Comments on: TiVo Desktop 2.7 Released

By: Kenneth

Kenneth — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 12:31:50 +0000

This post had the answer I was looking for http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?p=7094593#post7094593

By: Kenneth

Kenneth — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:08:40 +0000

I already switched back to 2.6 nobody was able to help with 4.7.

By: Rick

Rick — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 13:35:35 +0000

2.7 will not play transferred HD podcasts to Tivo. eg CNET Loaded HD. it is definitely a bug in 2.7, since the non HD version of the podcasts plays fine. The HD version is a black screen with no sound

By: Glenn

Glenn — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 06:53:32 +0000

I for one want these features, though I’m more interested in limiting the number of iPod-converted shows rather than the number of shows held no the computer, but whatever, I’ll take what I can get.

Not sure I understand the comment above Dave, which seems to suggest you only get folders for Tivo shows you’ve transferred, not for other stuff you might have on the computer (like internet sourced content). Not impressed with that if true, but I’ll take what I can get.

The one thing I wish is that they would do a better job of transcoding for the Tivo HD. If I let the Tivo Desktop transcode an episode of Top Gear (sourced as an 800MB relatively high quality Xvid file typically, and usually 16:9 these days), I end up with a doubly-letterboxed crappy looking stream. If I convert it myself manually, it looks loverly, so I do it for shows when I really care about how they look. Would be nice not to have to take that extra step.

One thing I’d really like, but will never ever see, would be support for ripped DVDs, with cover art, extras, and all that in some fashion. But given how slow Tivo is in progressing this stuff, seems like it’ll be decades before we see something like this (and Tivo will be long out of business).

By: Dale Dietrich

Dale Dietrich — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 23:57:34 +0000

Nothing in this update appeals to me. As others mentioned, the features I want (direct podcast subscriptin – native H.264 playback) are nowhere to be seen. I’ll be happy if its a little more stable and less of a resource hog! I can dream!

…Dale

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 20:50:33 +0000

I tired to install this on another computer of mine and everything worked fine, until I put in my PLUS KEY, and now the server will not start….

Anyone else having this issue?

By: Kenneth

Kenneth — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 20:42:21 +0000

Problem after upgrading to TiVo Desktop 2.7 on my PC running Vista. When I try to open TiVo Desktop I get the message ” Transfer server wrong version! ” anyone know how to fix this please?

By: Dave Zatz

Dave Zatz — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 18:00:08 +0000

Davis, as far as I know, TiVo Desktop is still transcoding content into MPEG-2 on the PC. Of course, we know the TiVoHD and Series3 can handle H.264 now. Perhaps we'll move there one day. And, for the love of G*d, how about finally giving us direct access to podcasts from those more-capable TiVo boxes?