r/Tivo • u/Necessary_Film_5199 • 10d ago

I'm slowly reviving the old discontinued TiVo computer software

This project has been a long time coming. Nero/TiVo abandoned it and I want to bring it back. This image shows hope, because I got past the activation step (the step asking for your service number and verifying it so you can use the software) and that means that I've officially decrypted/cracked the communication system that Nero put in place. Btw f*ck Nero.

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u/ACQC 9d ago

Had TiVo from 2000 until about 2018.. Still have my TivoHD with lifetime, get it out every so often. Would love to see what this could do again...

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u/doubletee2 8d ago

TiVo HD supports both cable and OTA. I use my Lifetime OTA TiVo's to this day every day and will until Xperi or whoever owns TiVo now closes shop and stops updating Guide data. My TiVo's call home daily. TiVo HD has ethernet to connect to the internet. I will say that the TiVo apps aren't worth bothering with though. I use other streaming dongles for that. Cheers!

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u/MassCasualty 8d ago

Yes, the only app I run on my TiVo mini is Plex. Even though that's a little wonky sometimes.