This morning I was honestly a little surprised when I read on TiVoLovers.com that the TiVo/Amazon video download service has gone live
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For a limited time, Amazon is offering a $15 credit if you sing up for this new service
Connecting your TiVo to the Amazon Unbox service is extremely easy. TiVo.com has published a great set of instructions to help you get started. In a matter of minutes, I was able to connect my TiVo to the service and download my first movie (Little Miss Sunshine
And a big thank you to the beta testers who helped ensure the speedy role out of this great addition to Tivo.
Alex,
I submitted this to you as a tip via the ‘Contact Me’ link up top – did you not get it? (I noticed you said you picked it up from reading TL.)
Yes I did….thanks
Anyone know the details of the $15 credit? Can’t seem to find anything on it. Thought I might get an email or see a credit on Amazon. Nothing yet – registered a couple of days back
It just shows up as a discount when you check out.
Just wondering how long it takes to DL it and where it is placed… is it on the now playing list or is a new menu created? Does it really take 15 minutes to download
It ends up in the Now Playing List – an an ‘Amazon Unbox’ folder if you have groups turned on.
And it can take up to 15 minutes to *start* downloading. But the full download times vary depending on the size of the file and the speed of your broadband connection. For me files generally download in better than real time – so a two hour movie downloads in less than two hours, maybe an hour to an hour and a half. Sometimes faster, sometimes slower – it probably depends on the server load and the load on the net in general. Other users report that downloads take longer than real time for them.
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