I've had a Tivo for several years now, and I still think it's the best
gadget I've ever bought!

One of the things I'd like to be able to do with it is archive off
some programs, so that I can play them later on my PC or Xbox Media
Center.

So, I have some questions:

* Is this even possible? (I don't see why not, but...)

* What software & hardware would be required? (A network card for the
Tivo, obviously, but what else?)

* Are there any guides to doing this? (I couldn't find much with a
Google search - there's too much about series 2/3 Tivos and
Tivo-to-Go that gets in the way...)

Thanks in advance for any advice.
Dave.

On 08 Feb 2006 09:54:45 GMT, Dave Weaver  wrote:

>* Are there any guides to doing this? (I couldn't find much with a
>Google search - there's too much about series 2/3 Tivos and
>Tivo-to-Go that gets in the way...)

I would imagine the Tivo newsgroup would be a better place to search
then ask if appropriate.
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Dave Weaver wrote:

> I've had a Tivo for several years now, and I still think it's the best
> gadget I've ever bought!
> 
> One of the things I'd like to be able to do with it is archive off
> some programs, so that I can play them later on my PC or Xbox Media
> Center.
> 
> So, I have some questions:
> 
> * Is this even possible? (I don't see why not, but...)
> 
> * What software & hardware would be required? (A network card for the
> Tivo, obviously, but what else?)
> 
> * Are there any guides to doing this? (I couldn't find much with a
> Google search - there's too much about series 2/3 Tivos and
> Tivo-to-Go that gets in the way...)

The program you want is tytool. You'll need to buy a turbonet card (or 
cachecard, which also speeds up the TiVo's UI) and be a bit PC-savvy.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5860513878
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5861509380

The place to look for info on linking your TiVo to your network is 
www.tivocommunity.com but don't ask about extraction there, it's not 
allowed.

Discussion of extraction is centred around the dealdatabase extraction 
forum at <http://www.dealdatabase.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=48>

Geoff

Geoff Winkless wrote:
>  Dave Weaver wrote:
> > One of the things I'd like to be able to do with it is archive off
> > some programs, so that I can play them later on my PC or Xbox Media
> > Center.
> 
>  The program you want is tytool. You'll need to buy a turbonet card (or 
>  cachecard, which also speeds up the TiVo's UI) and be a bit PC-savvy.
> 
>  http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5860513878
>  http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5861509380
> 
>  The place to look for info on linking your TiVo to your network is 
>  www.tivocommunity.com but don't ask about extraction there, it's not 
>  allowed.
> 
>  Discussion of extraction is centred around the dealdatabase extraction 
>  forum at <http://www.dealdatabase.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=48>
> 

Exactly the sort of stuff I was after!

Now I just need the time to read, digest and learn... :-)

Many thanks.
Dave.

Dave Weaver wrote:
>> Discussion of extraction is centred around the dealdatabase extraction 
>> forum at <http://www.dealdatabase.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=48>
>>
> 
> Exactly the sort of stuff I was after!
> 
> Now I just need the time to read, digest and learn... :-)
> 
> Many thanks.
> Dave.
> 
Add this to your reading list!
<http://themurrays.homeip.net/downloads/tivo/extraction_articles/tivo_dvd.html>


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On 08 Feb 2006 09:54:45 GMT, Dave Weaver  wrote:

>* Are there any guides to doing this? (I couldn't find much with a
>Google search - there's too much about series 2/3 Tivos and
>Tivo-to-Go that gets in the way...)

This is probably the easiest to read, as it only covers the UK TiVo:
http://www.arielbusiness.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/freeranger/TiVo/HowTo.htm

For MPEG extraction you also need tyTool 10r3 from here:
http://www.dealdatabase.com/forum/showthread.php?t=46848

Nick.

Dave Weaver wrote:

>One of the things I'd like to be able to do with it is archive off
>some programs, so that I can play them later on my PC or Xbox Media
>Center.

You would be well advised to use the mode 0 hack at the same time as
this will give you DVD resolution output, which allows for much easier
editing and authoring. This will also improve Tivo picture quality
generally.

Personally I would just buy a DVD recorder. Tivo extraction is too
much hassle.

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