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TiVo Desktop Changelog

What's new in TiVo Desktop 2.8.2

Oct 27, 2010
  • Faster transfers from the TiVo Premiere and TiVo Premiere XL DVRs.
  • TiVo Desktop Plus can create videos for playback on ARCHOS Android Tablets.

New in TiVo Desktop 2.8 (Nov 5, 2009)

  • The folders on your PC can now display when viewed from your TiVo DVR.
  • You can choose the discovery protocol TiVo Desktop & DVRs use to locate each other on your home network. To change the setting, select “TiVo Server Properties” from the Services menu; click “Network” and then select either “Bonjour for Windows” (default) or “TiVo Beacon”.

New in TiVo Desktop 2.7 (Feb 7, 2009)

  • Earlier versions of TiVo Desktop are automatically removed during installation
  • Automatic transfers from the TiVo DVR can now have 'Keep at Most' values similar to a Season Pass on the TiVo DVR.
  • TiVo recordings on your PC can be grouped by series when viewed from your TiVo DVR.
  • TiVo Desktop treats files ending in “.vob” the same way as it treats MPEG-2 files.
  • When uninstalling, you can choose to completely remove TiVo Desktop. This option removes additional files and settings that allow playback of TiVo recordings without the full TiVo Desktop software, including the Media Access Key (MAK) and the TiVo Desktop Plus key.

New in TiVo Desktop 2.6.2 (Oct 7, 2008)

  • Improved reliability of transfers of large recordings to the DVR.
  • Reduced memory usage when transferring recordings from the DVR
  • Improved communications with TiVo when linking to TiVo account and handling web video content.
  • Improved handling of web video content when pausing or shutting down TiVo Server.

New in TiVo Desktop 2.5.1 Build 279957 (Oct 26, 2007)

  • Compatible with Microsoft Windows Vista.
  • This version has the following features in TiVo Desktop Plus.
  • Adds 'Apple iPod' to the list of portable devices. Converted files are added directly to your iTunes library.
  • Supports transfer and playback of .AVI or .Divx files encoded with the DivX codec (version 4 or higher) or with the Xvid codec. No other video formats are supported within .AVI files.
  • Allows conversion of previously transferred TiVo recordings by selecting the recording and then selecting 'Convert for ...' from the Action menu.
  • Converts recordings for portable devices sequentially..