Seems like just yesterday (or last month) TiVo began rolling out system software 9.1. And here we are today with 9.2 hitting some units… finally bringing that (official) eSATA storage goodness. I wonder if the rollout was kicked off early given the 9.1 buginess, no updated TiVo support pages, no advance notice from TiVo PR, and just a place holder:
Interested in adding a TiVo Verified storage device to your TiVo HD or Series3? Check back soon for details on this exciting new product.
My living room Series3 wasn’t one of today’s lottery winners. Maybe I’ll have better luck tomorrow. Maybe we’ll also learn if TiVo is providing branded drives or partnering with a Western Digital.
In addition to external storage, this S3/HD update also supports progressive downloads of Amazon Unbox on TiVo — meaning you can begin watching content as soon as it starts coming in, rather than waiting for the download to complete. Wonder if this also applies to TiVoCast?
(Many thanks to Christopher Walsh, AKA happyshow, for the timely photos!)