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ovenbird
04-26-2010, 11:47 AM
I am building a new home network and have the goal of getting all my home video's transferred to hard disk. I see that the upgraded version Tivo Desktop Plus allows you to transfer some video file formats back to the Tivo units (I have several). I don't see that AVCHD files are recognized which is a real bummer and makes me think that this is not a total solution. Am I missing something or is there a better way to do this.

I basically want to pull video files from my server to my TV. Do I need a different type of DVR at my TV? My TV's don't have CAT5 connectors and are not network ready.

I saw some related posts to this kind of stuff here, but they were way over my head. Is there a simple dependable solution for a non-programmer type like me.

Any suggestions?

windracer
04-26-2010, 11:50 AM
There are quite a few ways to do this (search the forums), but check out pyTivo and streambaby for starters.