TV versions of their iDevice apps for streaming content live or from the central DVR and people might opt to use TVs instead of retaining those leases.TV (though "anywhere" wouldn't mean the same as it does now unless one takes it as "anywhere else in the same home"). DISH just announced a 16-tuner Hopper (DVR) for 2016 http://www.dealerscope.com/article/...t-ces-sling-tv-adds-channels-content-screens/ , so even people with many TVs in one home could all feed off a central Hopper if that kind of app was released for TV.
Well they could still require the box. I would use the box most of the time to not go over my data cap. But man on those days when I don't get a signal having a TV app to fall back on would be awesome.Money? All of those providers make a nice monthly lease fee from the extra boxes attached to each TV. Roll out
Nevertheless, I'm quite hopeful that some of them do it anyway. In my own case, I hope DISH rolls out a version of their DISH Anywhere (app) for
TV, the latter would basically be replacing leased "Joeys" throughout a home (feeding from the main Hopper DVR). Thus, no data cap issues as the main Satt Tuner would still be fed by bypassing the Cable (broadband) middlemen getting video feeds from source(s) through the satts in orbit to the Hopper DVR in each home, then from that Hopper to the individual TVs (in place of DISH Joey boxes).
I assume the "Joeys" are not FREE so they would loose that revenue. TIVO is doing something like this with the Amazon Fire App to replace the TIVO Mini. I heard but have not verified that the TIVO Fire App will not play DRM (copy once) Channels. TWC has most channels flagged this way. Others are less. With DRM the clients have to support this as well so this may be part of the problem. I am on Verizon FIOS and they have small client boxes as well and would have loved to see them do this but have since removed all of my Verizon STB's because they would not do this kind of thing. I now use HDHomeRun with CableCards (does not use internet data) to access the content via my Apple TV and am saving a lot of money on hardware (I have 8 TV's) and have better access because only had 4 STB's before (2 of which were DVR's).Unless I'm mistaken, using such apps within our own homes via wired or wifi wouldn't burn any data cap at all.
OR perhaps your question is different than I just interpreted it? If so, there would still be ONE main leased box- the main Hopper DVR (or Genie in DirecTVs case). In this concept of a DISH app for
TV which then shows it on a TV. OP is wanting to bypass that hassle(?) by cutting out the Airplay requirement. I support that same desire. It would be nice if such apps already coded for iOS mobile devices were ported to this iOS (mostly) immobile device. But the money driver works against that potential. Still, I'll simply hope it happens.
Money? All of those providers make a nice monthly lease fee from the extra boxes attached to each TV. Roll out
Nevertheless, I'm quite hopeful that some of them do it anyway. In my own case, I hope DISH rolls out a version of their DISH Anywhere (app) for
