've been wandering around in the menus for too long and as of now, I have not been able to make use of the USB port (always reads folder empty no matter what's connected).  I have a trouble ticket in with Hauppauge, will update with results.

Pros:
Low price
Played every video format I threw at it
1080p HDMI Output
Decent WAF (Wife Approval Factor)
Instinctive remote control (could be better)
Intuitive on-screen menus
Easy network setup
Automatic video setup built into the software

Cons:
Unit itself could look better
OSD needs polishing: speed, smoothness, fonts are big & blocky (can't really complain for the price)
Has to reboot after some setting changes
Screen goes blank every now and again while in the menu system
No automatic audio setup

Conclusion:
Setup could have gone more smoothly.  For the problem I had with sound over HDMI, there was nothing in the manual, on the website, or in any of the forums that gave me any insight on this problem.  I literally stumbled onto the fix.  The problem was likely due to the limitations of my HDTV, but the average consumer might not catch that.  Although it's not important to my intended application, I'm still waiting on an answer for my USB port issue.  All-in-all, for what I purchased it for, (multi-format Upnp/DLNA player w/ HDMI output) it's not horrible when you take into consideration that other comparable consumer products cost anywhere from $30 to $125 more and a custom-built PC with an HDMI output could cost upwards of $400 to $500 at a minimum.

Update (12/20/2010):
I've not heard anything beyond the initial response (addressing my already resolved audio over HDMI issue) from Hauppauge support.  I've also discovered that the MediaMVP-HD cannot play OGM video.  The format is summarily ignored by the media browser (as in doesn't even show up as unknown).  Although it's not advertised as one of the supported formats, I'm still disappointed.  As for .MKV playback, if you have an MKV video with multiple audio tracks, there's no way to switch betewwn the two tracks.  I also contacted Hauppauge about this and have gotten no answer.  Prehaps I'll have better luck after the holidays.

Update (03/30/2011):
Still no response from Hauppauge, I've moved on to using a PC with XBMC Live installed.  The MediaMVP will still serve as a spare in my workshop, but isn't quite smooth and polished enough (software-wise) for my living room system.  Eye candy is important.
4841789
I actually have 3] Tivo XL4; 1] Premiere XL & 1] Premiere so as you can see, I am def. a tivo fan BUT I continually have problems viewing either My To Do or My Shows on computer which I find VERY frustrating plus the single best 'fix' I can come up with is being able to plug in a few 'key' words instead of having to scroll up/down each of the Show lists & being able to set a 'reminder' of wanted upcoming shows so my tivo will beep or give some kind of signal. Other then that, I love Tivo! - Oh the only unfortunate part is I'm stuck with Cox Comm. and they are not Tivo friendly nor Tivo wise so getting assistance from them is difficult - but I can't blame Tivo.com for that.
244377
It's okay but Roku is new to me and I'm not sure if I'm getting all I can from it.
2972220
(Upgraded from 2 to 3 stars)
Seems to be easy to use, and I like that the remote works for the tv as well.  Unfortunately I've found the blu-ray player to have compatibility problems with non-Sony products.  My tv is Sony, and has no problem interfacing with the blu-ray player.  However, my sound bar is not Sony and will play a loud tone followed by loud white-noise/static on some Netflix shows and dvds.  The sound comes out of the tv fine, but not out of the sound bar which uses an optical audio interface with the tv. I have replaced the HDMI cable running from the dvd player to the tv, but this had no affect.  I do not have the same issue with my PS3 or laptops connected to the tv/sound bar.  Be cautious if you plan to use this product with other non-Sony electronics. Further, navigating through interface menus is a sluggish affair. The remote allows me to find and select the programs I wish to watch, yet I have to wait a beat while the cursor catches up to my input. Not a huge deal, but having experience with other products out there in the world it seems as though Sony could have done better.  Overall, this product is okay but I would not recommend it.
1000383
Meh.  Not especially good video quality.  Clumsy interface.  A little overpriced.
1562211
DVDO edge is worth getting if you care about how your video looks.  It can't work magic, but it makes everything look better, like the signal was improved, or you upgraded your components.  I am not sure why video scalers/processors are not more common in home theater setups.  This is definitely better than the chips built into nearly any low to mid-range component.
4270046
Had some old 'legacy' sources (laser disc player, s-VHS VCR) that I wanted to use with my newer integer receiver that didn't support S-video, but had unused HDMI inputs, so this seemed like a good solution.  In short, it worked and setup was reasonable easy.  Unfortunately, there is a lot of loss of picture detail in dim source scenes, so not good for critical viewing, but better than nothing.  Also, puts out an HDMI signal whether or not there is an incoming video signal, so not a good choice if hoping to route this to an HDMI switcher that automatically detects sources (for instance, if you only had one available HDMI input but a few sources each attached to one of these converters).  That said, not bad for the price.  Would have given it more starts if better low-light capability and/or only put out a signal if there was an input signal.
1101154
This dock does not support 4k at 60 Hz via HDMI. That being pretty much the defining feature of HDMI 2.0, I'm not sure how it can claim to have HDMI 2.0 support.

