What of our favorite features of the Tivo is Tivo Desktop (available for free download at Tivo.com). With this software, you can easily transfer your favorite recordings from your Tivo to your laptop or PC.
If you’re like many Tivo users, you want the ability to convert these files to DVD format, iPod format, Zune format, PSP format, iPhone format and many other compatible formats. Tivo offers a solution in a partnership with Roxio that can convert your recordings to burn to DVD or play on an iPod. Unfortunately, this software costs $50 and cannot convert to all the formats you may need.
A better option in our opinion is to download the Avex Video Converter Platinum. This terrific software can convert your Tivo recordings to DVD format, to MPEG, MP4, AVI, WMV, DivX, Xvid, 3GP and other video formats. This means you can enjoy your Tivo recordings on a DVD, on an Apple iPod, a Microsoft Zune, a Sony PSP and many other popular portable devices.
The great thing about this program is that it’s competitively priced at just $35, it’s very easy to use and it gets the job done.