Cool but I want to be able to access content when I travel. When at home I watch tv on a big screen.
Agreed. I am excited about this as I do in fact like being able to carry it around the house and have it in front of me.At first I agreed with you, but now that I've given it some more thought...
It's not just another TV, it's much more portable. If you are outside, relaxing next to the pool or sitting by the fire pit and want to watch a movie under the stars (not under the sun for obvious reasons) with your significant other, it's probably easier to bring out your iPad than haul out your TV and cable connections.
If you want to go less romantic... Bathroom. Does it need any other explanation?
I'm not a DirectTV guy (other than my PS3 Sunday Ticket), but I'm sure cable companies will be forced to offer live content anywhere to stay competitive with media on demand.
Works great for me. Channels are limited at the moment, but they will add more (or so they say). Not sure how it can fail since it does what it says and is in addition to something that already works well?![]()
So, does the iPad DirecTV use my internet bandwidth (capped by comcast monthly) or does it just echo the satellite feed on my local network?
Eddie O
Meanwhile I got an email from Time Warner today saying that my rates are going up to "improve services" yet they still have the crappiest streaming app of all (with the most random selection of channels), no access to HBO Go or Showtime Anywhere, and some of the buggiest cable boxes in the industry (and that's saying something, I used to have Comcast).
Sorry for the rant. I wish FiOS was available in this building.
The latter, it's available [only] on your internal/private network, so no routed traffic and no hit on your monthly allocation.
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I'm not in the least bit interested in accessing content outside my network, but I definitely want access to DVR content. I'm networked and DTV wants a monthly fee just to activate the remote DVR access on an STB. It's a tiny fee, but I'm using my network, the DVR is already accessible via a Winders© PC, just stop with all the silly encryption/DRM, let us move DVR content around to different devices (even a Tivo allows some kind of direct file access to recorded content).
JayLenochiniMac
Do they have subtitles (or closed captioning)?
sonnyjames
Does anybody know if those two live streaming apps have closed captions or subtitles available?