On 12/5/2011 2:51 PM, Derek Martin wrote:
Sure it will. You can use TiVo Desktop to copy the backups back to
TiVo. They do need to be in a supported format, so you may need to
transcode them, and yes you do need to copy them, but it can be done.
I think the original poster mentioned .ISO images of DVDs. TiVo
certainly won't play those without transcoding. I don't think it will
play directories containing the files from a DVD (the other common way
of backing up DVDs) either; MythTV will, as will other computer
applications such as VLC. So you can get there from here, but not
without some work.
TiVo would also be an awkward solution if your high-resolution
display device is a computer monitor rather than a TV set, though
there are workarounds.
Not so sure about that either. TiVo supports both HDMI and composite
connections to my TV... and so does my computer monitor. Though it
has no speakers, but I believe it's possible to connect some. On that
point I'd need to double-check. But TiVo also has standard RCA out,
so ultimately this shouldn't be a problem. A cheap
RCA-to-1/8-inch adapter or cable (or whatever your speakers take) will
solve it.
The inputs to a typical desktop monitor are VGA and DVI. TiVo doesn't
have either of those outputs though a DVI to HDMI adapter will take care
of that. Some newer monitors have HDMI inputs.
The audio situation I was thinking of is where all you have is a set of
computer speakers connected to the computer that is currently being used
for MythTV playback. If you're still going to be using that computer for
some other purposes, you'll need a way to switch the speakers between
the computer and the TiVo. Aside from that you're fine unless your
computer has USB speakers (rare).
The HDMI output from TiVo carries audio (which is handy if you're using
a new home theater receiver with HDMI switching) but the computer and
monitor in the MythTV setup are unlikely to be able to take advantage of
that.
So perhaps no showstoppers (I might consider the need to recode a stored
DVD collection to be one) but certainly some stuff to deal with.
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