Comments on: TivoToGo First Impressions

By: Vince

Vince — Sat, 12 Feb 2005 02:14:26 +0000

Has anyone mentioned the significantly delayed channel changing that came along with the TiVoToGo upgrade? I called TiVo support and was told that they are aware of the channel changing delay that accompanies the upgrade and apologize for the inconvenience; however, channel changing or surfing has never been a priority for TiVo. If a fix does not come soon, I will have to seriously reconsider my TiVo subscription. Currently it is taking 11 seconds to change the channel after the pixilization and “jumpy” graphics cease.

By: The Wired Home Weblog

The Wired Home Weblog — Sun, 30 Jan 2005 17:37:33 +0000

IS TIVO TOGO A BUST?
Since I use a Motorola PVR box with my cable service, I really haven’t seen a reason to get Tivo. Once the TivoToGo service was announced I was ready to run out and get Tivo; but with all of the…

By: SB

SB — Fri, 21 Jan 2005 23:12:37 +0000

It only takes me 45 mins to transfer a 1 hr show (recorded at Best Quality). My Tivo is hooked directly to the Router, my PC is Wifi.
So the issue you are really having is that your router cannot handle that amount of data coming in and out wifi at the same time…or your network is not optimal. Kinda hard to blame Tivo for that.

By: Mike S

Mike S — Fri, 21 Jan 2005 18:51:34 +0000

Well I got it in both ends… I bought a new series 2 in hopes of the TivoToGo feature and come to find out when it was being released that MY UNIT was not planned for it until later this year. So much for a 500.00 Humax… BTW - they changed the Codec compressing chip etc…quality at best rate is = my Serias 1 sony at medium.

By: schaliol

schaliol — Fri, 21 Jan 2005 16:10:55 +0000

At the risk of being…well…obvious…anyone who thought that even 802.11g would be ideal for high-quality video transmission is dreaming. If it took five hours to transmit on b, it’s going to still take a long time on g. I assume that’s not HD either. 100 or 1000 Mb Ethernet would currently be the way to go (wireless rarely gets the transmission rate to the spec) or in the future Ultra Wideband for wireless.

By: John Merryman

John Merryman — Wed, 19 Jan 2005 13:50:44 +0000

I can’t comment on the TiVo-to-go software because I have a Series 1 box, but I have modded it so I can extract video to my PC over 802.11g. The technique I used might be useful to Series 2 owners like you. I added an ethernet card to the TiVo, then connected that to WiFi using a Linksys 802.11g “game adapter” - which is essentially a wireless bridge (it’s just cheaper than their bridge product). It’s fast and works great.

By: atmaspheric | endeavors

atmaspheric | endeavors — Tue, 18 Jan 2005 20:58:49 +0000

TivoToGo a NoGo?
Good thing it’s free… though waiting 5 hours to copy a 1 hour program on your network hardly justifies the service. I’ll be interested in reading more when more people connect and we get some public feedback with how well wired ethernet works.
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By: TVHarmony

TVHarmony — Tue, 18 Jan 2005 20:13:28 +0000

TivoToGo First Impressions (ObviousDiversion.com)
ObviousDiversion.com received his TivoToGo upgrade, and has some mixed first impressions on the service. I’m eager to try it, but it’s good to know that other people are starting to get the update downloaded on their Tivo. My update can’t…