TiVo 9.3 software promises to bring a major speed boost

If you hate waiting for your sluggish TiVo to accomplish basic tasks like scheduling recordings, returning to the TiVo Central screen, or changing Season Pass priorities, help is on the way. But you may have to wait a little longer. Oh the irony.

As we reported a few days ago, TiVo has begun rolling out an updated version of its set top box software. The 9.3 software update reportedly brings improved multi-room viewing, and progressive downloads from Amazon Unbox, meaning you can start watching a video while it's still downloading. But BetaNews reports that TiVo's 9.3 software update will pack a major speed increase.

Users should apparently see 10 to 30 seconds shaved from the amount of time it takes to create a Season Pass or adjust the priority of existing Season Passes. More basic functions like bringing up the TiVo Central screen, scrolling through Now Playing recordings, and changing channels will also get speed boosts, of around 1 second each.

If you've got a Series2 recorder and want to increase your chances of getting the update before your jealous friends and family members, you can sign up at TiVo's priority update web page.