Hands on: Nero’s LiquidTV, TiVo for your PC
Nero today announced LiquidTV, a combination software and hardware product that brings the entire TiVo experience out of the living room and onto Windows PCs. Offered as a mix of TiVo software and a handful of unique features, LiquidTV brings a handful of integration and even video-exporting features to a home theater setup or on-the-road TV enthusiast. LiquidTV won’t be available until October 15, but Ars Technica spoke with Nero and took a demo unit for a spin to see how well TiVo’s PC liberation went.
The basics
LiquidTV is a two-part product: the TiVo PC software that runs the show and a WinTV-HVR-950Q TV tuner card from Hauppauge. This package sells for $199—which includes a one-year TiVo subscription—but you can also purchase the TiVo software by itself for $99 if you own a compatible TV tuner card. Along with the included tuner card, Nero provides a branded TiVo remote, IR transceiver, portable digital TV antenna, and an RCA input cable for the card….more