6 - TiVo

Chapter 7Connecting to a Home NetworkDigital Music & PhotosThe Digital Music Player and Digital Photo Viewer let you use your Recorder to playMP3 music files and playlists, and view photos that are stored on a computer. Now youcan enjoy your digital music collection on the best sound system in the house, or watchslideshows of digital photos in the comfort of your living room.To use the Digital Music Player or Digital Photo Viewer, you need:• A Recorder with a subscription to the TiVo service.• A computer connected to the Recorder via a home network (see page 116).• The TiVo Desktop application that makes music and photos on the computer availableto a Recorder.TiVo DesktopThe TiVo Desktop application is a small, easy-to-use program for your computer that youcan download from www.tivo.com/desktop. TiVo Desktop is available for the followingoperating systems:• Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP• Macintosh OS X v10.2 or laterMusic File Types. TiVo Desktop plays music in the MP3 format, and supports playlists inthe following formats used by common music players: M3U, PLS, ASX, and B4S. On aMac, TiVo Desktop works with music organized by iTunes 3.0 or later.Photo File Types. TiVo Desktop for Windows works with digital photos in these formats:BMP, DIB, GIF, JPG, PNG. TiVo Desktop for Mac works with digital photos organizedby iPhoto 2.0 in these formats: JPG, GIF, BMP, TIFF, and PNG.114