TiVo announces deal with small cable provider
Well, it ain't Comcast, but at least it's something. That's the message I got from TiVo's latest press release announcing a partnership with Cebridge Communications. Cebridge is a small provider offering cable TV and internet to 300,000 homes in over 20 states, and they've partnered with TiVo to pitch standalone 80 hour TiVos to their customers.
This is a good sign for TiVo and hopefully one of many such deals in the future (I'm still waiting for my standalone HD TiVo that will work with Comcast). [thanks MegaZone!]
PC to Tivo Playback released
Looks like the TiVo 7.2 beta is over, as Tivo Desktop version 2.2 was released today. Coupled with the newly released Tivo OS 7.2, transfering video from a PC to your TiVo is now possible. The same earlier referenced TiVo support article explains the functionality and how to convert your other formats into the proper mpeg2 version.
A reader that has the new OS and desktop software writes:
Your PC with Tivo Desktop shows up as a server on your Tivo's now playing list, and any mpegs in your "Tivo Recordings" Folder show up on the Tivo.
If anyone has the new OS and software, can you leave a comment on whether or not streaming video from the PC to the TiVo is possible? It'd be a shame if you had to move half a gig of video files over before you could play them. If streaming is possible, this would allow you to use your PC as a video archive, by storing video there instead of the TiVo hard drive.