Once upon a time Jim shaped the electrons to say...
> 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 (???)

Correct.  TTCB (TiVoToComeBack) is basically a subset of TTG.  Though
it is possible to enable one without the other, so we may see TTCB
enabled before TTG - since CableLabs shouldn't really object to TTCB.
It doesn't allow moving protected shows OFF the TiVo.

> 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?

The info here may help: http://www.zatznotfunny.com/gtt.htm

-MZ
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