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TiVo on the PC just sounds good, doesn’t it? Unfortunately, the in-house testing proved otherwise… at least with the $99 per year price tag tacked on for no good reason. Head on over to Engadget HD for the full spill, and don’t be afraid to wear your TiVo pride on your sleeve.

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For TiVo fans, there’s no denying that the Nero LiquidTV | TiVo PC holds a lot of promise. Granted, it is arriving mighty late to a party that’s been rockin’ for some time now, but TiVo mixed with PC just sounds so, so good. Engadget HD was able to grab hold of a unit and unbox the thing for all to see, and as you wait for a review in the near future, let us encourage you to enjoy the gallery right over yonder.

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We know, you’re still digesting the whole Nero LiquidTV / TiVo PC introduction, but once you get through your head that said product brings TiVo functionality to your PC, we’d like you to have a look at something only mildly related. In the best form possible (that’d be video, for those curious), a walkthrough of a potential new user interface for TiVo as a whole has been hosted up. According to the lucky soul who was able to grab this information from a recent survey, there’s no telling if it’ll ever actually be released. ‘Course, we highly doubt TiVo pays its engineers to cook up new software for nothing, but we’ve heard of zanier scenarios. Check out three UI vids after the break, and be sure to look carefully for the oh-so-subtle differences.

[Thanks, Dave]

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Rejoice, HTPC fans — that partnership between Nero and TiVo has finally borne fruit in the form of Nero’s new LiquidTV / TiVo PC DVR package, which brings the TiVo interface and featureset to Windows. The $199 package comes with a year of TiVo service, a Hauppage USB ATSC tuner, an IR receiver, and a Nero-branded TiVo remote, and does exactly as you’d expect — it’s TiVo on your PC. There are some interesting PC-specific features bolted on the usual kit — you can navigate using the keyboard and mouse (there are even some nifty contextual menus) and you can export directly to iPod and PSP-compatible .mp4 from within the interface — but for the most part it’s the same TiVo experience you’re used to, including streaming shows to and from other TiVos and TiVo PCs. If you’re already running an HTPC setup, you can get the TiVo PC software and a year of service for $99, but your Media Center remote might be a little wonky without a remap, and Nero reps didn’t make any promises about CableCARD compatibility apart from “it should work if Windows recognizes it.” Obviously we’d like to see that firmed up a bit — and maybe get some tru2way support in the deal — but it’s definitely a start. Should be available now.

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