General Discussion - Play TiVo shows on Galaxy Tab 2 7.0/Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 lydia622520 - Mon May 28, 2012 12:40 am Post subject: Play TiVo shows on Galaxy Tab 2 7.0/Galaxy Tab 2 10.1
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 and Galaxy Tab 10.1 - which are made for ladies and gentlemen who want the big discount off the lowest price on the newest iPad. If you just want to watch movies and browse the web, these two may well be your best bet on the market today.
But, one thing you must consider in advance: the Galaxy Tab 2 as the other android tablets has the video format limit. See the Galaxy Tab 2 Multimedia file format listed below:
Video supported formats:
3GP, ASF, AVI, MP4, WMV, FLV, MKV, WebM
You can play videos on Galaxy Tab 2 7.0/10.1 freely as long as in the above listed file format, While, if the video format beyond this scope, then what should we do? For example , you have lots of Tivo shows, how to watch/play Tivo shows on Galaxy Tab 2(7.0/10.1) in full screen?
Firstly, please download and install Brorsoft Mac TiVo to Galaxy Tab 2 Converter on your Mac. With the best TiVo to MP4 converter for Mac, you can convert TiVo recordings to MP4 video for Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0/10.1) on Mac at ultra fast speed. Plus, it can also help you to convert any other video like MOV, VOB, MOD, TOD, AVCHD(*.mts/*.m2ts), TS, TP, etc to Galaxy Tab 2.
Next, please go for the below guide. Section I: Preparation - Transfer TV shows from TiVo to Mac
In order to transfer TV shows on Mac, we need to download and install TiVo Desktop Software for Mac.
Connect the TiVo box with your home network, and run TiVo Desktop Software for Mac. TiVo Desktop provides you with a list of available shows for transferring to your Mac. Click on "Pick Recordings to Transfer" icon. Tick the box next to the title of the show you want to transfer and click on "Start Transfer".
Section II: Convert TiVo recordings to Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0/10.1) on Mac
Step 1: Make sure you have already installed Galaxy Tab 2(7.0/10.1) Tivo Converter for Mac , run it now, Click the “Option” icon and click “TiVo” icon to enter Media Access Key. And then, click the button “File” to add TiVo files to this TiVo converter.
Step 2: Click on the dropdown menu of “Format” and choose the Common video > H.264 Video(*.mp4). This is the optimal format for you to copy TiVo to Galaxy Tab 2 10.1/7.0 on Mac for playback. Now, you can set the output folder.
Step 3: Click the “Settings” icon and you will go into a new interface named “Profile Settings” to do some audio/video settings.
Tips:
1. According to Galaxy Tab 2 10.1’s screen resolution, you can set the video size as 1280*800 to view TiVo video on Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 with HD video quality in full screen.
2. According to Galaxy Tab 2 7.0’s screen resolution, set the video size as 1024*600 is the best.
After the conversion is done, copy the output files to Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 or Galaxy Tab 2 7.0. Later, you can play TiVo shows on Galaxy Tab 2 10.1/7.0 with full screen playback at ease.
