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Tivo and the iPad 3g
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It depends on if you have digital cable and if your cableco sets a certain flag on your programming. For example: where I am, time Warner locks down almost everything and it's not possible to get your content off the TiVo without serious hacking. TiVo desktop/multi-room viewing (and the many osx apps) are not usable.
Basically the big cable providers have done everything they can to shut out tivo. But that's a conversation for another site.
Basically the big cable providers have done everything they can to shut out tivo. But that's a conversation for another site.
It's only going to affect people with digital cable AND a newer-generation TiVo (series 3) with cablecards AND one of the really asshat cable companies (like Time Warner/BrightHouse). I can't remember where Comcast falls. Sadly I hit the trifecta and almost nothing can be copied off my TiVo.
(And if some of you are thinking right now, "oh, there's probably some way to do it, she just hasn't tried that hard," you're incorrect. The last time I dug into it, which has only been a few months, there was absolutely no way to do it from a software standpoint. Think 'soldering iron only'. And yes, I did try iTivo.)
If this doesn't describe you in any way, rejoice.
If you load iTivo and it chokes on most of your content when you try to view it, google 'tivo cci byte'.Edit: But if you're lucky enough that you CAN get it working, it would go nicely with Air Video app for iPad.
I've been using iTivo to download the shows to my computer and just found Air Video which streams them. Pretty cool.
i.tv -- +1 for remote control of Tivo from your iPad (DVR Remote also does this)
iTivo -- +1 for converting shows to download, requires Mac. Also allows ad deletion.
SlingPlayer -- +1 for watching Tivo on your iPad, requires additional hardware
Note: i.TV also allows scheduling recordings or you can go onto SlingBox and do this.
Each serves a different and useful purpose in integrating Tivo with iPad... I like and use all of these.
iTivo -- +1 for converting shows to download, requires Mac. Also allows ad deletion.
SlingPlayer -- +1 for watching Tivo on your iPad, requires additional hardware
Note: i.TV also allows scheduling recordings or you can go onto SlingBox and do this.
Each serves a different and useful purpose in integrating Tivo with iPad... I like and use all of these.
Slingbox simply rocks. Especially for travel away from home. And they're currently working on a dedicated iPad app.
I wish TiVo would release a simple app that would allow me to schedule a tv show to record from out at the bar. No web interface, just a simple app that allows me to type the name of a show, select it in the results and hit record.
I know you can do it on the website, but its too heavy generally. I want something dead light weight.
I can't believe they haven't done it yet. I was just complaining about this on twitter a day or 2 ago.
I know you can do it on the website, but its too heavy generally. I want something dead light weight.
I can't believe they haven't done it yet. I was just complaining about this on twitter a day or 2 ago.
You know, you're right. The non-existence of this is really weird.
But TiVo as a company really took a beating from the cablecos over the years in a lot of ways. Who knows what they're even thinking at this point--I hear the new flash-based 'premiere' model is pretty terrible.
I've had tivos since series one, the (old non-flash) interface is top-notch, albeit riddled with ads now. I think at this point I'm just keeping it around out of nostalgia, and because it was such a pain the ass to get my TiVo HD working (tuning adapter, cablecards, etc). I think the day is coming soon when I will finally just ditch it and use some other solution.
+1 on iTivo and Slingbox. I use and like both with the iPad.
However, these solutions (transcoding or sling streaming) both seem like work arounds. In an ideal world, I could stream from Tivo directly to iPad iPhone.
If you are referring to a dedicated Slingbox app, it's not out yet.
To the OP, I was thinking about the Happauge PVR, however there are mixed reviews on it performance and build quality. From what I gather, it can record HD TV shows, but it does it through component not HDMI
The following is the video formats:
- .TS, which is a generic 'transport stream' compatible with many digital media players
- .M2TS, which is compatible with the Sony Playstation3
- .MP4, which is compatible with the XBox360
http://www.hauppauge.com/site/products/data_hdpvr.html
I'm sure you probably know, but just in case, m.TiVo.com couldn't be much lighter. Since it doesn't redirect you there automatically, I had no idea it existed for the longest time.
I wrote a perl script that will gather information from various TiVo(s) in the household and then store the information into a sqlite database. From this point you can configure which Show to automatically down from specific TiVo(s) and it can even transcode/encode them for any format you wish and place them into the iTunes folder. I have it running at home on my Mac Mini and when I wake up in the morning all the shows I want from the previous night are in my iTunes ready to be put onto my iPad.
There is a network API to control recent TiVo boxes:
http://support.tivo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/391
I'm sure an enterprising person could whip up an app to do this.
http://support.tivo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/391
I'm sure an enterprising person could whip up an app to do this.
Man, thank you! I never knew it existed either, and I've been a long-time TiVoer. I use i.TV mostly, but it has recently been buggy by not sending proper HD show requests, instead setting up the SD recording.
Tivo and the iPad 3G
However, when I click the link, it is a video converter for Windows.
This is a mac forum, you may recommend a mac video converter program.
Well, maybe you can try pavtube's mac tivo converter program: Pavtube iMedia Converter for Mac.
However, when I click the link, it is a video converter for Windows.
This is a mac forum, you may recommend a mac video converter program.
Well, maybe you can try pavtube's mac tivo converter program: Pavtube iMedia Converter for Mac.
Above information is refered in its official web: http://www.pavtube.com/imedia-converter-mac/
I use windows media center that is built into vista to record my shows. Then i use free tool called dvrmstoolbox which will automatically convert for iPad,iPhone and starts the conversion as soon as the recording is done. The nice thing about media center is that there is no monthly fee. The downside is that i can only record free channels from cable. However in a couple of months, ceton will come out with a 4 stream cable card tuner that will allow you to record 4 shows as once. Dvrmstoolbox takes some time to setup, but the nice thing is that it removes commercials so it uses less space on your ipad or iPhone. I have tried streaming video but never liked the quality.
Mobile Tivo
The mobile tivo app is pretty lightweight (http://m.tivo.com/) I use it from my iphone all the time and it works just fine.
The mobile tivo app is pretty lightweight (http://m.tivo.com/) I use it from my iphone all the time and it works just fine.