It also appears that the HUB requires several drivers for LAN and possibly other functionality. (There is a Super Drive "driver" for Mac, though I can't imagine what that might do. The USB Super Driver is just a standard USB 2.0 device, and all versions of Mac OS since it's release have supported it natively.) Chipsets exist covering all functionality offered by this hub that are supported on both Mac OS and Windows without drivers, so I'm not sure why CalDigit decided they needed to use something else. Just look at the plethora of USB 3 gigabit ethernet adapters out there that don't need additional drivers.

Finally, though this doesn't factor into my product rating, be aware that it's still quite difficult to find and identify USB-C cables that actually implement the full spec, including charging and the auxiliary data lines required for DisplayPort. I ordered the version of this dock with a 0.5m cable along with a 6 foot USB-C cable that claims to support 10Gb/s USB 3.1 Gen 2, 100W charging, etc. and it does not pass a DisplayPort video signal. As this is the only cable that even claims full USB-C compatibility at 6 feet (and yet doesn't seem to deliver), it looks like I'm going to have to make due with a 3 foot cable anyway.

Edit: Unfortunately after about a month and a half of use, I have to drop my review to one stars.

First, while the network interface did work initially after installing the drivers (still not sure why I need them, other than CalDigit possibly deciding to save a few cents by not going with a USB ethernet bridge that's supported natively by macOS), it now has ceased functioning entirely. I don't know. Maybe I need to install the drivers again after the macOS 10.12.2 update, but if so that doesn't really change anything. There's no reason this shouldn't be plug and play.

Second, and even more importantly, this hub doesn't seem to be capable of reliably facilitating HDCP negotiations, meaning that any DRMed video content won't play much of the time, requiring unplugging and replugging cables, powering off the attached monitor, etc. to get things working again. As long as the MPAA and friends insist on requiring HDCP to watch content I paid for, that again makes this dock more of a hassle than it's worth. I will use it for the moment since I'm outside the return window, but plan to replace it as soon as possible with a proper Thunderbolt 3 dock.
728407
Bought this to upgrade from a "42 Samsung plasma 720p and I'm starting to think I should have done more research. While it's not a complete bust, I do find the list of standard features wanting.
The picture quality is great for me but there's still something off about the color. I'll have to play with the settings but colors don't seem as deep as my plasma. I knew there would be a difference that i would have to adjust to but I plan to put my plasma in the bedroom so I'm kinda curious which TV I'll gravitate to. Still not sure why plasma went "Dodo bird" on us but, oh well.
Of course, I'm aware I should compare anything to plasma as I always thought it gave a superior picture. But there are other areas on this TV that make seriously weigh returning it for another series Samsung. This is a low-end model but so was the PN42A450 it's replacing and here's where I feel the ball was dropped. The old: 3 HDMI ports, 2 sets of Component inputs, RCA Audio output, Headphone output with level controlled by TV, and easy-access side ports. It also had an S-Video input, Coaxial Audio output, and a VGA PC input with a 3.5 mm audio input (which are obsolete now but I did use the VGA quite a bit) The new: 2 HDMI ports, 1 Component, and a 3.5 mm Audio output not level controlled. Both have usb and toslink (optical audio). You never know what you'll miss til it's gone. Not exactly a deal breaker if you have a simple setup but I do miss the options.
The sound is typically what I expected but definitely worse than what it replaces. What really bugs me about flat panels is the absence of a simple set of speaker level outputs. Just build a TV with an onboard amplifier and you buy your own speakers. Even better, include a set of small bookshelf speakers with the TV. I'm a minimalist so being able to use one remote is a big deal. If I can't get a soundbar that powers on automatically and the volume can be controlled by the TV, I consider that a deal breaker. Fortunately, I have a Logitech Harmony remote for my surround setup (which I have to use a lot more with this TV). Out of the box, go into the settings and play with the equalizer. From the factory, it sounds like torture.
The remote is horrible. I expect to have some sort of intuitive feeling with the remote in my hand. I can pick ALL of my other remotes and, without looking, have a feeling of what button my thumb is on. All the buttons on this remote feel exactly the same. Again, my Harmony makes this a non-issue but I thought you should know. Look for a replacement ASAP.
3970944
The hardware seems to be pretty good the remote works ok. I do get a "pink" screen some times, to fix the problem I do a cold boot.
I'm new to these kind to "free" TV boxes but after a few hours of YouTube watching it pretty easy.
So here's the deal with all of these boxes. Don't buy one that touts fully loaded just for that reason. Your going to have to learn how to use Kodi which is the software that these boxes use to watch free stuff. Then your going to load a program called Exodus (for now June 2016) this program that you watch movies and TV shows from. Now there are a lot of  builds for kodi on YouTube that will give you all sorts of programs to use in a easy to navigate package, Movies,Sport,LiveTV, Porn etc. all for free.  Mostly standard Deff and don't work and when they do not work very well. If you want to try one to these boxes find the cheapest, don't skimp on ram or storage. Its all the same software. Don't even think this is going to run as smooth as a Roku.
933724
I had and returned this unit. It's possible it was a fluke with just one specific unit, but TV Guide On Screen didn't work reliably for me.  About 20% of the time it wouldn't record a show I asked for, or would attempt to record shows I never requested (often instead of shows I HAD requested).

