TiVo partners with Nero to deliver "ultimate DVR experience on PC"

September 30, 2008 - TiVo has partnered with German firm Nero, a specialist in "liquid media technology", to deliver what the companies describe as the "ultimate DVR experience on the PC".

The new service, called 'Nero LiquidTV | TiVo PC', allows consumers to watch and pause live TV on their desktop, record their favourite shows directly to the PC hard drive, transfer shows between computers throughout the home, and take their recorded shows on the move for viewing by iPod, PSP or burning them to DVD. The new service also offers standard TiVo features such as WishList searches, Season Pass recordings, TiVo KidZone and TiVo Suggestions.

“Nero has done a superb job of bringing the TiVo experience to the PC, and have done so in a way that lives up to the rich TiVo legacy,” said Tom Rogers, CEO and president of TiVo. “To be able to extend the features of TiVo to a new platform without compromising the integrity of what has made TiVo such a revolutionary product is a significant achievement, one we know both new and old fans of TiVo will love.”

Nero LiquidTV | TiVo PC will be available with one year's subscription to the TiVo service in the US, Canada and Mexico with an RRP of US$ 199 for a retail box (containing a tuner card, TiVo remote control and IR blaster) or US$ 99 for a downloadable software-only version. TiVo service subscriptions renewals are priced at US$ 99 per year.