Once upon a time IGGY & Svetlana shaped the electrons to say... > Am I missing it or there is really no interface with the TD to actually > control Tivo off your PC? - you can only transfer? I'd like to be able to > access Tivo control panels via my PC at home?
That is not supported at this time. There is no access to the TiVo menus over a network, just Now Playing. TiVo plans to expose these features over time via the HME API. > over the same wireless network, so I was wondering what's the story? I have > NetGear's TiVo compatible USB adapter. Is this really that slow? Is there > any way to speed it up? The TiVo is quite a bit slower than a PC when it comes to file transfer, it doesn't have the CPU or RAM to process the transfers at high speed. And for TiVoToGo it has to encrypt the stream on the fly as it transfers, so TTG is slower than MRV. But the end speed depends on the network (wired is faster than 11g which is faster than 11b) and the quality of the connection. > Also, Online Scheduling could be done better. Since I am on a network, I'd > assume that when I log onto Online Scheduling Tivo server immediately > connects to my box and checks the schedule and everything so you can see > what you have recorded and there are no conflicts. This interface is really Never assume. That wouldn't work for most people since msot home networks do not - AND SHOULD NOT - allow *incoming* connections, especially to a device like a TiVo. It would be impossible for TiVo's servers to connect to your TiVo to check your information unless you configured your network to allow it. That's beyond the skills of most users, and it is a bad idea anyway - the TiVo is not engineered to handle public connections, and it would be susceptible to denial of service attacks, etc. Asking the average user to setup their network to allow connections inbound is just asking for trouble. The alternative is for the TiVo to upload the information to TiVo's servers periodically. TiVo has not done this because of privacy concerns. They've gone out of their way to make sure they do NOT have personally identifiable information on their servers, so allowing uploads of such information would be the antithesis of everything they've tried to do to date. Still, it is something that is requested (I have), as an option. I wouldn't mind agreeing to a waiver of their privacy policy to get more personalized features. -MZ -- <URL:mailto:megazoneatmegazone.org> Gweep, Discordian, Author, Engineer, me. "A little nonsense now and then, is relished by the wisest men" 508-852-2171 <URL:http://www.megazone.org/> <URL:http://www.eyrie-productions.com/> Eris ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/eCTplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tivocentral/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
