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Will You Buy A Nero LiquidTV?

Peter Redmer — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:06:05 GMT

Our friends over at Engadget have posted a full unboxing and hands-on sneak peek of the Nero LiquidTV , which uses the TiVo interface to record shows onto your PC. Personally, I love the relatively low price point and flexibility of the device. What do you think? Will you check out one of these, or pass it up?

Review of the EyeTV 250 Plus from Elgato

Peter Redmer — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:27:29 GMT

If you're looking for a svelte, effective, and fun solution for recording and watching television on your Mac, the Elgato EyeTV 250 is just the ticket.

Nero and TiVo Announce the Ultimate DVR Experience with Nero LiquidTV

Community Headlines — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:07:28 GMT

KARLSBAD, Germany & ALVISO, Calif., Sep 29, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Nero, creators of liquid media technology, and TiVo Inc. (NASDAQ:TIVO), the creator of and a leader in television services for digital video recorders (DVRs), announced today the unveiling of NeroLiquidTV|TiVoPC. This new offering revolutionizes the way consumers experience television by offering an enhanced TiVo DVR experience directly from the PC. With Nero LiquidTV | TiVo PC, consumers can watch and pause live TV on their desktop, record their favorite shows directly to their hard drive, transfer shows between computers throughout the home, or enjoy their favorite shows on-the-go by exporting them to iPod(R), PlayStation(R) Portable (PSP(R), or burning them to DVD. Now the TiVo experience can be enjoyed on the PC, including TiVo features like WishList(R) searches, Season Pass(R) recordings, TiVo KidZone, and TiVo Suggestions. Nero LiquidTV | TiVo PC with one year of TiVo service will be available in the U.S., Canada and Mexico in October 2008 with a suggested retail price of $199 USD for a retail box or $99 USD for a downloadable software-only version. TiVo service subscription renewal is on an annual basis at $99 a year. The retail box, containing a tuner card, TiVo...

Philips Series 1 question

newbee2tivo — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 01:57:59 GMT

1st off I am new to Tivos. I got a Philips Series 1 Tivo with 2 hard drives in it (60gb & 120gb). The bearings are going out of the 60gb (very loud). Is there a way to go back to a single drive unit with what I have? What I'm hoping I can do is make the unit a single drive unit using the 60gb system. Then copy/Ghost the 60gb to the 120gb an just keep the 60gb as a backup.

TiVo Vs. Media Center Edition

Tom Keating — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 22:12:21 GMT

TiVo may get all the headlines and they certainly have a rabid following, including geeks who modify their units, add additional hard drives, and perform other tweaks. But I’ll tell you, I would not trade my Microsoft Windows Media Center Edition 2005 PC for a TiVo. I’m hooked baby! Especially when you consider that TiVo decided to betray their customers by ADDING their own commercials — check out the storm of controversy in the tivocommunity.com forums. I believe TiVo adds popup ads AS YOU FAST FORWARD through commercials. If I spent >$300 for a lifetime TiVo subscription (or pay their monthly subscription), I would be pretty peeved that TiVo decided to change the rules, when one major purchasing factor is the ability to fast forward through advertisements. And speaking of subscriptions, that’s another reason why I love my Windows Media Center Edition 2005 PC - NO MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION FEE! The TV guide listings download for free via the Internet to an XML file which the MCE PC is able to display. One of the "knocks" against the MCE 2005 PC is that it’s too big - no one wants a bulky PC in their living room and they want something...

Use a Powerline Adapter for Internet Connectivity with TiVo, Slingbox, and Other Devices

Ron Repking — Mon, 12 May 2008 17:12:12 GMT

I was so excited. I bought this new device that would allow me to watch my TV from anywhere in the world. A Slingbox, from Sling Media, plugs into my TiVo (or any other video source) and transmits the video and audio over the Internet, so no matter where I am, I can watch my home TV channels. With baseball season coming up, I was especially excited to watch the Chicago Cubs when I was out of town (or even at work)! I took my Slingbox out and quickly realized that I need to resolve a connetivity issue. Since the Slingbox transmits over the Internet, it needs a wired Internet connection in order to work. Since I didn't have a connection near my TiVo, I needed to look for another solution. Running an Ethernet cable from my router to the Slingbox was not an option considering all of the walls I would have to go through. When it came down to it, I really needed a wireless way to get a wired connection. Seems like a paradox, but it is what I needed nonetheless. After some investigation, I learned that this is actually possible with a device called a powerline...

cable box

joemama328 — Sun, 04 May 2008 02:01:38 GMT

can a sony svr2000 control a cable box to turn on and off?

Tasking your TiVo

TechLiving — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:33:03 GMT

From Issue #10 -Submitted by TechLiving Related Articles from TechLiving On the Go with Sharp's AQUOS Spotlight on MovieBeam TiVo, Verizon Team for Cell Phone Scheduling Create a virtual movie library Today, while many own a TiVo™, few have harnessed the true power it holds. For instance, that black box (or at least the one with the TiVo logo on it) can actually act as a virtual movie library. That means you no longer have to retain your movies in hard-copy form, by downloading them to an iTunes-like database. While the concept of this is somewhat glaring, it's really one of those things that are so obvious we often overlook it. And even though the newly released weaKnees drive upgrade kit makes this project much easier, it was indeed possible without it. Step 1: Purchasing Parts Before you begin, you're going to need a few parts. First on the list is weaKnees single 250GB drive upgrade kit. This is what will give you the extra space to store your movie collection. Because each DVD is roughly 4GB in size, your current drive isn't going to cut it -- unless of course, you're only looking to store about 20 movies. You're...