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buckeye44136
06-03-2008, 11:36 AM
Hey guys new to the site i just have a quick question. I have a Tivo that is probably 5 years old not sure of what series or software off hand. But my question is i have movies/tv shows ect on my laptop is there a way to transfer that stuff to the tivo hard drive to be able to watch it on my tv.

probably should of mentioned i do not use the tivo currently and its not connected with any account with tivo..
windracer
06-03-2008, 12:16 PM
1. the TiVo needs to be a Series2 or later
2. it needs to be subscribed
3. download TiVo Desktop 2.6.1

The free version of TD allows transfer of plain MPEG-2 recording back to your TiVo. If you need to transfer other formats (like .avi) you'll need the $25 Plus upgrade, or a free alternative like pyTiVo.

Sounds like #2 is your first problem though, as it needs to be subbed for any of this to work.
buckeye44136
06-03-2008, 01:58 PM
what would having a subscription have to do with loading files onto a hard drive? i dont understand..
classicsat
06-03-2008, 02:20 PM
Transferring content to/from the DVR over the network is one of the features that are enabled with a subscription, hence a subscription is required.
buckeye44136
06-03-2008, 02:39 PM
so you cant netword a tivo into your own home network without a subscrition? Couldnt it work just like another computer you have in your house a machine with a hard drive and modem? Cant you transfer files another way maybe connecting the laptop to the tivo machine?
windracer
06-03-2008, 03:28 PM
Nope. Without a subscription the box is basically a boat anchor. It can pause/FF/RW Live TV within the 30 minute buffer but that's about it. The other features are all part of the subscription.
scandia101
06-03-2008, 05:51 PM
so you cant netword a tivo into your own home network without a subscrition? Couldnt it work just like another computer you have in your house a machine with a hard drive and modem? Cant you transfer files another way maybe connecting the laptop to the tivo machine?


2. it needs to be subscribed

Sounds like #2 is your first problem though, as it needs to be subbed for any of this to work.
Transferring content to/from the DVR over the network is one of the features that are enabled with a subscription, hence a subscription is required.


Subscription
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classicsat
06-04-2008, 10:09 AM
so you cant netword a tivo into your own home network without a subscrition? Couldnt it work just like another computer you have in your house a machine with a hard drive and modem? Cant you transfer files another way maybe connecting the laptop to the tivo machine?

It could, but TiVo decided not to do it that way, as it makes more money to make as many features as possible part of the subscription service.