Cie Tivo!!!

[mape245]

Well, I accidentally didn't start a thread before, but here it goes.

Clie Tivo!!
Ok, people asked me to start a thread on this, so hear it goes. Yes, your Clie can be used as a Tivo sort of thing..just have a lot of memory sticks. You can put one hour of pretty good quality video on one memory stick. You need a desktop Vaioe computer. Those come with a program called "Giga Pocket" which is a PC VCR. It has an internet program guide where you can automatically make your pc record your favorite program once, every day, or every week. It's really cool because you can then hook up your Sony to your TV set and watch your program..sort of like Tivo. But it gets even better. The Giga Pocket Clie plug-in comes with the NZ90. Launch that and check in "convert while recording." This way, every program that your Vaioe records will automatically transfer to the NZ90 format. That way, all you have to do is put your memory stick in, get your program, and you're on your way. It really is neat. The only problem is that I still can't figure out how to title movies,"such as "Boston Public," or "Friends" and have it recognized by the Clie player. Instead, everything has to be titled Movq00003 or something like that. It really is annoying. Anyway, I can't complain. When I had my pocket pc, I had to convert every giga pocket recorded program into an mpeg program (only took about a minute) but THEN convert the mpeg into a Windows Media Player formatted program..took forever.

[GoldenTiger]

There's software out that lets you use any name for the files on palmgear :).

[gennarino]

this may seem like a stupid question but do you need to have your vaio connected to cable for this to work?

[Rosenkrantz]

does this only work with the vaio or can i use it with any other wintel box?

[gennarino]

Where do I find this?

[bluguru]

I think Sony only includes this software on its computer and does not sell it (I have read this somewhere). Also, it is not on all Vaio computers (the recorder, that is). I have a Vaio laptop (SRX87). It has the Gigapocket player, but not the GP recorder. I think you need a desktop or an expensive Vaio laptop that has a special video card (similar to an ATI all in wonder that can take video input: cable, video, firewire, etc...) in order to record the video in the first place. Otherwise, I would think Gigapocket to be pointless. I hear this is quite popular in Japan and there is even a new device that allows you to wirelessly stream your recorded video. Very cool indeed! Anywho- when I tried to install the GP on to my NX I got the same error message because I only have the player, not the recorder.

Mape245,
You can use NX MovieAid to have the Clie recognize any filename you choose to name your mqv files. The problem I had is that Green Dragon, who makes it, uses a file: "todo" in its' program that messed up my ability to hotsync my todo list. They may have fixed this problem already. Do a search on the forums, we had a group think discussion going on several weeks ago that turned up this problem with everyone having errors with their to do syncing. It is a really nifty program, however. If they have fixed it, it is your answer and is about 5 bucks.


Help me out if you have anymore details or corrections to this info, Thanks.