Transfer Shows From Tivo Series 1 to New iMac Possible?

[Cavemate K]

Hi All,

I have one of those old 1st generation Tivos (series 1?) and would like to transfer its contents to a new iMac so that I can clear up some space on the Tivo. Does anyone know if this is possible? Thanks.

 

[jamesarm97]

Not easy, but can be done. I did it with my MythTV before I gave my Tivo to my sister. It requires a tivo mod with an ethernet card and the hacks to get the bash prompt on the Tivo. I then ran some server program that would let me pull the files off and then I had to run them though a converter to convert them to mpeg2 files.

 

[balamw]

Assuming your S1 is unhacked, your best bet is to use a video capture device like Eye TV 250 plus and just capture it as if it was from a VCR. http://www.elgato.com/index.php?file=products_eyetv250na

If your S1 is hacked, you should already know ways to do this digitally.

B

 

[Cavemate K]

Thank you both! Since I'm not too tech savvy, I think I'll go with the El Gato suggestion. Time to save up big!

 

[ADent]

I use TiVoTool. v0.57 works great for me, but had a couple of problems with the latest version. This will download, and convert to mp4 if needed and add to iTunes.


BUT
- S1 does not have a network card, so you will need a TurboNet or CacheCard. Cachecard can take 512MB to speed up the TiVo interface.

See http://www.9thtee.com/tivocachecard.htm