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Wednesday, June 17, 2015

How to Stream TiVo to NAS for Playback via Xbox?

Summary: In order to save your local space and enjoy your videos whenever and wherever you want, stream your files to NAS is a good choice. If you have a NAS device, you probably would like to stream TiVo to NAS via Xbox.


TiVos are great for time-shifting TV shows, but can place-shift them as well! Sometimes you may want to transfer the TiVo recordings to computer, send them to your iPod, iPad, PSP or archive them to DVD, build up your video library.

As we know, TiVo is a popular home setup box for recording favorite TV drama programs and movies for later playback. And you can transfer the TV recordings to your personal computer by using the TiVo Desktop Software application. The only problem with the TiVo files is that they are not always compatible with other multi-media programs and editing software you may want to use.

As soon as we are talking about the Xbox, most people may think of the exciting video games, right? Frankly speaking, except for playing and enjoying games, Xbox has another function of streaming TiVo to NAS for playback. To stream videos like TiVo to NAS, you should first check whether your media files are supported by Xbox. Even though it is said that Microsoft are working on increasing the number of supported formats, some formats still cannot be recognized.

Part 1: How to stream the supported video formats for Xbox?
It’s rather simple to stream Xbox supported video formats. All you have to do is some settings to get the job done. Make sure your Xbox and computer are in the same network. Then access the “Setting” menu on your Xbox. From there, find the “Preferences” option and make sure “Play To” is enabled. These steps will allow your console to have multimedia pushed from any PC.



Part 2. Stream videos to Xbox with Plex Media Server.
With the lasted update to Xbox, you can now use a new app called Media Player to work with your Plex Media Server perfectly and stream all the video you have set up with it. To do it: Open Apps and Games from your Start screen. Then from the Apps menu, open Media Player.



After a few seconds, your Plex Media Server will show up. Then select on your server and find the video you want to play. You should now be streaming your video from Mac to your Xbox.
Tips: How to Store and Stream Movies with Plex for Beginners?

Part 3. How to stream incompatible video formats like TiVo to Xbox for playback on NAS?
From guide showed above, it is easy for us to stream the Xbox supported videos, but how could we deal with those unsupported ones? To solve the issues well, we here introduce the Pavtube Video Converter for you, which we all look it as the professional TiVo to Xbox converter to convert all different videos to supported formats. What’s more, the new H.265/HEVC codec is also available. If you are Mac users, Pavtube Video Converter for Mac is also available.

                           

Brief conversion guide is allowed below:

Step 1: Download and install the corresponding program. Press “Options” button. Switch to “TiVo” tab in Option window and enter TiVo Media Access Key.



Tips: How to find your Media Access Key on TiVo? Go to “TiVo Central”> “Messages and Set Up” “Account and System Information”, and your Media Access Key would be there.

Step 2: Click “Add video” button to load TiVo files to the program. You can load several files at once thanks to “Add from folder” button. Or you can drag and drop TiVo files to the main interface directly.



Step 3: Click “Format” bar and select “HD Video>>H.264 HD Video (*.mp4)” as best output format.



Step 4: Press “Convert” button to convert TiVo to Xbox for playback on NAS.

Conclusion: No matter for supported or unsupported video formats, if you have the idea to stream videos to NAS for playback via Xbox, this guide indeed can help you a lot. What are you waiting for?

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