TV on your PC made easy
Nero LiquidTV | TiVo PC puts you in control of when, where, and how you watch TV. Schedule your favorite TV shows to fit your lifestyle. Use the award-winning TiVo interface to watch live TV directly on your PC. Set it to automatically record your favorite shows to your hard drive. Then watch your content on any computer or TV in your home network. You can even export your shows to iPod, PSP, or burn to DVD and enjoy TV wherever life takes you. Whether you’re at home, at the office, or on the go, Nero LiquidTV | TiVo PC is the next-generation DVR experience fit for today’s digital life.
Highlights of Nero LiquidTV | TiVo PC
- Enjoy the unique and easy-to-use TiVo interface
- Watch and record shows in HD and Standard formats on your TV or on your PC
- Export your favorite programs to portable media players
- Burn shows to DVD or save them to your hard drive
- Schedule TV recordings online (US and Canada only)
- Pause Live TV on your PC
- Includes a 12-month subscription to the TiVo service
- All the great TiVo features like Season Pass and WishList included
Features
Ease of Use
Nero LiquidTV | TiVo PC is a next generation DVR application for your PC built around the award-winning TiVo service. It makes it simple to record your favorite TV shows and then watch them wherever and whenever you want whether on a PC, TV, iPod, PSP, or DVD player. Record and pause live TV, plus rewind, slow motion, and instant replay. The user-friendly TiVo interface makes it easy for anyone to enjoy the ultimate DVR experience.
Freedom of Enjoyment
With your busy schedule, it’s tough to schedule your life around TV program schedule. Why not have enjoy TV fit to your schedule. With Nero LiquidTV | TiVo PC, it’s easy for you to enjoy your favorite TV shows on your time. Record your sports, soaps and sitcoms, and even the whole season, then watch them when it’s convenient for you. Travelling or always on-the-go? Take your shows with you on your iPod, PSP, or other portable device and enjoy them anytime, anywhere.
TV at Your Control
Ever miss an episode of your favorite show, only having to wait for reruns to catch up? With Nero LiquidTV | TiVo PC you’re in control of your TV enjoyment! Never miss your favorite TV series again – with the Season Pass recording the whole season of selected shows are automatically recorded. With WishList search, you can search for programs by title, actor, director, keyword, and star rating. You can even burn shows to DVD and watch on DVD players when you have time.
Online Scheduling
Forgot to set the recording for your favorite program? Nero LiquidTV | TiVo PC makes it easy for you to browse TV listings and schedule recordings with Online Scheduling features. Now you can schedule recordings from anywhere you have access to the Internet.
Safe for the Whole Family
Concerned about what your kids may see on TV? When you enable KidZone and Parental Control available with Nero LiquidTV | TiVo PC, you select only the programs and channels that you want your children to access and watch. You‘ll never have to worry again about what your kids are watching!
Hardware
Required Hardware
Watch standard definition as well as High Definition ATSC digital TV or analog cable TV on your PC or laptop screen! ATSC HD is the over-the-air High Definition TV standard for North America
Digital ATSC over-the-air TV tuner built-in. A portable digital TV antenna is included, and can be used to receive digital TV up to 10 miles from an ATSC transmitter.
Or watch digital cable or satellite TV on your PC if you have a set-top box; a cable pack is included (S-Video cable required)
Simply plug into your USB 2.0 port
Optional Hardware
- TiVo PC Remote and IR Blaster (Transceiver)
The ultimate ergonomic remote control for your TiVo experience
Programmable to control power, input, volume, and mute on your TV and A/V receiver using built-in database of commands
Special keys enable additional features in your
Nero LiquidTV | TiVo PC such as TiVo Suggestions
TiVo PC Remote is optimized for PC usage
Bundled with an IR Blaster and emitter cable
Easy control of your satellite and cable boxes
System Requirements
General System Requirements
- CD/DVD ROM drive
- Windows XP Home/Pro with SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, or Windows Vista x86/x64
- DirectX 9.0c or higher
- 3.0 GHz Intel Pentium IV processor or AMD Athlon XP 3200+ or Dual Core CPU with less GHz for analog channels and digital HD channels – 2.0 GHz Intel Pentium IV processor or AMD Athlon XP 2000+ or Dual Core CPU with less GHz for digital SD channels.
- 256 MB RAM (512 MB RAM for Windows Vista and/or HDTV)
- 500 MB hard drive space for standard installation of all components
- Minimum of 20 GB available hard drive space on a separate partition for TV recordings, EPG data storage, and temporary DVD files (= up to 10 hours of recording)
- Minimum of 40 GB available hard drive space for HD recordings is required (= about 5 hours of HD recording)
- Graphics card with at least 64 MB video memory, a minimum resolution of 800 x 600 pixels, and a 32-bit true color setting. The graphics cards must be completely compatible with DirectX 9.
- Supported TV sources: analog cable, analog and digital antenna; digital cable and satellite via Set-Top-Box
- BDA-compatible TV tuner or video capture card for analog and digital recording (included in the retail box – free USB port required).
- 16-bit Windows compatible sound devices and speakers
- Broadband Internet connection
- Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher
- Latest version of all device drivers must be installed
Optional System Requirements
Remote controls for PC
The TiVo PC remote control, which is optimally configured for Nero LiquidTV, is included in the retail box.
IR transceiver
An IR transceiver which is optimally configured for Nero LiquidTV is included in the retail box (USB-port required).
For satellite and digital cable reception either an additional S-Video cable and Composite Audio cable or a Composite AV cable is required.
DVD recordable or rewritable device for burning
The system requirements for the various operating systems are not described here. They might be higher than mentioned. Please refer to the requirements of the respective operating system for more information.
Additional System Requirements for HD Recordings
Minimum of 40 GB available hard drive space for high-resolution (HD) recordings is required (= about 5 hours of HD recording).
Graphics card with a minimum of 256 MB video RAM based on:
NVIDIA GeForce 6600GT, 7600GT, 7800GTX512, 7900GS, 7900GT, 7900GX, 7900GTX, 7950GT, 7950GTX, 8500, 8600, 8800, 8400M, 8600M, or newer
Alternatively: ATI series X1600, X1650, X1800, X1900, X1950, or newer.
* System requirements are preliminary and are subject to change. Please check www.nero.com for updates
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