Via PVRBlog, Tivo Desktop 2.1 is out and it is either good news or bad news depending on your viewpoint. The good news is that it support Microsoft Portable Media Center devices so you can transfer shows to those devices. The bad news is that it blacklists certain apps that made it easy for people to strip off the DRM encryption.

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Stephen Speicher has an excellent article describing CableCard technology and the minefields that must be navigated before the technology can really be used. It’s definitely a “must read” if you want to understand the technology and why it’s important to the consumer.

TivoBlog.com has posted the second part of their Sonic MyDVD review. After a minor installation snafu, they were really pleased with the results.

eHomeUpgrade has a three part review of an interesting product called VideoVault which manages collections of DVD videos on your computer. The product will store DVD data on your hard drive, keep it in a searcheable database, and then export it out back as a DVD or transcoded into another format for use on a portable device.

Sounds like a handy piece of software for videophiles.