TVTonic is a great addon for Windows Media Center, it provides a platform for downloads internet video straight in to the Media Center UI. As well as providing content channels you can use it to subscribe to any video RSS feeds (like the one for my video shows), I have been using TVTonic since it was first released for Media Center and yesterday it got upgraded to 3.3 so here is a list of what is new in 3.3 and I will have a play with update let you know how I get on with it

Here’s a quick run-down of what’s new in TVTonic 3.3.

  1. Redesigned interface
    • navigation menu — quickly jump to the My Channels menu, details on the currently playing clip, the Channel Guide or full screen-mode.
    • revamped Channel Guide — makes it easier to find, preview and subscribe new channels.
    • expanded Channel Settings — easily delete videos, disable downloads on a per channel basis, refresh channels manually & more!
    • centralized Cache Settings menu — you no longer need to open each channel to set it’s cache size. Do it all in one place.
  2. New Features
    • mark all items in a channel as viewed at once
    • support for HD QuickTime channels, such as Revision3’s HD feeds
    • channel icons under My Channels
  3. TVTonic Control Panel — new streamlined, tabbed design.
    • more detailed download monitor
    • schedule download times
    • restrict bandwidth usage and more
  4. Under-the-hood improvements
    • much better stability and performance
    • smarter bandwidth management
    • more robust and efficient download engine
    • better cache management
    • improved channel subscription
    • mRSS support

Thanks to twitter.com/HisShadow for the tip

0 thoughts on “TVTonic 3.3 Released”
  1. I wondering if it supports x64. The last time I tried TVTonic quite some time ago, it was a total disaster. It actually installed on my Vista x64 machine, but it never worked, and crashed Media Center as well. I wrote to support, and they told me that it wasn’t 64bit compatible. I wish these developers would mention if they support 64bit … it *will* become an issue as more people migrate towards this option.

  2. Pity the NBC Olympics module is locked down to just US users, as it looked pretty good. Can the BBC iplayer be picked up for their coverage?

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