Comments on: TiVo Desktop 2.6.2 Released http://www.gizmolovers.com/2008/07/18/tivo-desktop-262-released/ TiVo, Slingbox, Android, Blu-ray Disc, and whatever other tech I feel like blogging about... Fri, 18 Sep 2020 20:50:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: MegaZonehttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2008/07/18/tivo-desktop-262-released/comment-page-1/#comment-25044 MegaZone Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:37:57 +0000 http://www.gizmolovers.com/?p=2682#comment-25044 Glenn, thanks. :-) Though I should say I'd make one hell of an ugly tranny. (I'm male. ;-) ) Glenn, thanks. :-) Though I should say I’d make one hell of an ugly tranny. (I’m male. ;-) )

]]> By: Glennhttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2008/07/18/tivo-desktop-262-released/comment-page-1/#comment-25040 Glenn Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:37:47 +0000 http://www.gizmolovers.com/?p=2682#comment-25040 Ditto the installation complaint. You go girl!Anyway, will try the update tonight. If it fixes my issues with transcode/transfers to my TivoHD I'll be happy.Thanks. Ditto the installation complaint. You go girl!

Anyway, will try the update tonight. If it fixes my issues with transcode/transfers to my TivoHD I’ll be happy.

Thanks.

]]> By: MegaZonehttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2008/07/18/tivo-desktop-262-released/comment-page-1/#comment-25039 MegaZone Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:25:10 +0000 http://www.gizmolovers.com/?p=2682#comment-25039 I think it is a legitimate complaint. TiVo states they're target market is the average TV viewer, not tech geeks. Yet TiVo Desktop is one of the least consumer friendly applications I've encountered in a while (even ignoring the bugs). Most applications these days have update functionality built right in. And even those that don't will have installers that will remove the old version for you as it installs the new one. Expecting the average user to know about Add/Remove Programs and having to do it manually just doesn't fit TiVo's stated audience or their stated product design goals. So yeah, I'm going to call them on it. And I'll probably do it again until it is fixed. If your time is so precious, don't read blogs. I think it is a legitimate complaint. TiVo states they’re target market is the average TV viewer, not tech geeks. Yet TiVo Desktop is one of the least consumer friendly applications I’ve encountered in a while (even ignoring the bugs). Most applications these days have update functionality built right in. And even those that don’t will have installers that will remove the old version for you as it installs the new one. Expecting the average user to know about Add/Remove Programs and having to do it manually just doesn’t fit TiVo’s stated audience or their stated product design goals. So yeah, I’m going to call them on it. And I’ll probably do it again until it is fixed. If your time is so precious, don’t read blogs.

]]> By: Timhttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2008/07/18/tivo-desktop-262-released/comment-page-1/#comment-25038 Tim Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:40:52 +0000 http://www.gizmolovers.com/?p=2682#comment-25038 So, you announce a rather minor performance upgrade to Tivo Desktop and spend most of the post being crabby about their update installation model. Talk about padding the post. There may not have been much to say about the update, but wasting our time on the planet is just LAME. So, you announce a rather minor performance upgrade to Tivo Desktop and spend most of the post being crabby about their update installation model. Talk about padding the post. There may not have been much to say about the update, but wasting our time on the planet is just LAME.

]]> By: xdreamwalkerhttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2008/07/18/tivo-desktop-262-released/comment-page-1/#comment-25037 xdreamwalker Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:01:22 +0000 http://www.gizmolovers.com/?p=2682#comment-25037 I had been having problems with TiVo Desktop. I could use TiVo Desktop to transfer shows to my PC. I could see my PC in Now Playing, but it always showed there were not recordings. Even if I had .tivo files in the correct folder on my PC. Now, I am sure this is all due to some strange bug with Vista, TiVo Desktop, and my firewall. Of course this doesn't matter anymore. I switched to <a href="http://pytivo.armooo.net/" rel="nofollow">pyTivo</a> and have not had any problems moving shows from my Vista PC to my TiVo units. One thing it will not due is auto transfers like TiVo Desktop will, but the only reason I move shows from TiVo to PC is if I want to but it on DVD, and then I can just log into the TiVo's built in web server. I do however put DVD's on my PC and transfer them to TiVo so I can watch my movies using the TiVo interface. I had been having problems with TiVo Desktop. I could use TiVo Desktop to transfer shows to my PC. I could see my PC in Now Playing, but it always showed there were not recordings. Even if I had .tivo files in the correct folder on my PC. Now, I am sure this is all due to some strange bug with Vista, TiVo Desktop, and my firewall.
Of course this doesn’t matter anymore. I switched to pyTivo and have not had any problems moving shows from my Vista PC to my TiVo units. One thing it will not due is auto transfers like TiVo Desktop will, but the only reason I move shows from TiVo to PC is if I want to but it on DVD, and then I can just log into the TiVo’s built in web server. I do however put DVD’s on my PC and transfer them to TiVo so I can watch my movies using the TiVo interface.

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