---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Sunny <sloncho at gmail.com> Date: Sat, Jan 24, 2009 at 5:07 PM Subject: Re: [tclug-list] OT: Tivo unit wanted To: swaite at sbn-services.com On Sat, Jan 24, 2009 at 2:51 AM, <swaite at sbn-services.com> wrote: > Sunny - This Popcorn unit sounds like it would actually be a better > option. The only problem is it would not play Tivo recorded shows > unless they were converted. Other than that I might want one of these > for myself. > I do not know which format Tivo records in, but looks like its mpeg2, and popcorn is capable to pay these. I found this perl program to extract the mpeg file from a .tivo file: http://lifehacker.com/5048824/decrypt-and-remove-commercials-from-tivo-recordings-in-one-step and it should be trivial. Cheers Sunny -- Svetoslav Milenov (Sunny) Even the most advanced equipment in the hands of the ignorant is just a pile of scrap.