Comments on: Memo To TiVo Execs Please Give Us YouTube Content

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TiVo Blog » TiVo To Provide YouTube Access In The Near Future — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 02:42:00 +0000

[...] a number of occasions, I’ve gone on the recorded as saying that TiVo should provide access to YouTube. That being said, I am extremely excited about this news. Anything that brings more content to my [...]

By: Stephen Mack

Stephen Mack — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 20:37:37 +0000

To answer Mark’s question — we will soon release an enhancement that allows you to manage your TiVoCast subscriptions through a special menu item.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Sat, 28 Oct 2006 23:42:04 +0000

Very interesting idea. I rarely watch video podcasts unless they’re on my TiVo, and I’m sure the same would go for YouTube…I don’t care to watch them on my tv, but if I could get them on my tivo? I’d watch them a lot more.

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 16:02:31 +0000

Have you noticed that if you try to change your TiVoCast downloads, there is a message stating that TiVo is in the process of upgrading TiVoCast. Does anyone know what this upgrade entails?

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 16:01:05 +0000

If I want to watch YouTube/Goodle I’ll go to the computer where I can search easily. The only “extra” function we use is the ability to play music from the computer to the stereo. What would be nice is to play the iTunes downloads. As it is I have to convert the music to mp3 and then export the playlist so that TiVo can read it. That and the ability to skip commercials, but that’s a whole ‘nother debate.

Skipping commercials can kind of be done with the SELECT-PLAY-SELECT-30-SELECT hack but isn’t really a solution. If you do want to watch Youtube or Google Vids on your TiVo you can try out AutoPilot. I haven’t played with newest version much but, it is supposed to support doing this kind of thing. Is anybody using AutoPilot for this?

By: Geoff

Geoff — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 13:38:08 +0000

If I want to watch YouTube/Goodle I’ll go to the computer where I can search easily. The only “extra” function we use is the ability to play music from the computer to the stereo. What would be nice is to play the iTunes downloads. As it is I have to convert the music to mp3 and then export the playlist so that TiVo can read it. That and the ability to skip commercials, but that’s a whole ‘nother debate.

By: Eric J

Eric J — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 13:30:47 +0000

I’ve been saying this for months. I want a “Send to my TiVo” button on YouTube.

I’ve stopped watching RocketBoom and only occasionally look at the NYTimes and CNET video.

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 03:30:16 +0000

I’ve been enjoying Molly Wood’s CNET videos also. I’ve soured on Rocketboom, but the recent NY Times clips are ok.

I’d love to see YouTube video on my TiVo, but I don’t know if the Tivo 2 hardware is robust enough to handle a search interface for it. I bet anything involveing personalized deliverable content from YouTube would have to rely on a helper application running on a networked PC.