LeN, haave you tried the transfer to TiVo yet? I'm not sure if I'll be bothering to prep files for transfer, but I discovered a cool thing! All the shows I offloaded to my computer are now accessible again! My network connection is wireless, so it's not quite streaming, but still. Nifty as all hell.

All the shows I offloaded to my computer are now accessible again!

Funny you should ask me this. I'm just going to try it right now. I just got the software upgrade. The above, is cool. I'm going to see if this is true!

ita!

That is a really cool thing. I'm amped because I archived some Tivo files to another hard disk and brought them over and now I can see them on the Tivo.

I didn't realize that I'd have to "transfer" them to the Tivo though. It really is time for me to get another hard disk. After I get paid at the end of the month, I am going to do this.

I converted a file to .mpg (a Bill Maher HBO special) and it plays just fine on the Tivo so far (only about 19 minutes has transferred over).

I haven't decided if I'm going to convert some media files, just burn them to DVD or what.

I already have an extra disc for my TiVo, but I've gotten into the habit of keeping seasons of shows on it. Which is silly.

I have an assload transferred off, mostly waiting to be burnt to DVD. Now I know I can tidy the TiVo even more, and still be not that far away from being able to watch them anyway (and it keeps the show description info -- how neat!).

TiVo chief exec talks about DIRECTV. I did not know this:

DirecTV, which accounts for about two-thirds of TiVo's distribution, announced that it would stop marketing TiVo to its customers (although it will be available to those who request it)

Huh. That's very interesting. I've been wondering what it will mean to me, and the directv site has been less than forthcoming.

The other interesting bit is where most of their revenue stream comes from their direct subscribers, so the numbers about distribution may be a bit deceptive as to how it affects them. This makes sense to me, because I think I pay less for my subscription than direct subscribers; in fact, I think I pay only a few cents over what it would cost me just to have the extra receiver alone. So Tivo can't be seeing very much dosh off me.

Hmm - a friends computer needs OS reinstalled. (Windows XP-Pro). Warranty has expired. Dell refuses to sell disk for just price of the disk. Insists on buying full copy. If we have to do that Circuit city has it for same price. But if they sold you the computer and thus know the license is valid shouldn't they sell you the disk for around the same $10 cost you can get it with a new computer?

Every Dell we've bought came with a reinstall disk, which is a full copy of XP Pro. Tell your friend to check the box with all the manuals in it that comes with the machine.

eta: It will have a Dell label, and say something like "reinstall." The Windows XP part will be in small print.

Every Dell we've bought came with a reinstall disk, which is a full copy of XP Pro. Tell your friend to check the box with all the manuals in it that comes with the machine.

Or call Dell and say you lost it.

ita,

I transferred some video files to the Tivo and they all skipped. So I think the main reason for using the file transfer feature are for files that were on the Tivo and you backed them up elsewhere.

So I think I'm just going to burn to DVD non Tivo files.