Also, the interface for TV Guide On Screen is very clunky.  The parts of the interface designed by Sony look and work fine, but the TV Guide interface for scheduling recordings or looking at guide data doesn't mesh with the rest of the interface, and is unintuitive.

Technically this unit doesn't run 24/7 like Tivo or Replay units, but it might as well.  It seemed to turn itself on 4 times a day for 3 hour stretches in order to receive the guide data.

The actual image quality of this unit is excellent.  I found the second to lowest quality to be acceptable for the majority of my shows. (The equivalent of 4 hours per disc.)

Because of the flaky TV Guide On Screen system, I'd really recommend looking instead at a Tivo-based DVD unit like those from Toshiba, or a regular Tivo box, or Sony's cheaper DVD-only GX-300.
1360771
Great value and solid function for recording 4K video
1952970
We got this as a gift for an elder family member who has TiVo. Since we weren't familiar with TiVo, we looked up different prices and amazon has the best deal (by just a few dollars.). This adapter is used for the older TiVo Series if you no longer have a land line and would like for your TiVo to update through Wireless. When we got it, it came with very clear instructions and was pretty easy to install. Takes very little space on top of the TiVo. The sad thing is if you have more than one TiVo, you have to buy one per box, which can be costly at about $80 a pop.
1649900
Works as intended unless you are gonna use a Roku or Playstation 3/ 4/ Pro
4273786
My first TiVo ever, a Series 2, was still running happily in my basement until recently, almost 10 years after I bought it.  My second one, a Series 2 Dual Tuner, was about 6 years old, and the only reason I decided to replace it was because I wanted to finally have HD recording capability.
Having 6 HD tuner capability is great.  No longer does my wife have to spend hours carefully organizing our Season Passes to make sure we don't miss a recording on one of the major networks which doesn't re-run their programs.
However, beyond that, there are a lot of disappointing aspects to the Roamio:
- The Roamio refused to connect to my wi-fi network, and didn't give a good explanation of why.  My iPhone, my Roku, my laptop, and everything else I own will connect just fine.
- So, I ran a long Ethernet cable to the room with the TiVo and did the setup.  Even over a wired Ethernet connection to a 15Mbps DSL connection, it still took at least an hour to download the data it needed for the setup process.  I could understand that 10 years ago when the TiVo was doing a lot with a tiny amount of CPU horsepower.  I have no idea why it takes so long now.
- Once it finally downloaded all its data, things were just.. quirky.  The device would randomly display an error message and refuse to let you search for programs.  This eventually went away, but it was unclear what it was upset about.
- The home screen, the search screen, etc. are all really nice looking HD screens.  Then, you go into the Settings menu, and suddenly, you're dropped into the same clunky looking SD settings menu from the old TiVos.
- I was able to activate the Roamio quickly.  However, I bought a TiVo Mini at the same time.  When I went to activate it online, it said it would take 24 hours, and sure enough, it took most of those 24 hours.  When I buy a new piece of equipment, I expect it to work when I bring it home, not 24 hours later.
- When I called to deactivate my old Series 2 units (which you have to do over the phone - TiVo refuses to let you do it online), the phone rep said that had I called into activate my Roamio, they could have transferred my old service plan to the new unit, which would have been good since I had been paying a rate from several years ago.  But, since I activated online, saving them the cost of answering my phone call, I apparently forfeited that offer without knowing it, and the phone rep said he could do nothing about it.  I wouldn't have even realized this had he not mentioned it.  I will find this annoying every month when I see them charge my credit card.

It seriously feels like TiVo just carried over a lot of the old obsolete crud from the old TiVos into the Roamio series, and that's disappointing for a device which costs as much as this did.  For this amount of money and the number of years TiVo has had to perfect things, it should have been much better.
2571348
I agree with the consensus. I had nothing but problems with the R15 and aside from offering to replace it, customer service doesn't seem to have any other options. I saw one R10 (the old model with Tivo) at WalMart and dropped $100 to buy it and it works like a dream. I hope DirecTV and Tivo have resolved their differences in 3 years or so when I will need a new DVR or I may be switching to Dish Network. I've heard good things about their DVRs.