11 days...
11 days until Nicole and I fly to Japan. I'm excited, but extremely nervous about going over there. I've been reading up on Japanese culture the last few months. Even still, I know I'm nowhere near being prepared, but it'll be an interesting trip. Pictures and video will be available soon after we return.
The ol' TiVo died, or is in the process of dying. I went out and got a 40-hour Series 2 unit (and USB-ethernet adapter), and ordered a replacement boot drive for the old one. The new TiVo's a lot smaller, a bit quicker, but overall doesn't offer much that the old one did. A trial of TiVo's Home Media Option got activated today on the new unit and so far I'm a bit underwhelmed. The only feature in it that I really want is remote scheduling, but I don't think it's worth $99 just for that feature.
With TiVoWeb on the old Series 1 I had remote scheduling. Ok, so it wasn't easy to setup, but I had it, and it worked, and it was free. The music and photo sharing features of HMO are useful, but the music feature leaves me wishing for more: AAC support (ok, I understand if protected AACs can't be supported, but most of my library is in unprotected AAC format), album art support, and better MP3 playback. I occasionally got a slight skip or stutter on the beginning of some MP3 tracks I played. Most of the time it worked fine.
In all, I don't think HMO is worth $99 considering you then have to spend another $25-30 or so for a USB network adapter. I would pay $20 for remote scheduling, though.
Update, 6/9:
Tivo made the Home Media Option a full feature today.
The ol' TiVo died, or is in the process of dying. I went out and got a 40-hour Series 2 unit (and USB-ethernet adapter), and ordered a replacement boot drive for the old one. The new TiVo's a lot smaller, a bit quicker, but overall doesn't offer much that the old one did. A trial of TiVo's Home Media Option got activated today on the new unit and so far I'm a bit underwhelmed. The only feature in it that I really want is remote scheduling, but I don't think it's worth $99 just for that feature.
With TiVoWeb on the old Series 1 I had remote scheduling. Ok, so it wasn't easy to setup, but I had it, and it worked, and it was free. The music and photo sharing features of HMO are useful, but the music feature leaves me wishing for more: AAC support (ok, I understand if protected AACs can't be supported, but most of my library is in unprotected AAC format), album art support, and better MP3 playback. I occasionally got a slight skip or stutter on the beginning of some MP3 tracks I played. Most of the time it worked fine.
In all, I don't think HMO is worth $99 considering you then have to spend another $25-30 or so for a USB network adapter. I would pay $20 for remote scheduling, though.
Update, 6/9:
Tivo made the Home Media Option a full feature today.
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