Originally Posted by Virgin Territory (Post 35336666)

Good evening all.

I've seen many minor mentions here & there about connecting a TiVo to a LAN, but no explanation.

Could someone explain (or point me in the right direction) to what the advantage, if any, in doing this would be.

And, there is always an and, how to go about it all.

Cheers :dunce:

Originally Posted by nstokes (Post 35336678)

seen this on the VM HD Blog - can control TIVO box from PC and can see TV guide as well

http://vmhd.blogspot.com/2011/11/con...indows-pc.html

Originally Posted by kgollop (Post 35336769)

There is an ethernet port on the back of the TIVO, which allows you to connect it to your router. TIVO will then be connected to your Local Area Network, allowing you to connect to it via the various Android/IPhone remote control applications (there's also a Windows one linked a few posts up). Also if you have two TIVOs and can get them both connected to the LAN then they can see each other, and theoretically play each others recordings (though this is being restricted by broadcaster rights at present, hopefully this will be working soon).

If your TIVO is not close to your router then you can use powerline adapters to send the network data over your power cables rather than having to drag network cables all round the house.

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I've just been playing with this one and it works well. One of the big pluses is that it allows you to use the laptop keyboard to type into the various search boxes. The TV guide bit is just a link to the TV Guide on the VM website I believe, but useful nonetheless.

Originally Posted by Virgin Territory (Post 35336905)

I'd just like to say thanks to nstokes, Hugh & kgollop.

I expect I'll be looking for help in the future, I'll keep my eyes open for you guys.

Originally Posted by ShadowTD (Post 35336968)

@Virgin Territory - I take it you're the coder of this app? Fantastic work. If you're looking for anyone to beta test the OSX version, I'd be happy to help.

I'm hoping that when VM sort the rights management out, I'll be able to view my recordings on devices other than another TiVO...

Originally Posted by Virgin Territory (Post 35336666)

Good evening all.

I've seen many minor mentions here & there about connecting a TiVo to a LAN, but no explanation.

Could someone explain (or point me in the right direction) to what the advantage, if any, in doing this would be.

And, there is always an and, how to go about it all.

Cheers :dunce:

Originally Posted by Pea-Pod (Post 35352683)

Does this feature allow you to watch the TIVO on your PC, and if so what is the quality like?

Originally Posted by Jameseh (Post 35352684)

No it does not. As always I recommend a Slingbox.