TiVo service expands to iPods, PSPs

Itsme · 11-21-2005, 06:49 AM

TiVo service expands to iPods, PSPs

TiVo is expanding its video-recording service so that users can transfer recorded television shows onto Apple Computer iPods or Sony PlayStation Portable.

The enhanced TiVoToGo feature being announced today will also add more copy-protection measures. Recorded shows will have digital watermarks that will follow the copied program wherever it goes, giving TiVo the ability to trace the origin of a transferred program that might get posted freely onto the Internet.

With its introduction in January of When TiVoToGo subscribers could transfer recorded shows to Windows-based PCs and laptops as well as portable media players. But the service was available only to devices compatible with Microsoft's Portable Media Center platform.

By adding support for the MPEG-4 video format, TiVo hopes to capitalize on the popularity of iPods and PSPs.

The new service will be available today for current TiVo subscribers as a beta test and for the general public in the first quarter of next year.

kgsilvas · 11-21-2005, 06:54 AM

Sounds interesting. They needed to do something because their DVR market share has been seriously eroded.

mcs328 · 11-21-2005, 07:25 AM

Another win for Apple and a much need boost for Tivo. It's also good to see that there's a PSP option and not an all Apple FTW option. I know the PSP option might be niche because of the audience but it's a start.

zero2dash · 11-21-2005, 11:53 AM

All of this DRM stuff is getting ridiculous.

It's nice that people who don't have the means/experience to transfer stuff will have an easier alternative, but please...cut the strings with the DRM.

cheapie · 11-21-2005, 12:59 PM

i might buy a psp now. that would be great watching movies while flying. my lappy is too much of a pain to bust out on a trip. and the battery would die 1/2 way through the movie anyhow.

chadlnc · 11-21-2005, 01:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cheapie

i might buy a psp now. that would be great watching movies while flying. my lappy is too much of a pain to bust out on a trip. and the battery would die 1/2 way through the movie anyhow.

I just got a video ipod and used it on my last trip, it worked great.

11-21-2005, 06:49 AM	#1
Itsme Vice Admiral Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Southern California Posts: 4,813	TiVo service expands to iPods, PSPs TiVo service expands to iPods, PSPs TiVo is expanding its video-recording service so that users can transfer recorded television shows onto Apple Computer iPods or Sony PlayStation Portable. The enhanced TiVoToGo feature being announced today will also add more copy-protection measures. Recorded shows will have digital watermarks that will follow the copied program wherever it goes, giving TiVo the ability to trace the origin of a transferred program that might get posted freely onto the Internet. With its introduction in January of When TiVoToGo subscribers could transfer recorded shows to Windows-based PCs and laptops as well as portable media players. But the service was available only to devices compatible with Microsoft's Portable Media Center platform. By adding support for the MPEG-4 video format, TiVo hopes to capitalize on the popularity of iPods and PSPs. The new service will be available today for current TiVo subscribers as a beta test and for the general public in the first quarter of next year.

11-21-2005, 07:25 AM	#3
mcs328 Admiral Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Maryland Posts: 6,578	Another win for Apple and a much need boost for Tivo. It's also good to see that there's a PSP option and not an all Apple FTW option. I know the PSP option might be niche because of the audience but it's a start. __________________

11-21-2005, 12:59 PM	#5
cheapie Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: raising my pimp hand strong Posts: 13,038	i might buy a psp now. that would be great watching movies while flying. my lappy is too much of a pain to bust out on a trip. and the battery would die 1/2 way through the movie anyhow. __________________ 70% of the world is covered by water. The rest is covered by Bob Sanders

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11-21-2005, 06:54 AM	#2
kgsilvas Rear Admiral Lower Half Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,245	Sounds interesting. They needed to do something because their DVR market share has been seriously eroded.

11-21-2005, 11:53 AM	#4
zero2dash Commander Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Fenton, MO - but I wish I was at the beach. ANY beach. Posts: 1,367	All of this DRM stuff is getting ridiculous. It's nice that people who don't have the means/experience to transfer stuff will have an easier alternative, but please...cut the strings with the DRM.

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