TiVo Desktop 2.6.1 Now Available For Download
GizmoLovers.com has alerted me to the fact that TiVo recently released TiVo Desktop 2.6.1. According to TiVoPony, 2.6.1 includes an improved recovery mechanism for when PC to TiVo video transfers get interrupted:
It has improved recovery from interrupted transfers between the PC and DVR, but it also provides an updated Windows Certificate for TiVo Desktop. The certificate used in prior versions of TiVo Desktop is about to expire, so you’ll want to get 2.6.1. Without this certificate update it will not be possible to manually transfer programs from your PC to your TiVo DVR (all other Desktop functionality should continue to work fine however).
I know I haven’t said a whole lot about 2.6 however, I’ve been extremely happy with 2.6 and the fact that it allows me to watch my most favorite video podcasts directly on my TV. I plan on posting up a complete review of TiVo Desktop 2.6 sometime in the near future. In the meantime, you might want to go ahead and download 2.6.1. I know I’m going to….
April 26th, 2008 at 12:33 am |
It’s not exactly on topic, but… has anyone else heard anything about a change in Tivo that now forbids the Tivodecode programs from accessing the box? I can’t connect to my tivo from my Macbook anymore as of yesterday.
On principle I hate to pay $80 for the Roxio program to get access to functionality that Windows users have for free.
May 4th, 2008 at 7:23 am |
I have two (2) TiVo machines. The first is one that came out when you could only record one (1) channel at a time. I have also connected the new TiVo where you can record two (2) channels at a time. I have two computers and both have version 2.6.1 on them for TiVo. When I go to my TV sets I can see the one computer (the older of the two) but I can not get my other comuter to show. Also it takes upwards of 90 minutes to get TiVo Desktop to start on the new computer. I gave uninstalled 2.6.1 and went back to version 2.4 and worked my way up. I can not get my computer to be seen. Can anyone give me any ideas to get this issue corrected? Thank You for your help.
Jasson (drbarron@gmail.com)
May 5th, 2008 at 4:25 pm |
Dr. Barron,
Can you tell me a little about what operating system & software you are running? It sounds like a firewall issue to me; I would start there.
May 19th, 2008 at 2:11 pm |
While preparing your 2.6.1 review, I thought you might want to take a look at mine which I just posted here:
http://www.daleisphere.com/2008/05/18/video-podcasts-from-tivo-desktop-261-just-work-still-room-for-improvement/
Cheers
…Dale