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There are two bounties associated with this project. The first bounty relates to TiVo systems whose software cannot be easily modified and which also can be used with online services from TiVo and Yahoo for remote scheduling of recordings.

BOUNTY #1 - $1000

This part of the project relates to TiVo systems which can be remotely programmed from the TiVo web site in an area known as TiVo Central™ Online. If you have an active account with TiVo and any Series2 or Series3 DVR (you can identify your model here), you can schedule recordings on TiVo’s web site, and your TiVo will ultimately receive the data and save your recordings. Similarly, Yahoo also offers a service to synchronize selections you make from their TV listings, to your TiVo.

What we’d like to see, in order to be eligible for the bounty, is an application or script for the Neuros OSD that will allow it to record and appropriately name your programs when your TiVo is recording. We think the key may be accessing your recording selections from your Yahoo or TiVo Central Online account, but that may not be necessary to achieve your objective. It also may be necessary to have an application running on your PC to import and export the data, but if that is the case, we’d like to see an application that runs on both the PC AND the Mac (JAVA, perhaps?). But to put it simply: The Neuros OSD will need to record what your TiVo records and possibly be able to do so, selectively.

BOUNTY #2 - $2500

This part of the project relates to all Series1 TiVo systems, or Series2 DirecTV TiVo system which have been have been modified for what we call advanced networking functions. Typically, this is done with things like TurboNet and CacheCard bundles on Series1 systems, and PTVnet on Series2 DirecTV TiVo systems, or even using free tools such as The Zipper. We won’t go into great detail here, but some references will be provided below. To put it succinctly, if you have a TiVo DVR that has been modified so that you can access it via telnet, ftp, and most importantly, TiVoWebPlus, then you’ll understand the next part of this bounty.

Similar to the goal of the first project, we’d like the OSD to record at the same time that your TiVo is recording. Since your modified TiVo will be running TiVoWebPlus, we’d like to see a module for TiVoWebPlus that is easy to install, configure and use, and that will allow a user to select which Season Passes should also be recorded on the OSD. We’d also like to see provisions made so that other items, such as TiVo Suggestions, or manual recordings in the To Do list are also taken into consideration.

Although it is expected that some software may need to be initially installed and configured on the Neuros OSD, we’d like to see the solution to this problem be TiVo-centric enough so that a user can interact with TiVoWebPlus to make changes that are ultimately received by (or transmitted to) the Neuros OSD. This will allow users who are remotely accessing their TiVo units, whether from their desktops, or by using the GoToMyDVR service for remote access to their TiVo, the ability to choose what to record on their OSD.