Update (11/3 @ 6:04AM): Roxio has posted a public beta which is supposed to fix the issue mentioned below. Go here to download it…
Update (10/31 @ 8:24AM): Roxio has done a great job communicating with the community about the issues they’re having with TiVo’s 9.2 software update. Recently, I was given the opportunity to beta test the next version of Popcorn and to my surprise it includes a fix for the double playback issue I was experiencing. Roxio has said that this update should be released shortly so stay tuned if you are having issues with either Toast or Popcorn.
As I alluded to in a previous post, initially I was having a difficult time getting Roxio’s TiVo Transfer app to detect my Series 3 TiVo. After doing some research, I came to the conclusion that TiVo Transfer uses Apple’s Bonjour protocol to discover and list any TiVos on the network. Sure enough, when I fired up iStumbler my Series 3 wasn’t listed as a Bonjour device (DVR-893D is my S2 TiVo).
Like most computer problems (at least on Windows), I decided to reboot my Series 3 to see if that would fix the issue. As soon as the reboot was complete, my Series 3 showed up in both TiVo Transfer and iStumbler’s Bonjour listing (DVR-02A0).
Now I’m able to connect and successfully transfer a show off of my Series 3 TiVo to my Mac (that doesn’t mean everything is working…continue reading).
Unfortunately, I’m still having a problem with any show that I transfer from my Series 3 TiVo. From some reason, any transferred show that I try and watch plays back at twice the normal speed. I took a look at the settings for Roxio’s Toast Video Player however, I wasn’t able to find a setting that could be causing this problem. I’ve seen that other people are having this issue so I guess I’ll wait and see if Roxio comes out with a fix (who knows how long that will take). Until then, I could use TiVoDecodeManager to get content off of my Series 3 however, I just don’t like how TDM works and I would rather get the “official“ Mac TiVoToGo client to work especially since I’ve already paid for it. I’ll be sure to let you know if/when Roxio comes out with a fix….
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i have downloaded shows via toast8 from 3 different channels and found that the shows from nbc and natl geo were replayed at double speed, while the movie from hdnet played back at normal speed.
Strange! I wonder what could be causing that…
Wow, you are the man.. I have to admit, I didnt think it would work, after all, the Tivo was just sitting there, so it should be seen, but low and behold, and reboot, and I am now transferring a show with Toast.
Thanks a bunch!… And I am an IT guy, I should know that rebooting solves lots of issues.
Ditto,
Tivo Series III reboot did the trick. I would have thought the Tivo would have been rebooted automatically when 9.2 was downloaded. Now Toast sees the Tivo no problem.
I guess I am the exception to the rule… I rebooted and still no Tivo. I am at my wits end — I think I just blew $100 on this Roxio product that isn’t going to work. I have an HD Tivo — anyone have any suggestions?
What kind of error are you getting?
No error message — my Tivo is not listed under “My DVRs”… I checked iStumbler and it’s not listed in there either. Rebooted machine (and computer for good measure) to no avail.
I assume you have the latest version right? http://www.roxio.com/enu/support/toast/software_updatesv10.html
I’m gonna poke around Roxio’s forum to see if somebody else has encountered this problem….
Is this the kind of problem you are having?
http://forums.support.roxio.com/index.php?showtopic=25179&hl=bonjour
Can you describe your problem a little more?
It sounds similar. Basically, in the screen shot you have above where under “Tivo DVRs” and it has 2 different DVRs listed, mine has none. I have not tried rebooting the router and/or modem yet but can try that. I used to use Tivo Decode Mgr with our old DVR and then I upgraded to the HD Tivo and now it says my IP and/or Media Access Key are wrong. I updated the Media Access Key but was still getting that message. I searched my IP and was getting something different from what it had been since we plugged in the router (it should start w/ 192 but the IP search came up with something starting w/ 75 instead). After reading through several posts, I came to the conclusion that TDM wasn’t going to cut it anymore so I went with the Roxio option that they steer you towards on the Tivo site. To no avail thus far. I emailed their customer service (Roxio, that is) on Thursday night — it’s been 4 days and there has been zero response.
sounds like you might be having a networking issue. what is your computer’s network as well as your TiVo’s ip? Have you tried accessing your TiVo via its built-in webserver? Get your TiVo’s IP and try and access it with https://. Let me know what you come up with.
I think I might have found the issue — need to check the IP list from my router… if that solves it, will post here.