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loscassidy76
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5 months ago
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is there something i need to switch on on my tivo box?

to watch recordings from my tivo box on my laptop, do i need to switch something on ? as i cant seem to select the box on my laptop, both on my home network.

 

 

 

  • japitts's avatar
    japitts
    Very Insightful Person

    On a TiVo, you need to do two things to in-home stream recordings.

    1: An Ethernet cable connection from the box to your home-hub

    2: Use the TV Control app to view your recordings, and then "watch" any that are permitted.

    • loscassidy76's avatar
      loscassidy76
      Dialled in

      my tivo is wired to my router. but tv controller app only lets me play recordings on my phone or tivo box, it has no option for my laptop or is there an app for windows i cant find?

      • nodrogd's avatar
        nodrogd
        Very Insightful Person

        loscassidy76 wrote:

        my tivo is wired to my router. but tv controller app only lets me play recordings on my phone or tivo box, it has no option for my laptop or is there an app for windows i cant find?


        TV control only allows access on mobile devices such as tablets & phones. This is primarily to prevent illegal copying of recordings, particularly on Windows driven equipment.

  • japitts's avatar
    japitts
    Very Insightful Person

    Fairly sure that's a historic restriction, the in-home streaming applies to "compatible mobile devices"

  • japitts's avatar
    japitts
    Very Insightful Person

    The mechanism to in-home stream recordings is identical between TiVo & V6, save how the TiVo connects to the router. In other words, TV Control is the app.

    If TV360 has a means to view recordings in-home via a PC, then fair enough - but I'm fairly sure it doesn't.

    • Roger_Gooner's avatar
      Roger_Gooner
      Alessandro Volta

      I have a 360 and I can view recordings using TV Go on my PC.

  • nodrogd's avatar
    nodrogd
    Very Insightful Person

    The TV Control app has never allowed PCs or Laptops to view recordings. With TV Go linking directly to the Horizon server rather than the box it has an advantage over TiVO in this case.