Tivo Desktop Software

TiVo desktop is software for your personal computer, if you want to harvest the benefits of home media option then TiVo desktop is must, it will help you to transfer your recorded programs, digital pictures, music across the networked TiVo series 2 DVRs and your personal computer thus giving you the freedom of multi room experience. The latest TiVo desktop 2.2 is bundled with option of playing TiVoToGo shows on your Microsoft portable media center.

Computer Requirement

TiVo Desktop requires a minimum of 233 megahertz Windows® 2000 or XP installed personal computer with at least 128 RAM and 25MB free hard disk space for TiVo desktop and sufficient disk space for relocation of recorded content and lastly direct X 9.0 or higher.

Window media player 9 for windows 2000 or Windows media player 10 for Windows XP with appropriate codec’s is also required to view TiVoToGo files.

TiVo box specification:

Series 2 TiVo DVR connected with your personal computer through wireless or USB-enabled Ethernet adapter. USB-enable Ethernet adapters need to be configured.

Versions of TiVo Desktop:

TiVo desktop version 1.3 is especially designed for Windows 98 or ME with a little relaxation of RAM specification as it is compatible with 64MB RAM.

Mac operating systems X 10.3 x and 10.4x fully support TiVo desktop for Mac version 1.9.2 with an exception of new Intel based Macs. The system requirements for Mac are bit different as the recommended processor is at least 400 megahertz G3 and 256 RAM and additional iTunes 3.0.1software for music and iPhotos 5 for pictures.

Features of TiVo Desktop

After installation of TiVo desktop you can use following features of TiVo desktop

TiVoToGo transfers

Gives you the opportunity to transfer your recording on your personal computer or any other Home Media devices for later viewing or you can synchronize your TiVoToGo shows with Windows portable media center devices

Digital music

Is it possible to stream your music without using any disk space of your TiVo box? Yes, you can listen to your music collection by pressing your TiVo’s remote buttons and experience the sweet charm of music melting your soul.

Digital pictures

Show the slide view of your photographic marvels to your friends and family on your TV screen and give them the virtual pleasure of tourism and this feature too without using hard disk capacity of your TiVo unit.

Multi room viewing

Watching in your own personal ambience is no more a daydream; smartly shaped feature of multi room viewing is obviously made for your comfortable viewing.

Conclusion

TiVo desktop utility is smartly designed to give you maximum possible ease of viewing experience and added benefits of living in cyber age.
Fred Francisto

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