Expand your Series 2's capabilities with TiVo, Inc.'s software upgrade.
The TiVo Home Media Option (HMO) is a $99 add-on (available at http://www.tivo.com/4.9.asp) that you can purchase for your Standalone Series 2 TiVo. The HMO brings a whole slew of features, including the ability to schedule recordings over the Web, play MP3s through your television and attached stereo system, display digital photos on your TV, and even stream television shows between Series 2 TiVos.
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Signing up for the Home Media Option is pretty simple.
First, get your networked Series 2 TiVo [Hack #50] onto your home broadband connection. Any high-speed connection will do just fine.
Point your browser to http://www.tivo.com and click the HMO link,
or go directly to the HMO page: http://www.tivo.com/4.9.asp. You will need
the email address and password you provided TiVo, Inc. when you first
activated your TiVo. Don't worry if
you've forgotten your password; you can either have
a new password assigned and sent to your email address, or you can
set everything up again by providing TiVo, Inc. with your service
number. You can find that number on the New Messages &
Setup System Information
screen.
Once
you're signed up and have your TiVo connected to
your home network, you will have to wait for your TiVo to connect to
the service to activate itself. If you're a little
impatient, you might try forcing your TiVo to connect and download
the HMO option right away by having it make its Daily Call:
TiVo Messages & Setup
Settings
Phone &
Network Setup
Connect to the TiVo
service now. If you notice the addition of
Photos and
Music to your TiVo Central menu, then
the install worked.
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