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Networks and Remotes => Media Network => Topic started by: Marc on January 12, 2004, 10:22:36 am

Title: Play video stream on MC from TiVo?
Post by: Marc on January 12, 2004, 10:22:36 am

TiVo Home Media Option lets one TiVo access programming stored on another TiVo.  Is there a way to access (and view) programs stored on my TiVo from my computer using MC?  Please say "yes"...

Marc

Title: Re:Play video stream on MC from TiVo?
Post by: John Gateley on January 12, 2004, 10:26:53 am

Not now. Maybe in the future.

j

Title: Re:Play video stream on MC from TiVo?
Post by: RobOK on January 12, 2004, 04:52:36 pm

I'm surprised you would say "maybe in the future", TiVo is very hard core about not allowing this [saving content off the tivo hard drive] to happen other than through their approved methods, i.e. a Pioneer Tivo DVD burner.

So did you mean:
*  "maybe, b/c we are talking with Tivo about it";
*  "maybe, b/c we are incorporating some of the hacks that people use" or
*  "maybe, but I haven't looked at what is involved yet"

I hope its not the last one.

Cheers!

Title: Re:Play video stream on MC from TiVo?
Post by: JoeInLenexa on April 29, 2004, 05:25:56 am

You will never get content OUT of the TiVo into your computer, but I see NO reason that Media Center isnt able to "Emulate" another TiVo with content to watch.

Is someone looking into this option - obviously the other way around would take considerable hacking as the content is copy-protected anyway. Why cant MC spoof the TiVo into believing that IT is another TiVo with content to share?

Title: Re:Play video stream on MC from TiVo?
Post by: jimpmc on April 29, 2004, 09:02:16 am

TiVo made some announcements about their unreleased TiVoToGo option at CES.  They are clearly working on transfer of shows from TiVo to PCs and potentially vice-versa.  

You may want to check out the discussion of this and related devices on some of the TiVo boards.

-J