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It’s the end of an era for TiVo. Cord Cutters flagged that the company has removed every digital video recorder product from its website, with TiVo confirming to the publication last week that it has officially ceased making DVR hardware after 26 years in the industry. Its last DVR release was the TiVo Edge in 2019, with TiVo later merging with software company Xperi in June 2020.
“As of September 30, 2025, TiVo stop [sic] selling EDGE DVR products, including hardware and accessories, both online and through agents,” TiVo said in a statement to Cord Cutters. “TiVo, and its partners, no longer manufacture TiVo DVR hardware, and our remaining inventory is now depleted.”
The hardware shutdown comes after years of streaming services making watch-on-demand more accessible, and cable TV providers adding cloud-based video recording functions to their own boxes, eroding demand for standalone DVRs. The company made the bulk of its revenue by licensing its portfolio of patents, including the Time Warp tech that enables users to fast-forward through adverts on recorded TV, and notably filed several patent infringement lawsuits against companies that produced their own DVRs.
TiVo now lives on as a software provider for smart TVs and vehicle infotainment systems, telling Variety that it will continue to support its now obsolete hardware products going forward.