Roxio provides cheaper TiVoToGo option for Mac users

Late last year TiVo announce that there was finally an official way for Mac users to transfer TiVo recordings from the set top box to their computer. But the software wasn't provided by TiVo, it came from Roxio. And while it's nice that Roxio Toast offered CD and DVD burning utilities in addition to TiVoToGo, the $100 price tag was less than appealing.

Since then, the price has come down a bit. But $80 is still more than three times what PC users have to pay for TiVoToGo. Now it looks like a cheaper option is available. Roxio Popcorn 3 is a stripped down version of Toast, but the new version (which is not yet available on Roxio's web site), includes TiVoToGo, something that Roxio first hinted at back in January.

$50 is still a bit much, when you can still download the unofficial TiVoDecode Manager for free. But we're not in the habit of complaining about price cuts.