How to download tivo files to ipad

A list of shows on your TiVo will appear in the Now Playing list. Select the show and click Add Show To Queue. The selected show now appears in the Download Queue list. Click Download Location to select where you want to save it. There are too many converting tools on market, yet few do convert TiVo files. MPEG-4 video , up to 2. Click "OK" to confirm. You can select any one of them according to your own needs. You will only be prompted if you have more than one compatible box on your home network.

You can always switch to a different TiVo box later. You will be prompted to set up in-home and out-of-home streaming. If you are not prompted automatically, complete setup and then go to Settings. Streaming shows You're a few taps away from watching live TV, recorded shows, and shows availabe from streaming providers like Netflix wherever you are — even if you're away from home.

Tap the show title. Downloading shows If you want access to your recordings when you don't have Internet access in the car, on a plane, etc. Tap My Shows, and find a show that has recordings. No matter where you are, whenever it is, just take out the iPad from your handbag and enjoy your favorite TV programs or football matches freely!

Transferring TiVo recordings to PC is easy and straight-forward. Click on "Pick Recordings to Transfer". Check the box next to the title of the show or shows you want to transfer and click on "Start Transfer".

Transfer times vary, but may be as long as the show's duration to complete the transfer. You can also preview the file. Once my settings were chosen, I clicked to start the conversion.

The final step was to import the converted video file into my iTunes library and sync it to my iPad, and this is where things went badly. Resolution-wise, it's basically a horror story. The end result was merely good, not great, video quality, because TiVo limits maximum quality of video conversions to x resolution. Buying an HD program through iTunes and downloading it directly to an iPad is way faster and easier.

And it delivers a program with noticeably sharper video quality. Otherwise, just buy your entertainment through iTunes and get your geek on some other way.