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Note: If this is your first TiVo Desktop installation you’ll also need to: (i) properly connect your PC and TiVo(s) to the same home network ( here’s how) (ii) input your media access key for each of your TiVos (Messages & Settings/Account & System Information/Media Access Key) and (iii) input the TiVo Plus License Key provided by TiVo.

TiVoJerry seems to imply, in this TiVoCommunity post, that going forward future versions of the software will automatically uninstall the prior version. TiVo Desktop is the only one that, to date, consistently requires me to uninstall a prior version in order to do an update. I routinely update dozens of applications on my computers. If you have a prior version installed, you will need to uninstall it before installing version 2.6.1. The TiVo development team got this one right.Īfter uninstalling TiVo Desktop 2.5.1, installing 2.6.1 required no effort beyond clicking on the setup wizard executable, agreeing to the license terms and accepting the installation path prompt. I don’t know if its my Vista 64 platform or just bad luck, but in the past, I had to jump through hoops to get TiVo Desktop and the TiVo Server up and running properly.

Unlike prior versions of the TiVo Desktop software, installation of version 2.6.1 was a breeze.
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I installed and tested version 2.6.1 on my Vista 64 PC, and I’m delighted to report that it just plain works! A bit of a happy surprise given the hair pulling I’ve gone through with prior TiVo Desktop installs.īelow I describe the installation process, demonstrate how to use TiVo Desktop to serve video podcasts to your TiVo and discuss areas where improvements are still needed. So, when new content appears in that folder, say, for example, a BitTorrent folder, the software will automatically copy that content to your TiVo as well. While not being promoted by TiVo, the TiVo Desktop software can monitor any folder on your computer – not just podcast folders.
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HD video content residing on your PC (video podcasts, TV shows, movies etc.) transfer to high definition TiVo units at 720p compared to 480p previously (480p is still used for HD transfers to Series 2 units). With the new 2.6.1 functionality, you decide which video podcasts you want on your TiVo.Īlso, for the first time, version 2.6.1 provides TiVo Series 3 and TiVoHD users with higher quality PC to TiVo transfers. With TiVoCast, (which still exists), TiVo chooses which video podcasts you can subscribe too (see my prior critique here). This is a marked improvement over the prior ‘walled garden’-only offering – TiVoCast. Once setup (see below) the TiVo Desktop software monitors your video podcast directories and automatically copies newly arrived video podcasts to your TiVo (sorted in podcast-specific folders). Video podcasts of your choosing can now be served up from your PC to your TiVo Series 2, 3 or TiVoHD. $24.99), the most important new feature of version 2.6.1 is its integrated support for video podcasts. For TiVo Desktop users that have upgraded to TiVo Plus (U.S. TiVo Desktop version 2.6.1 (download here) was launched on Ap(See TiVoPony’s announcement and Megazone’s post including TiVo’s press release).
