Jim wrote: > The two other worthwhile features in my book are compatible-mpeg2 to TiVo > transfers and online scheduling. I'm guessing the former is not yet > available and the latter is (???) > Yes -- the former (informally referred to as "Tivo GoBack") is really an extension of TivoToGo. > Also regarding the former, I'm wondering if there are any straightforward > programs that can accept an mpeg4 video file, automatically detect the > aspect ratio and convert to TiVo-compatible mpeg2. I tried a program, but > it required determining the aspect ratio and doing the math yourself and the > options were confusing. What do people recommend? > Auto-detecting the aspect ratio can be iffy. Where are the MPEG4 videos coming from -- in other words, what is the source/type of material?
(Also, if you hack your Tivo, you can just use Tivoserver instead (though again this won't worth with the S3 or the HR10-250), which basically looks like another Tivo on the network but will auto-transcode AVI files and such on the fly.) --chris
