Andre Yoskowitz
29 Sep 2008 14:03
This morning, the popular software maker Nero AG announced the launch of three new exciting products, Nero TiVo PC, Move it and an updated media suite, now known as Nero 9
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TiVo PC brings users the capabilities of TiVo without the need for a set-top box and comes in two varieties. For $199 USD you can purchase the software along with a TiVo PC remote and a TV tuner card. A $99 USD software download is available from their site as well if you already have a TV tuner card. Both versions come with 12 months free of TiVo service, which is a considerable savings considering the plan normally costs $129 USD annually.
The software has all the standard DVR features like pausing of live TV, recording shows right to your HDD and the ability to skip commercials. Other notable features include "Season Pass" recordings which allows users to type in the name of a certain show and have it recorded every week for the entire season, and TiVo Suggestions. Even more importantly, the software allows for HD viewing as well as recording and allows you to transfer the recordings to portable devices, namely iPods, iPhones and Sony PSPs. You also have the option to convert the recordings to MPEG-2 and burn them to DVD-Rs.
Order the program here: Nero.com
Nero Move it, available for $49.99 USD as a retail buy or as a $39.99 download-only from Nero, allows users to move content between all the electronic devices in your house or network, with a simple and easy to use interface to boot.
The interface will show all PCs, digital cameras, camcorders, MP3 players, the Sony PSP, and PDAs and all content that can be moved in the center. Arrows will point at where the content can be transferred to. Any file format conversion is invisible to the user. Other features include the ability for one-click downloading and uploading from popular sites such as YouTube or MySpace.
Order the program here: Nero.com
Nero 9 media suite, the next evolution of the always improving Nero line, adds a few notable features, the most important of which is Blu-ray burning which comes for free in this installment.
Nero Showtime, the TV viewing application of the suite, has added a Vista sidebar gadget and integrates into Windows Media Center 2005 and on. The new Ad Spotter feature will attempt to strip and commercials from your TV viewing experience.
Nero has also added Gracenote support, which will allow users to search for and find song and artist information using Gracenote's extensive catalog. Another interesting feature is that of Music Grabber which will rip the soundtrack from your video streams and add it to your MP3 libraries.