TiVo Releases TiVo Desktop 2.8 (Windows Only)

[Skaggs]

TiVo Releases TiVo Desktop 2.8 (Windows Only)
Found this on the TiVo Blog:

TiVo has gone ahead and released an update for TiVo Desktop. Along with Windows 7 support, version 2.8 also includes a number of new features and capabilities. Here’s a complete list of the new features taken directly from the update’s readme file:

TiVo Desktop has the following improvements:

The folders on your PC can now display when viewed from your TiVo DVR.

You can choose the discovery protocol TiVo Desktop & DVRs use to locate each other on your home network. To change the setting, select “TiVo Server Properties” from the Services menu; click “Network” and then select either “Bonjour for Windows” (default) or “TiVo Beacon”.

TiVo Desktop Plus has the following improvements:

The video quality for PlayStation Portables has been improved.

TiVo Desktop Plus can create videos for playback on additional popular portable media players, such as the Apple iPhone, Apple iPod Touch, and several models of Blackberry phones.

The user can now choose to auto-transfer all the contents of a folder TiVo Desktop recognizes additional video types based on other software installed on your system. As part of this new function, TiVo Desktop Plus software expects the user to install software appropriate for the file type. The Haali Media Splitter is no longer installed by TiVo Desktop.

Apple® QuickTime is no longer a prerequisite for TiVo Desktop Plus

I have yet to completely try out this update however, I wanted to get this post out in case there’s somebody out there who may have missed the news. Let me know what you think of TiVo Desktop 2.8. I plan on working with this update a little more once the Yankees win the World Series .

[Skaggs]

I could never get TiVo Desktop to work reliably. I even purchased the PLUS key so I could convert the files so I could use them on my ipod.

Recently, I started using kmttg, which is a free program developed by a member of the TiVo Community Forum. It works on a Java platform and is extremely reliable. It even converts the transferred shows so you can use them on a portable device without having to obtain the PLUS key from TiVo ($25 value).

You can read more and download the program here:
code.google.com/p/kmttg/

The kmttg discussion on the TiVo Community can found here. You can ask questions and the developer will answer them.

[hurnik]

The only issues I've had with the desktop are when I upgrade Quicktime (iTunes). But usually removing and reinstalling fixes things.

I tried kmttg but found it lacking for "publishing" things from my PC to the Tivo (TTGB I guess it would be).

Otherwise kmttg is okay for things FROM the Tivo to the PC, but could never get it to Tivo to go Back.

[the block]

still no way of streaming avi/mkv/wmv/mpg video from pc?

[hurnik]

Yes, you can download an app called Streambaby (I've used it before)

[Chris Miller]

Somehow I missed that one. I can't wait to install Streambaby tonight.