Tivo to Go

[reveal]

Anyone else trying this? I finally got my Tivo working with my wireless network. I copied an episode of Stargate to my comp and then burned it to DVD. That qualities not great on a regular TV, a little pixelated, but it's awesome that I can burn shows I really like to DVD or just copy them to my laptop to watch later at my convenience without wasting space on the Tivo.

 

[Maerdwyn]

Sounds great

Unfortunately, my tivo is in my DirecTV unit, so I don't think I can do that - unless it can just be added on to my existing equipment?

 

[reveal]

Sounds great

Unfortunately, my tivo is in my DirecTV unit, so I don't think I can do that - unless it can just be added on to my existing equipment?

I'm not sure if it can be added. Check the settings on your unit. Mine had an Ethernet jack on mine as well as a USB port. If it can, then download the Tivo Desktop from their website.

 

[devilish]

How did you burn it to DVD? Did you have to use their
partners software or is there a better/easier way?

I've downloaded the .tivo files to my machine and want
to burn them but don't like software they're pitching.

Thanks,
-D

 

[reveal]

How did you burn it to DVD? Did you have to use their
partners software or is there a better/easier way?

I've downloaded the .tivo files to my machine and want
to burn them but don't like software they're pitching.

Thanks,
-D

I used Sonic, which is what Tivo pimps. I got it because it actually has the Tivo plug in. Anything else has no clue what a .tivo file is. Nero sure didn't.

 

[WizarDru]

I've had Tivo2Go for over a month, and it's pretty spiff. You do NOT need to use Sonic's software, but you DO need to use a burning application that supports the Tivo Codec...which any Direct-enabled application will. I have burned discs using Nero, for example, from .tivo files. As they are only specifically encoded MPEG-2 files, they are fairly easy to put on DVD. The same should apply to Roxio and most other windows-based burning tools.

If you have a direct-TV unit...you're out of luck, I believe. You may want to check tivocommunity.com, though...I'm not as knowledgable about the DirecTV units.

One thing to keep in mind: TiVo uses a lossy format, so you may notice some artifacting, and the actual resolution of most broadcasts is much lower than you normally notice...until you see it on high-resolution or high-def screen, such as an HDTV or PC monitor.

 

[WizarDru]

I used Sonic, which is what Tivo pimps. I got it because it actually has the Tivo plug in. Anything else has no clue what a .tivo file is. Nero sure didn't.

Did you have TiVo Desktop installed? You might need to have it running while you add the disk, though I don't recall, now.

You can read more details about using Nero with Tivo2Go right here.