#Inky box subsctipion review software#
Even more impressively, the software automatically hid not-terribly-useful subchannels and other less popular channels that you probably don't want to wade through. An over-the-air channel scan took about 10 minutes and picked up 70 channels. Hook everything up, fire up a browser, and it walks you through the process. That's a major accomplishment for a product that could easily skew geeky.
Simple.TV has quite a few limitations, but it's just good enough to be worth considering for early adopters, especially at its budget price.
There's no doubt TiVo is better, but it's not hard to see why Simple.TV's pricing would appeal to buyers already looking to spend less on TV. The next best alternative for cord-cutters is the TiVo Premiere, which has total ownership cost of $330 with a one-year subscription or $650 with a lifetime subscription Simple.TV's total cost of ownership is $200 with a one-year subscription and $300 with a lifetime subscription. That's quite a lot stacking up against Simple.TV, but the killer feature is really its cost. In reality, there are a lot of caveats: it's single-tuner only, there's no built-in Wi-Fi, image quality is no more than adequate, it's less responsive than a standard DVR, you need to supply your own hard drive and antenna, and most of the good features require the $5-per-month Premier subscription. It embodies a unique concept, recording over-the-air TV signals, then streaming them to compatible devices (including iPads, laptops, and Roku-connected TVs) both inside and outside your home network - there's no direct HDMI or other video output on the box itself. Simple.TV ($150) is an over-the-air DVR for those with a high tolerance for compromise.
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