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Does TiVo allow me to play music and view photos from my PC?

Asked by Naveen Misra in Electronics & Gadgets at 5:47 PM on February 03, 2009

Santosh Kuma's Answer

Yes, you can download pictures and music from your PC onto your TiVo DVR. Once you download special TiVo Desktop software, you are able to select pictures from your PC and organize and view them on your TV.

To do this, according to TiVo, your computer has to have the following:

* A networked TiVo Series2 DVR.

* A PC with:
o Microsoft� Windows� 98, ME, 2000, or XP.
o a 233 megahertz Pentium� II class processor or better
o at least 64 MB RAM
o at least 25 MB free disk space

* Or a Macintosh computer with:
o Mac OS X v10.2 or later
o iTunes 3.0.1 or later required for music
o iPhotos 2 or later required for photos
o 400MHz G3 processor or better recommended
o 256MB RAM or more recommended

Answered at 5:48 PM on February 03, 2009

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Can you access music and other media files with a DVR if you do not have a home network?

Asked by Naveen Misra in Electronics & Gadgets at 5:47 PM on February 03, 2009

Santosh Kuma's Answer

No, a home network is required to access your media files from your computer. Since you stream your files from your PC to your DVR, a network adapter is required for accessing your PC�s media files.

Answered at 5:48 PM on February 03, 2009

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Where can you get help with your DVR hardware?

Asked by Naveen Misra in Electronics & Gadgets at 5:26 PM on February 03, 2009

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If you need help with your DVR hardware, visit your DVR manufacturer�s web site to locate tutorials, FAQs or a support center phone number. Some of the common DVR manufacturer support Web sites nclude:

Note: This is not a complete list of DVR manufacturers. This list only serves as a starting place for your research. If you don�t find your manufacturer on this list, search for yours via a search engine like Yahoo or Google.

* TiVo: www.tivo.com
* Philips: http://www.consumer.philips.com/?
* Pioneer: http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/p na/article/top/two/0,,2076_4137,00. html?
* Toshiba: http://www.tacp.toshiba.com/dvr/?
* Humax: http://www.humaxusa.com/Products_dv r_framset.html

Answered at 5:30 PM on February 03, 2009

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Do you need to have Tivo or a service like it to record shows using a DVR?

Asked by Naveen Misra in Electronics & Gadgets at 5:26 PM on February 03, 2009

Santosh Kuma's Answer

It depends on the player. If it is tivo brand player you'll need the tivo service unless you hack it. If this is the case look up hacking the tivo Otherwise the answer is no, i use my computer. If you're into hacking or maybe just experimenting with one heres some cool stuff you can do!

Answered at 5:29 PM on February 03, 2009

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How do you burn a show from your cable company owned DVR to a DVD on your computer?

Asked by Naveen Misra in Electronics & Gadgets at 5:26 PM on February 03, 2009

Santosh Kuma's Answer

Some dvrs offer a firewire output, but I am going to assume you don't have one of those. The easiest way would be to get a dvd burner for your entertainment system. This way you can burn play your dvr shows directly onto the dvd and record in real time. If you want to do it to your computer you must get a capture card and a program to capture the video with. Windows Video Maker can do this but it is better to get something a little more advanced if you want to do it well. It would be much easier to spend $200 on a dvd burner for your home entertainment center than to spend $150 on a capture card and then $50-1000 on a program to capture it. Then you have to learn how to do it. It would be in your better interest to capture it to a component dvd burner

Answered at 5:28 PM on February 03, 2009

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What can you do with a DVR?

Asked by Naveen Misra in Electronics & Gadgets at 5:26 PM on February 03, 2009

Santosh Kuma's Answer

Here are a few things you can do with most DVRs:

* Record movies and television shows from your cable service.

* Pause or fast-forward live TV.

* Use the Internet to schedule your DVR to record your favorite television show. This may require the download of additional software onto your PC and/or require you to add your DVR to your home network.

* Search your cable listings by actor, time or even director.

* Download and share digital photos and music from your computer and DVR. This may require the download of additional software onto your PC and/or require you to add your DVR to your home network.

Answered at 5:28 PM on February 03, 2009

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Is there a DVR that uses a free program service such as Guide Plus that is priced in the 200-300 dollar range?

Asked by Naveen Misra in Electronics & Gadgets at 5:26 PM on February 03, 2009

Santosh Kuma's Answer

Best bet is to do your research on the internet. As of this writing, I'm not aware of any that have Guide Plus as part of their programming. Strange though it may sound, I have it on my computer as it was supplied by the video card manufacturer.

Answered at 5:28 PM on February 03, 2009

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If you have digital cable and a converter from your cable company how do you sequence that box and a DVR you buy so that you can record any channel and view one

Asked by Naveen Misra in Electronics & Gadgets at 5:25 PM on February 03, 2009

Santosh Kuma's Answer

If you were receiving a broadband analog signal, you could put in a signal splitter after the cable box, one line going to your TV and the other line to the DVR, as each has its own tuner. They would both receive a full choice of channels.

Since you are receiving an encrypted digital signal, and want to two channels to change (for ''both'' the TV or the DVR), you might need two tuners, which essentially "splits" the digital signal to your desired channel across two.

Sometimes cable companies will give you a deal for two converter boxes.

Try looking at the VEG-N video unit by http://www.rtv-veg.com/. It might do what you want.

Answered at 5:27 PM on February 03, 2009

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Do DVR's require a service or can they be used without a service?

Asked by Naveen Misra in Electronics & Gadgets at 5:25 PM on February 03, 2009

Santosh Kuma's Answer

A DVD Recorder that you purchase requires no service.

Answered at 5:27 PM on February 03, 2009

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How is the recording quality of a DVR?

Asked by Naveen Misra in Electronics & Gadgets at 5:25 PM on February 03, 2009

Santosh Kuma's Answer

At most DVR default settings, the recordings are generally better than videotape. However, higher digital video and audio quality require more memory, which decreases the amount of space on your DVR hard drive.

Answered at 5:26 PM on February 03, 2009

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