Movie night, wherever you end up.
TV mode is out now: it turns any computer by the TV into a big-screen Moovo you drive from the couch. Coming next, the Travel Box takes your movies on vacation, no internet needed.
How a trip goes
01
Pack at home
Pair the box with your home server. Everyone going on the trip picks what they want, plus a few family picks, and it all copies over fast on your home network.
02
Plug it in on the trip
At the rental or the hotel, plug the box in. No internet needed. The apps find it nearby, so you can download from it or play it on the TV.
03
Everything syncs back
Where you stopped, what you rated and your streaks come home with you. Your home server catches up the next time the box can reach it.
The Travel Box
Coming · being testedA small computer paired with your home Moovo, carrying a copy of what your group wants for the trip. The software is built, and it's being tested on real hardware before it ships.
- Everyone packs their own
- Each person going adds what they want to watch. The box shows how much room is left, so nobody packs the whole library by accident.
- Family picks
- Add titles for the whole group, like the double feature you're saving for the rainy day.
- Fast over the home network
- Packing happens at home, before you leave, at the full speed of your own network. Nothing crawls over hotel Wi-Fi.
- Works offline
- Once it's packed, the box needs no internet at all. A beach house with no Wi-Fi is fine.
- Found nearby
- On the same network, the apps find the box on their own. Download a movie to your laptop for the plane home, or play it on the TV.
- Almost any small computer
- A Raspberry Pi, a mini PC, or an old laptop you already have. Bring a charger and a power strip.
Bring your home network with you
The box works on any network, but a travel router makes it effortless. It carries your home Wi-Fi name with you, so the box, the TV computer and everyone's laptops connect to each other the moment you plug in, in the rental, the hotel or Grandma's house.
Set it up once at home. On the trip, plug the router and the box in next to each other, and it's movie night.
TV mode
Out now in 1.1Moovo, full screen and couch-sized. Press Ctrl+Shift+T in the app to switch, and again to switch back. A native Apple TV app and the iPhone and Android apps are in progress too.
- Made for the couch
- Big posters, big type and one thing in focus at a time, readable from across the room. Press Ctrl+Shift+T to switch.
- Profiles for everyone
- Each person picks their own profile on the TV, with an optional PIN, so your list and progress stay yours.
- Watch together from the couch
- Everyone on the sofa joins Watch Together as one seat, in sync with the people far away.
- Any remote you have
- The arrow keys, a gamepad or a Bluetooth remote. Arrows to move, one button to play.
- Another computer as the remote
- Browse, pause and pick the next one from a laptop in your hand, without getting up. Phones join in with the phone apps.
- Any computer by the TV
- A laptop on HDMI, a gaming PC, a mini PC under the TV. A Raspberry Pi comes later.
Try TV mode tonight
TV mode is in the Windows app today. Until the Travel Box is ready, you can already download movies ahead of a trip and watch them offline, or together in sync with people back home.
Good questions
Are these out yet?
TV mode is: it came with version 1.1, so update the app and press Ctrl+Shift+T. The Travel Box isn't out yet. Its software is built and it's being tested on real hardware. There's no date: when it's ready it's in What's new, and your Moovo app tells you. A ready-made Raspberry Pi image for the box comes a little later.
What about phones and Apple TV?
Both are in progress: iPhone and Android apps (with your phone as a remote for TV mode), and a native Apple TV app you sign in to from your phone. No dates yet; they'll be on the roadmap until they ship.
Does the Travel Box need internet?
No. You pack it at home over your own network. On the trip it works with no internet at all: the apps on the same network find it, download from it and play from it. Progress, ratings and streaks sync back to your home server once the box can reach it again.
Which devices will work?
For TV mode, any Windows computer plugged into a TV, like a laptop, a gaming PC or a mini PC, with Mac and Raspberry Pi later. You drive it with the arrow keys, a gamepad, a Bluetooth remote or another computer. For the Travel Box, a Raspberry Pi, a mini PC or a laptop.
Do I need special Wi-Fi at the hotel?
The box and your devices just need to be on the same network. A travel router makes that easy: it brings your home network with you, so the box and everyone's devices find each other the moment you plug in, wherever you are.
Is it free?
Yes. Like everything in Moovo, both are free, with no limits on people or titles.