TiVo first announced plans to introduced Web video functionality into its set-top boxes in January at CES. The company made good on that promise today, though the process isn't quite as simple as accessing sites via your remote.

Only after videos are downloaded to a user's PC will they be transferred to the TiVo via the home network. This is a decided difference from the company's partnerships with Amazon Unbox, Rhapsody, and YouTube, all of which offer direct PC-free accessibility, notes Crave.

To access Web video, you must have a Windows PC and TiVo Desktop Plus 2.6 (a free upgrade for existing users, $25 for first timers).