What Is TiVo Desktop Plus?

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TiVo® Desktop Plus software for your PC allows you to: Publish your personal music library to your TiVo box for playback through your TV or home entertainment system. Publish your personal photo library to your TiVo box for viewing photos and slideshows on your TV. Transfer shows from your TiVo box to your PC.

Is there a TiVo app for Windows?

TiVo Desktop/ Desktop Plus is supported on Roamio Series -TiVo Experience 3 (software version 20.

Does TiVo Desktop work with Windows 10?

Note: TiVo Desktop Plus requires Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or later, Windows Vista, or Windows 7, 8 or 10.

Can I watch my TiVo recordings on my PC?

TiVo Online brings the power of TiVo to your computer's browser! Use TiVo Online to find and watch shows, schedule OnePassTM requests and , or manage your TiVo box. Visit TiVo Online at online.tivo.com to search, browse, and watch shows from your TiVo DVR and from online providers.

Can you download recordings from TiVo?

Watch TV, stream shows from your TiVo box or other streaming providers, and even take your recordings on the go! With a supported TiVo box and the free TiVo app, you're ready to get started. This feature is available on: Any TiVo DVR (older DVRs may require a TiVo Stream accessory to stream and download)

Can you copy recordings from TiVo?

Can I copy recordings from my Virgin TiVo box? You can't copy recordings at all – to watch them you need an active box connected to a TV or to your home network so you can use the TV Control app or box to box streaming. You can copy the Series Link data that allows the TiVo software to plan future recordings.

How do I play TiVo files?

Connect TiVo to your home network, and then the TiVo Desktop will provide you with a list of shows for transferring to your PC. Then please transfer the TiVo TV shows you want to PC. Once all the shows you selected have been downloaded from your TiVo, they will appear in the Now Playing list in TiVo Desktop.

What is Kmttg?

kmttg is a Java based program I wrote to facilitate TivoToGo (TTG) transfers that can download, create pyTivo metadata, decrypt, run comskip & comcut (commercial detection and removal), create closed captions files and re-encode multiple shows you select from your Tivos all automatically.

What file format does TiVo use?

MPEG-2 compression

What is TiVo Kmttg?

kmttg is a Java based program I wrote to facilitate TivoToGo (TTG) transfers that can download, create pyTivo metadata, decrypt, run comskip & comcut (commercial detection and removal), create closed captions files and re-encode multiple shows you select from your Tivos all automatically. TiVo files to .

What is pyTivo?

pyTivo is both an HMO and GoBack server. Similar to TiVo Desktop, pyTivo loads many standard video compression codecs and outputs mpeg2 (or in some cases, h. 264) video to the TiVo. However, pyTivo is able to load many more file types than TiVo Desktop.

What is TiVo Libre?

TivoLibre is a Java library for decoding TiVo files to standard MPEG files. It supports both TiVo Transport Stream and TiVo Program Stream files.

Does pyTivo work with TiVo edge?

pyTivo's main function — transferring video to the TiVo — doesn't work in the latest TiVo UI (which means it can never work on the TiVo Edge). Transfers from the TiVo still work, for now.

What is TiVo Media Access Key?

The Media Access Key is a specific 10-digit number assigned to every TiVo account holder to ensure safe transfers and replay to his or her PC. The Media Access key is an important component for the installation of the TiVoToGo software.

Is there a TiVo app for Mac?

TiVo Desktop for Mac TiVo Desktop software for the Mac works with your network-connected TiVo DVR and your Mac. Publish your personal music library to your TiVo DVR for playback through your TV and home entertainment system.

Can I add apps to my TiVo box?

Select Apps > Get More Apps. That takes you to Google Play, where you can select and install additional apps. Note that not all apps on Google Play are compatible with Android TV and the TiVo Stream 4K (e.g., tablet or phone apps will not work). Select an app and follow the on-screen instructions to install it.

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