tag:blog.tmcnet.com,2013:/blog/tom-keating//4/tag:blog.tmcnet.com,2005:/blog/tom-keating//4.2620- Comments for CallerID on TiVo VoIP & Gadgets blog - Latest news in VoIP & gadgets, wireless, mobile phones, reviews, & opinions Movable Type 4.38 tag:blog.tmcnet.com,2005:/blog/tom-keating//4.2620 2005-04-25T20:05:11Z 2008-04-10T21:35:26Z CallerID on TiVo I have a Windows MCE 2005 PC at home and I hooked up CallerID on my MCE 2005 PC. It's pretty cool, as can be seen by this screenshot of someone using this app on their MCE PC hooked up... Tom Keating http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/tom-keating/ I have a Windows MCE 2005 PC at home and I hooked up CallerID on my MCE 2005 PC. It's pretty cool, as can be seen by this screenshot of someone using this app on their MCE PC hooked up to a TV. (Click on the screenshot to go to the webpage where you can download the CallerID application for MCE.)
mce-yac screen shot

I also have integrated text-to-speech using Microsoft SAM, so it actually recites the name of the person calling using my home theater speakers. The CallerID application I use is a bit different than the web link I list above (there are a few CallerID applications for MCE). I forget the name of it now. I'll have to check when I get home. In addition to TTS it also features a phone log, so I can see who called me.

In any event, there apparently is now a plugin for Tivo so you can display your CallerID in your TV using your Tivo box. I still prefer MCE over Tivo, but Tivo certainly has a dedicated community!

From eHomeUpgrade:

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TiVoBlog posts about how to get caller ID on your TiVo. This has been something that has been available for quite a while now on the Media Center PC. It's a nice feature that I don't personally use because my HP873N doesn't have an expansion slot for a modem in it (I'm using it right now for a Gigabit Ethernet card). More...

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