TiVo Home Media Option
TiVo's Home Media Option is now available:
- Home Media Option is a new premium feature package, available for a one-time fee of $99. It is designed to bring you the best in networked home entertainment
The new package allows you to listen to MP3s and view photos from iTunes and iPhoto. TiVo Desktop installs a small preference panel to your Control Panel which enables sharing from both iTunes and iPhoto.
This technology utilizes Rendezvous as previously reported.
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(View all)116 months ago
Home Media Option for Tivo was released today. The Tivo Home Media Option lets you use your Tivo networked to your Mac to stream iTunes audio and iPhoto pictures to your TV.
You'll need to purchase the HMO in order to use the desktop software they've released here:
http://www.tivo.com/4.9.4.1.asp
You'll need to purchase the HMO in order to use the desktop software they've released here:
http://www.tivo.com/4.9.4.1.asp
116 months ago
sweet!!!!!
you don't know whether i have to pay two subscription charges if i buy a second tivo do you?? i hope not
you don't know whether i have to pay two subscription charges if i buy a second tivo do you?? i hope not
116 months ago
One time fees that are tied to your TiVos:
$99 for the first unit
$49 for each additional unit on your account
I'll be buying this as soon as they lower the price a bit. I'd rather put $99 towards something like a GameCube. But still, it looks very cool and I'm glad that they're supporting the Mac.
$99 for the first unit
$49 for each additional unit on your account
I'll be buying this as soon as they lower the price a bit. I'd rather put $99 towards something like a GameCube. But still, it looks very cool and I'm glad that they're supporting the Mac.
116 months ago
I have never used a Tivo, but the concept looks pretty cool. Dont like the subscription kind of thing, and I have heard that if the company goes out of business, you are left with just a useless paperweight (and a big one at that). Wouldn't mind a new ipod though......:)
116 months ago
That is just awesome. I've always wanted tivo, this just makes it that much more of an attractive product.
116 months ago
Edit: I got to thinking... I'm already doing all of this with my iBook and my AirPort network. I run movies, TV shows and slide shows on my television, so I guess I got excited for nothing.
Dan
Dan
116 months ago
Unfortunately, this requires a Tivo Series 2 receiver. I have a slightly older model (late 2001) combined with a DirecTV receiver. It's absolutely wonderful. It has a dual tuner, so you can watch one thing and record another. Last I checked the Series 2 receivers only have one satellite tuner - a huge downgrade.
As cool as the iTunes/iPhoto thing would be, I couldn't imagine giving up the second tuner.
One interesting thing I noticed: The Windows download is 7MB; the Mac download only 177K. Definitely looks like this takes advantage of Mac innards. Cool.
[Edited later: Ah, it looks like there ARE now dual-tuner SatTivo's. Nifty. More toys to buy!]
As cool as the iTunes/iPhoto thing would be, I couldn't imagine giving up the second tuner.
One interesting thing I noticed: The Windows download is 7MB; the Mac download only 177K. Definitely looks like this takes advantage of Mac innards. Cool.
[Edited later: Ah, it looks like there ARE now dual-tuner SatTivo's. Nifty. More toys to buy!]
116 months ago
I like the Tivo concept. I';d also like HP (or someone) to make a mac version of their media receiver, which appears to do the same thing, without Tivo:
HP Media Receiver
If nothing else, it avoids the Tivo subscription issues . . .
Any thoughts on a mac version of this?
HP Media Receiver
If nothing else, it avoids the Tivo subscription issues . . .
Any thoughts on a mac version of this?
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