Transfer Videos from TiVo to iPod

TiVo has several advantages once it is connected to a network. Although people know that TiVo is a great device for its many uses, there are some features that they miss. Some of the features that a TiVo has are movie and TV show downloads, advanced search, personal photo viewing, music offerings, games, online scheduling and even transfer of videos to your computer or other devices. 

Here are the steps on how to transfer video from TiVo to an iPod:

1. Connect TiVo DVR to a network. You will need a network adapter for this one. If you have the adapter for a Nintendo Wii, you can use it since it works perfectly fine for the TiVo and it costs less than the network adapter that they sell for TiVo.
2. Once the TiVo is connected to a computer, you can now see variety of features a TiVo can do.
3. At this point, you can now move video, photos and music from your computer to your TV easily.
4. To transfer video, you need to go to the TiVo site and find the TiVo Desktop Software. You can use it for free, but you can also pay twenty dollars to get the full program. If you plan to use your TiVo for long, paying twenty dollars will be worth it.
5. Setting up the TiVo desktop is easy, but the connection takes time so be patient in waiting for several minutes before showing what you have in your DVR. Once the TiVo is started, go to the button ‘Pick recordings to transfer' which is located at the top of the screen.
6. This will give you a list of everything on your DVR. Check the box of the items that you want to transfer and choose ‘Start transfer.' If this is a TV program, you can pick ‘auto-transfer this series.'
7. After the video has been transferred, you can find it in the ‘now playing' list. Right click on it and you will see an option ‘convert for.' If you have not seen the option ‘convert for,' it means that the transfer is not yet complete. Just wait for a few minutes until the ‘convert for' is included in the option. Also, you can easily tell if the file is still transferring because the ‘stop transfer' option is highlighted. The first option would be ‘Apple iPod' so choose this option.
8. Once the file is already converted, you can open the file with iTunes. The next thing to do is connect your iPod to your desktop computer or any chosen device that will be transferring files into your iPod. It would synch onto it so it would not be a problem. Transfer the files that you want to your iPod and you can now watch any video that you want in your iPod.

As you can see, converting videos from a TiVo to an iPod is just simple. The steps above should also work for an iPhone or iPod touch. There are also other advantages that you will have in connecting a TiVo in a network and have TiVo desktop help you explore other features a TiVo has. Now it is up to you to explore the add-on features that you can have on a TiVo.