How to view photos from Photobucket on your TiVo® box

Photobucket is the most popular site on the Internet for uploading, sharing, linking, and finding photos, videos, and graphics. Now you can use your broadband-connected TiVo box to access photos stored in your Photobucket account.

To sign up, visit photobucket.com to create a free account and start uploading photos.

This feature is available on:

  • Series2
  • Series3
  • TiVo HD and TiVo HD XL
  • All TiVo Premiere boxes

Access your Photobucket account from your TiVo box

View slideshows of photos you store on Photobucket. Here's how:

Show the steps
  1. Create a free account at photobucket.com.
  2. Upload your photos.
  3. Go to TiVo Central and do one of the following:
    • On TiVo Premiere with HD menus: select "Music & Photos."See it
    • On all other TiVo boxes or on TiVo Premiere with SD menus: select "Music, Photos, & Showcases."See it
  4. Select "Photos & Slideshows." See it See it
  5. If you're already signed in, select 'My Photos' > 'My Photobucket' to view your photos. If you're not yet signed in, select 'My Photo Accounts' > 'Sign in to Photobucket.'See it
  6. View your photos.

Viewing public photos

You don't need a Photobucket account to browse and view public photos from your TiVo box.See it

  • Search for keywords to find interesting photos, and bookmark photos or albums (by pressing RECORD on your TiVo remote) to view them later.
  • Press PLAY on your TiVo remote while viewing albums to play a slideshow.