TiVo articles on MacRumors.com. During the January 2019 CES event, TiVo demoed a TiVo app to the Apple TV, but a year later, the project is 'in limbo' and an Apple TV app is no longer being. As a VERY longtime user of TiVo, the company is always flirting on the edge of being truly wonderful and then they do some bone-headed thing to ruin it. I don't see why I would want a TiVo app on my AppleTV, but I sure would like an AppleTV+ and Disney+ app on my TiVo. THE STUPID TiVo+ is a an annoying joke and and the pre-roll ads for a PAID.
I think that many users are using TiVo DVR to watch or record their favorite videos on Netflix, Hulu, Vudu, Epix, etc. TiVo also allows users to stream and download their recorded videos for offline playback on iPhone, iPad, but this offline playback only limits to TiVo App. So does it mean impossibility to play TiVo recorded videos on Mac? The answer is No, even though it is not easy to play TiVo video on Mac. Now let's learn how to easily play TiVo videos on Mac. This will need two parts.
My TiVo now streams to my Mac One of the downsides of the mobile app revolution is that sometimes there’s no desktop equivalent for a feature that’s available on mobile. While I can watch live TV and play back recorded shows from my TiVo Roamio DVR on my iPad and iPhone, I haven’t been able to do the same on my Mac. Speaking at CES 2020, Tivo’s vice president of consumer products and services Ted Malone described the company’s Roku and Apple TV apps as “in limbo.” However, the firm later clarified. TiVo owners looking to stream live and recorded video to Apple TV through an official app could be in for a long wait, as the company on Wednesday said a tvOS version of the promised release is.
Users will need TiVo DeskTop software to help to transfer the TiVo recorded video to Mac. Then follow the steps below to get the TiVo video transferred to PC. Connect TiVo to your home Network and get your TiVo Desktop software launched. Click Pick Recording to Transfer> My Shows button>Click checkbox to select the shows that you want to transfer and then click Start Transfer button to wait the TiVo videos transferred to your PC.
The converting TiVo video to Mac MOV step by step guide is provided as follows.
Make Preparation: Free download TiVo to Mac Converter
Free download the professional TiVo to Mac Converter - Avdshare Video Converter (for Windows, for Mac), install and then launch it, the following interface will pop up.
Step 1 Upload TiVo file
Click the 'Add file' button to easily upload the TiVo file to this TiVo to Mac converter. The drag and drop feature is also provided to upload the TiVo file to this TiVo to Mac converter. Then a window will pop up to let you enter your Media Access Key, after that, your TiVo Videos will be successfully added to this TiVo Converter.
Step 2 Select targeted output format
Easily select MP4 or MOV as the output format by clicking the 'Profile' button >'General Video' category.
Step 3 Complete the conversion
Users can click the Convert button to complete the TiVo video to Mac MP4 or MOV conversion.
One of the downsides of the mobile app revolution is that sometimes there’s no desktop equivalent for a feature that’s available on mobile. While I can watch live TV and play back recorded shows from my TiVo Roamio DVR on my iPad and iPhone, I haven’t been able to do the same on my Mac.
Today, that changed, thanks to the release of TiVo Online, which lets TiVo DVRs stream video to a web browser window. I tried it out this morning and it works just fine. And now I can work with video of my local team’s baseball game playing up in the corner of my iMac.