TiVo 9.2 Release and initial reactions

Getting video off a TiVo onto my mac has been a long time coming. It was promised as long as three years ago and when the Series 3 TiVo was released last year, transfers were disabled by default -- but all that changed today.

Yesterday I signed up for a priority download spot for the 9.2 OS and today I got the update. It adds external storage, multi-room viewing, and (finally) TiVoToGo downloading.

(screenshots and my first transfer details after the jump)

TiVo coming to Australia

The official TiVo.com.au site is now up, with a scheduled rollout next summer, just in time for the 2008 Olympics.

It seems it will be based on the TiVo HD platform and for some reason, the 30 second skip hack will not function on the Australian TiVos. Hopefully that's a feature that never goes away, as I've grown completely dependent on it in the last couple years. [thanks, Matthew!]

External TiVo hard drives now available

Good news: the reported TiVo OS upgrade capability to add external storage is now a reality.

TiVo began selling the Western Digital 500Gb external drives for TiVo HD and Series 3 TiVo DVRs. [via uncrate]

TiVo enables external storage for Series3

Dave Zatz is reporting another software update has been released for TiVo Series 3 boxes that finally enables official eSATA external storage.

For the past six months or so, there's been a hack to enable it, but it looks like it's finally going to be official.

DivX's Apple TV, but smarter

Nice preview of DivX’s set top box, which really could be an AppleTV killer (720p output, plays DivX, streams video from networked PCs) especially if they can bring the price down to a reported $99. They've also announced an open plugin/API for the device.

Lots of recent TiVo news

While I've let the site go a bit fallow, a lot of things have been happening with TiVo:

• TiVo launched a partnership with the Rhapsody Music service. If you've got the latest TiVo update on a broadband-connected S2 or S3 TiVo, you can stream music on the $12.99/month service
• When is TiVo coming to Comcast? Announced a couple years ago, and several months behind schedule, Dave Zatz says the service may finally debut in another month or two.
• Multi-Room Viewing on Series 3 TiVos should debut next month as promised.