TiVo Desktop v2.8
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TiVo Desktop v2.8 is a free application that lets you publish and share digital music, photos and TiVo recordings between your computer and your TiVo Series2 DVR.
TiVo Desktop v2.8 now supports TiVo reproduccir emissions is Microsoft's multimedia portable devices. With TiVo you can also view your collection of photos or listen to all your digital music on television. All this if you have installed the latest version of the TiVo service on your DVR.
System requirements :
In order to run TiVo Desktop, your computer should meet or exceed the following hardware requirements:
* 1 GHz P2 or equivalent processor
* 512 MB RAM
* 5 GB free disk space, plus an additional 1 to 3 GB for each hour of Standard Definition programs you transfer, depending on quality
The following TiVo Desktop features may require more computing resources than the basic computer features:
* Storage and playback of HD content
* Converting TiVo recordings to a portable media device format (requires TiVo Desktop Plus)
* Viewing web content on your TiVo box (requires TiVo Desktop Plus)
If you plan to use these features, we highly recommend that your computer have:
* 2.2 GHz P4 or equivalent processor
* 1 GB RAM
* 5 GB free disk space, plus an additional 5GB for each hour of HD programs you transfer
Your computer must also meet the following software requirements : Windows® 7, Windows® Vista, or Windows® XP, with Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later.
Your computer should always meet the minimum hardware requirements for the version of Windows installed, which may differ.
We also recommend installation of the following software:
* Windows Media Player 11
* Java™ Runtime environment 1.5.0_06 or higher if running Windows XP or Java Runtime environment 1.6 or higher if running Windows Vista. You may check the version installed on your machine by going to http://java.com/en/download/installed.jsp and clicking on the 'Verify Installation' button.



