TiVo just released version 2.3 of TiVoDesktop. This version is a long awaited upgrade which includes the ability to schedule transfers as well as the capability to convert TiVo recordings into a format that mobile devices such as an iPod, Treo & PSP can play. In order to perform this conversion, you will have to pay a one time fee of $24.95. According to TiVoPony, this fee is due to the fact that TiVo had to license some technology to do the conversion.
This is a great upgrade for anybody who wants to watch their TiVo recordings on a mobile device. TiVo has said that they would release this functionality however, it has been quite some time since we heard anything about it. I know that I am going to go home today and upgrade my system to this latest version. I’m most excited about the schedule transfer feature since I don’t own an iPod video or any other device which can playback video.
If you don’t want to pay $24.95 to get the upgrade, you could always use one of the free video conversion utilities such as AutoPilot, Videora or VEMode.
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