engadget.com— This is pretty cool, although it takes a long time to get shows from your Tivo to your PC. I don't even want to know how long it takes to do this.
Oct 18, 2005View in Crawl 4
What is .tivo and .ty?Q:I see Tivo files referred to quite often in various places on the web as .ty files. All the files I have from TivoToGo are .tivo files. What's the difference and why are my files .tivo files and not .ty files? Any insight would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.A:.tivo files are shows from the Tivo accomplished by methods not involving hacking the Tivo..ty files are shows from the Tivo accomplished by methods involving hacking the Tivo..ty files have been around for a few years, long pre-dating .tivo files and there is more discussion and a larger range of options for viewing the files. There is essentially no differerence in quality between the files. .tivo files are usually "cleaner" than .ty files, which can have usually imperceptible defects that sometimes (rarely) cause occasional brief bursts of pixellation or can interfere with audio sync when editing or otherwise processing the files..ty files are discussed here only in terms of inserting them into the Tivo, via rc3105's mfs_ftp_insert (though I think the relevant posts are too old to be found any more). Discussing how to get them out of the Tivo (e.g. via the full mfs_ftp, tivoserver, tytools, etc.) is not allowed here, though once the Tivo/DTV contract expires I expect there will be no reason to forbid discussion of doing so on the DirecTV Tivos.1. How to convert .tivo to AVI, MPEG?2. How to convert .ty to AVI, MPEG?Read here:<a class="user" href="http://dvdsoft.us/tivo-ty-convert-to-avi-mpeg.htm">http://dvdsoft.us/tivo-ty-convert-to-avi-mpeg.htm</a>
anthOct 18, 2005
The longest part is to transfer the video from the tivo to your PC. The USB 1.1 connection on the back of the tivo is sloooooow.
Closed AccountOct 18, 2005
Sveet!!1 I knew there was a way.
zodiacalOct 19, 2005
buckdog05:because some shows arn't online...
yesonoterJul 8, 2006
This excellent tutorial describes how to convert Tivo video to iPod step by step. <a class="user" href="http://www.dvd-ripping.biz/tivo-to-ipod.html">http://www.dvd-ripping.biz/tivo-to-ipod.html</a>Works great for me.
cooldimensFeb 20, 2007
What is .tivo and .ty?Q:I see Tivo files referred to quite often in various places on the web as .ty files. All the files I have from TivoToGo are .tivo files. What's the difference and why are my files .tivo files and not .ty files? Any insight would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.A:.tivo files are shows from the Tivo accomplished by methods not involving hacking the Tivo..ty files are shows from the Tivo accomplished by methods involving hacking the Tivo..ty files have been around for a few years, long pre-dating .tivo files and there is more discussion and a larger range of options for viewing the files. There is essentially no differerence in quality between the files. .tivo files are usually "cleaner" than .ty files, which can have usually imperceptible defects that sometimes (rarely) cause occasional brief bursts of pixellation or can interfere with audio sync when editing or otherwise processing the files..ty files are discussed here only in terms of inserting them into the Tivo, via rc3105's mfs_ftp_insert (though I think the relevant posts are too old to be found any more). Discussing how to get them out of the Tivo (e.g. via the full mfs_ftp, tivoserver, tytools, etc.) is not allowed here, though once the Tivo/DTV contract expires I expect there will be no reason to forbid discussion of doing so on the DirecTV Tivos.1. How to convert .tivo to AVI, MPEG?2. How to convert .ty to AVI, MPEG?Read here:<a class="user" href="http://dvdsoft.us/tivo-ty-convert-to-avi-mpeg.htm">http://dvdsoft.us/tivo-ty-convert-to-avi-mpeg.htm</a>