One-click mpg download/decode from your TiVo series 2
TiVoDecode Manager is a one-click OS X interface to pull TiVo video from your series 2 TiVo and save it as a VLC-playable MPEG file.
Pros:
1. More or less one-click.
1. You don’t have to hack your TiVo - operates via the TiVo2Go/media access key interface.
1. It’s free. A lot of software is in this day and age, but still…
Cons:
1. Doesn’t claim to work with anything other than TiVo series 2 (so forget series 3, OEMs, etc)
1. Queue function doesn’t really work well on my system (which is probably a function of the fact my Tivos are WIFI-attached, and therefore extremely slow to transmit data.)
1. I’m confident this whole process breaks any number of right-to-use and terms-of-use systems inherent to tivo function, so enjoy it while it lasts[1].
1. Nonexistent reporting on transfer status.
[1] ie. until Tivo releases a patch to ensure that any alleged “TiVo2Go clients” connecting to the box are exactly what they say they are.
December 11th, 2006 at 2:11 pm
con:
5. more stuff you’ll eventually have to back up on dvds.
December 11th, 2006 at 2:24 pm
yeah, but having every episode of good eats on hand will be worth it… especially for those long nights on the road when I’ve forgotten how to make Kraft Dinner or build a BBQ pit/gyro-maker.