How to Watch YouTube Videos on TiVo

So, is it YouTube or Utube? Either way, if you like watching funny videos on utube or if you prefer YouTube for adults, now you can watch YouTube videos from the comfort of your living room on your big screen TV. Can you imagine cooking up a fresh batch of popcorn and spending the entire evening laughing at every YouTube video blooper ever made?

Watching with your kids? Make sure the Kid-Zone feature is running and you won't have to worry about any offensive videos popping up!

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• TiVo Model Series 3 DVR or a TiVo HD
• Broadband Internet Connection

1. You're going to need a TiVo, and not just any TiVo. You will need a TiVo Model Series 3 DVR or a TiVo HD and a broadband Internet connection dedicated to the TiVo.

2. Turn on you television and your TiVo and go to TiVo Central.

3. Click on FIND PROGRAMS & DOWNLOADS.

4. Click on DOWNLOAD TV, MOVIES, & WEB VIDEO.

5. Click on YOUTUBE. At this point, if your TiVo is not equipped or not connected to the Internet you will not see the YouTube options and will not be able to enjoy the videos. (Yes, time to upgrade the TiVo!)

6. If your TiVo is properly equipped, when you highlight FEATURED VIDEOS OR MOST RECENT, you'll see a list of videos on the right. You can use the arrow buttons on your remote to browse the list. Use CHAN/PAGE to page up and down.

7. You can limit the list to videos uploaded today, the current week or in the last thirty days. You can also select all videos or select a time period to see a list of videos.

8. You can select SEARCH to enter a search term and you will see that once you start to type a few letters, a list of videos will appear. (Wow, that's a lot of videos!) The asterisk (*) can be used as a wild card at the end of a word to help you search. (DOG* will locate DOG HOUSE, DOG FOOD, etc.)

9. Once you find a video you want to view you highlight it and then press PLAY.

Tips & Warnings

• You can pause, fast forward, and rewind just like you can with anything else you watch on TiVo, even see a list of similar videos.
• These videos are not stored on your DVR, so they do not take up recording space.
• Make sure you activate the KID-ZONE feature if you don't want to view the nasties!

Resources

• TiVo and Accessories

[Mocha]

on 11/25/2008 Good tips.

[Savvyone]

on 11/19/2008 Great information. 5 stars!