Compare TiVo Premiere to older TiVo DVRs

DVR featuresTiVo Premiere/4/XL4TiVo HD/Series3TiVo Series2TiVo Series1
HD recording capacity (up to)75/75/300 hours20/32 hoursN/AN/A
TiVo Premiere and TiVo Premiere 4 record up to 75 hours of HD programming and Premiere XL4 records up to 300 hours of HD programming.
Basic DVR features
With Premiere, you'll never miss your favorite shows again. It lets you control live TV or recorded shows with pause, rewind, fast-forward, instant replay, slow motion and the new 30-second scan. You can record two shows at once with the TiVo Premiere and four shows at once with Premiere 4 and Premiere XL4.
New HD interface
TiVo Premiere's reinvented, visually stunning HD interface gives you the tools to search, explore, browse and discover like never before—on both TV and the web. It's now faster, easier and more intuitive than ever to find more of what you love. And a new multi-column format delivers more information per screen, so all get to all your entertainment faster.
Search millions of titles and multiple sources (including the Internet) and find exactly what you want to watch. Search, discover and explore everything that's available on your Premiere all in one place. Even cooler, you'll see movie and TV show prices from all your sources, so you can do comparison shopping before purchasing.
Browse by TV & movie posters
TiVo Premiere's all-new, dedicated Browse feature is the perfect way to make sense of all the great content coming into your home. Not sure what you want to watch? Premiere's visual poster-browse display speeds things up by delivering considerably more information at a glance. Looking for a good movie? Top Picks has all the most popular content from across the TiVo service universe, including online partners like Netflix and Amazon Instant Video. And if you're in the mood for a particular kind of movie, drill down instantly by clicking on one of dozens of categories in the new Collections feature and browse away.
Find shows based on topical Collections
TiVo Premiere's new Collections feature highlights the best that television and the web have to offer—all grouped into fresh, fun, up-to-date categories. Explore topical collections, event-driven collections, seasonal collections and groups of shows related to something new, interesting or popular. You can even "favorite" a collection and let the TiVo box know what’s hitting your sweet spot.
See similar shows in the Discovery Bar
The all-new Discovery Bar is a graphic lineup of content that appears across the top of Premiere's stunning HD menus. This display gives you helpful recommendations for movies and TV shows that are similar to ones you already enjoy, as well as titles that are currently popular in the TiVo community. Drop-down menus explain why programs were recommended. Simply click any item to record it. On the right, a new picture-in-menu window enables you to keep watching your show while navigating through the menus of Premiere's HD interface.
Live video window in menus
The cool new picture-in-menu video window enables you to keep watching your show while using TiVo Premiere menus. It appears on the upper right side of your interface, in the Discovery Bar. This live feed can also be paused from here if you prefer.
30-second scan
TiVo has always give you the ability to take total control live and recorded TV with pause, rewind, fast-forward and slo-mo. Now with Premiere, we've added a one-click 30-second scan feature so you can conveniently speed through those parts of your shows you'd rather not sit through.
Disk space meter
TiVo Premiere's convenient, new at-a-glance disk usage meter displays how much of your 75 hours of HD recording capacity (75 with Premiere 4 and 300 with Premiere XL4) you have available at any given moment, so you can better manage your storage.
Watch recordings on another TV
When you have more than one TiVo box connected to your home network through broadband, you can easily transfer non-copy protected HD shows between them. Simply connect all of your TiVo boxes to your home network and you can enjoy the convenience of multi-room viewing.
Online/mobile scheduling of recordings
Forget to schedule a recording? Stuck in a meeting? In an airport? Don't panic. Just visit tivo.com or m.tivo.com from the web or a mobile device and search for shows, browse air times and channels, and schedule your desired recording online. It's like always having your TiVo box with you.
Free TiVo® App for iPad, iPhone, Android phones and tablets (including Kindle Fire)
Experience TV like never before by turning smart phone or tablet into command central for your TiVo DVR. Search, browse, schedule and share without interrupting what you're watching. It's the ultimate TiVo companion.
Transfer recordings to mobile devices
Who says you can't take it with you? Transfer your recorded shows to your laptop and hit the road. Or use TiVo Desktop Plus to convert your shows and load them onto your iPod®, PSP® or other media player. TiVo Desktop Plus is available for purchase and download on tivo.com.
Expandable storage space
You can always expand the recording capacity of your Premiere with an external hard drive. We recommend the Western Digital 1 TB My DVR Expander. Once it's plugged into the eSATA port on your TiVo box, the Expander adds an additional 140 hours of HD recording space, or up to 1,200 hours of standard-definition recording capacity.
Supports over-the-air digital channelsPremiere only
You may be in an ideal location to receive and record FREE over-the-air HD signals of network TV programming with a digital antenna. You'll enjoy a breathtaking picture quality unmatched by cable and satellite providers. Digital antenna required and sold separately.
Full 1080p support
Like the crisp detail, brilliant colors, and eye-opening quality of 1080p? Perhaps you’re an action-movie aficionado? Or maybe you just want to get the most out of your HDTV? Rest assured, Premiere provides full 1080i and 1080p support, so you’ll see all the action, and all the pageantry, in all its intended glory.
Broadband Internet-connected featuresTiVo Premiere/4/XL4TiVo HD/Series3TiVo Series2TiVo Series1
World's largest on-demand video store
With a broadband-connected Premiere, you're connected to a vast universe of on-demand choices for purchase or rent—from movies and TV shows to web videos, music videos, streaming music and more. (Availability of third-party content subject to change and additional fees may apply from third-party content providers.)
Instantly watch Netflix movies & shows
Instantly watch thousands of movies & TV episodes—many in brilliant HD—from Netflix. Netflix and TiVo are now playing at your house, for no extra cost with your Netflix Unlimited membership. Unlimited membership, sold separately. See Netflix Terms of Use for details.
Amazon Instant Video movies & shows
Now you can make any night movie night. Over 90,000 movies and TV shows are now available for download through your Premiere—with many in breathtaking HD. (Additional fees may apply from Amazon.)
Enjoy YouTube™ videos on your TV
From surprised kittens to sneezing baby pandas, you'll now be able to search for, browse and enjoy millions of FREE YouTube videos, right on your TV. The possibilities are virtually endless.
Current hit shows & classic series from Hulu Plus
TiVo® Premiere users can now stream dozens of current TV programs, like Glee, 30 Rock, and Modern Family—plus many classic series and acclaimed movies.
Subscribe to free web videos
Find free web videos for virtually every interest under the sun and watch them on your TV. From astronomy and politics to woodworking and yoga, it's easy to find free videos that match your particular area of interest. You can even subscribe for regular updates (RSS feeds), which you'll find waiting for you in your "My Shows" folder.
Access streaming music services
Whether you're in the mood for classical, hip-hop or anything in between, it's easy to access millions of songs directly through your broadband-connected TiVo Premiere. With Pandora, you can create your own FREE radio stations based on a favorite song or band. Or use your Rhapsody® account to stream the music you love (available on TiVo Premiere DVRs only). You can even listen to hundreds of FREE music channels with Live365. As you can hear, your musical options are virtually endless. (Additional fees may apply from third-party content providers.)
Listen to your PC/Mac music library
You no longer need to enjoy your computer's personal music library through your computer's speakers or headphones. With TiVo Desktop software it's simple to stream the tunes you love the most on your TV or home entertainment system. Rock on. (TiVo Desktop software required.)
View your photos on the big screen
Your most precious pictures and slideshows have never looked this good. Display your personal photo library from your PC or Mac on the biggest screen in your house—with Premiere. They'll be larger than life. (TiVo Desktop Plus software required and sold separately.)