TiVO on your PC

[GWguy]

New software turns PC into TiVo TV recorder

TiVo Inc. and Nero AG of Germany were set to announce Monday that they will be launching a package that turns a Windows PC into a TV recorder, just like a TiVo set-top box.

The kit will cost $199 when it goes on sale Oct. 15, and includes a remote and a TV tuner that plugs into the PC. The interface on the computer screen looks just like the one on a TV equipped with a TiVo box.

 

[Gwydion]

New software turns PC into TiVo TV recorder

Whats the difference between this and a tuner + dvr?

 

[johnycarcinogen]

Whats the difference between this and a tuner + dvr?

I'm guessing it is more compatible with different computers and operating systems.

 

[GWguy]

Link doesn't seem to work anymore...

It was a fully functioning TiVO, form, fit and function as a set-top box, except that it was all software running on the PC. You could duplicate most of the functions with a capture card and software, but this was a TiVO unit and did everything the set-top unit did.