After we set it up to transfer a DivX file, the TiVo Desktop application spiked to 90 percent CPU usage, according to Windows Task Manager. The transfer process itself is slow, and it seemed to monopolize our PC. In our case, we just created a shortcut to the My Videos folder our DivX files then showed up as available to transfer. Since most users will probably have the files saved somewhere else, TiVo provides an easy workaround-just create a shortcut in the My TiVo Recordings folder that points to the location of your DivX files. The TiVo Desktop software simply looks in the My TiVo Recordings folder on your PC for compatible DivX files. Once we paid for the update and input our registration key, the process was pretty simple. To use this feature, you'll need to spend an extra $25 for the TiVo Desktop 2.5 Plus Upgrade, which also enables the ability to automatically convert TiVoToGo files for portables. The feature we were most interested in was the ability to send DivX and Xvid videos from our PC to our Series2 TiVo. The newest update-TiVo Desktop 2.5-offers some significant upgrades: Windows Vista compatibility, DivX and Xvid support for transferring videos on your PC to the TiVo, and automatic conversion of TiVoToGo files for viewing on portable devices, such as an iPod or a PSP. In the meantime I would suggest checking out Galleon as an alternative to TiVo Desktop, even for Windows.TiVo released an upgrade to TiVo Desktop application yesterday, a PC-based application that allows TiVo Series2 owners to stream music and photos from networked PCs to the TiVo, as well as download TV shows from their TiVo to a PC-a feature called TiVoToGo. TiVo is working on bringing Mac support up to the level of Windows, it just takes a lot more work on the Mac. I know the Mac users are probably upset there is no new Desktop for them yet. TiVo files to the TiVo, and even publishing your own MPEG2 files to use on the TiVo!Īdditionally, 7.2 supports Network Guided Setup! Now you can do setup without a phone line, with any supported wired or wireless adapter. The biggest feature with 7.2 + Desktop 2.2 'TiVoToComeBack' is here - returning TTG. Plus general performance improvements, bug fixes, etc. What's the big deal? Well, 7.2 is available for *all* Series2 units, including the DVD-RW boxes, so they get to join the other boxes with USB2 and TiVoToGo support.

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