We’ve waited and waited and waited for this, and the day has finally come: it’s a few months later than they had
wanted to, but TiVo is launching
TiVoToGo today. Here’s the scoop: if you have a Series2
TiVo you should be getting an automatic software upgrade that’ll make it possible for you to copy shows stored on your
digital video recorder to a PC over a home network (burning to DVD is coming later). You have to install special
TiVoToGo-enabled software on your PC (a version for Macs is coming, too) and the files are encrypted to prevent copying
and require a special media access code which is tied to your account for playback (and, of course, TiVo would like you
to know that sharing files and codes online could result in the termination of your account). There are a few other
caveats, like you can’t copy pay-per-view programming or some stuff from paid channels like HBO, but the worst news is
that none of this will be available to people who own DirecTiVos—TiVoToGo is only available to owners of standalone
TiVo boxes.
Originally posted by Peter Rojas from Engadget