I subscribe to several techie vodcasts and I like to watch them on my TV, not on my computer or iPod. My normal routine has been to download via iTunes, update iPod, connect iPod to TV, string a homemade a/v cable across the floor so I can control the iPod from my cushy recliner and watch. Not too painful, but not very convenient (hey, it IS the digital age). So I set out on a mission to transfer vodcasts to my Tivo for easy, no hassle viewing. Here are some tips if you want to do the same:

• Your Tivo must be connected to your network
• Your Tivo needs to be running 7.2 software or later
• You need Tivo desktop software 2.2 or later
• Download vodcast via your favorite podcatcher
• Convert vodcast to mpeg2
  
• Make sure converted mpeg2 files are in your Tivo folder (defined by Tivo desktop software, default is my documents\my tivo)
• From your Tivo unit, go to Now Playing
• You will see your computer with the Tivo software running listed at the bottom
• Select folder and you will see a list of your converted mpeg2 files
• Select the ones you want to transfer to your Tivo and they will queue up

You can start watching while the file is transferring, just give it a few minutes to buffer. For converting the files to mpeg2, I've been using TMPGEnc 4.0 and I have yet to find a file format it can't handle. Set your output folder to your Tivo folder and you can batch up several videos, start the conversion and walk away. Each converted video will show up on your Tivo when the conversion is complete. There is software out there that should do a lot of this for you. Galleon is supposed to be good, but I haven't got it to work properly for me yet (but I'm still trying). This works for any video you want to watch via Tivo, not just vodcasts. If you have a better method, let us know!