What are you talking about?? You can change channels on that app, I use it all the time. The only bad thing is you cant set it to record a show.
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Sling Media 'Hard at Work' on SlingPlayer for iPad
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What are you talking about?? You can change channels on that app, I use it all the time. The only bad thing is you cant set it to record a show.
What? You can change channels AND set a program to record in the EyeTV.app.
You cant in the free EyeTV 3G Web app.
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I just wonder if this may be something Apple may not desire and therefore not support (as in allow) if they have TV delivery plans for iPad of their own.
Have been waiting awhile for this.
Patience seems to pay off.
It looks like Sling finally got it right.
Patience seems to pay off.
It looks like Sling finally got it right.
Sweet! This is the use for the iPad that I am the most excited about, and I even ran out and bought a brand new Sling HD in anticipation, and have been enjoying it immensely on our iPhones and Macs around the house.
And no, I am not waiting for the Apps to come out. I'll be picking up an iPad at 9 am saturday. I figured even if it takes sling a little longer to get a dedicated iPad app, I would just use the iPhone app on the iPad in doubled move for the time being.
And no, I am not waiting for the Apps to come out. I'll be picking up an iPad at 9 am saturday. I figured even if it takes sling a little longer to get a dedicated iPad app, I would just use the iPhone app on the iPad in doubled move for the time being.
Maybe people who think it should have been available at iPad launch, or just think the iPad itself is bad.
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I do. I imagine that when I want to use iPad for watching something that lasts more than a minute I'd place iPad on some stand or something. But wait... I could do this with a laptop only laptop already has a natural stand (and bigger screen). Why do I need an iPad then?
Because you'll be chain to a power outlet or risk running out of juice after one movie! God forbid if you decided to watch Lord of the Ring.
Yes, because watching movie (or whatever) while holding a computer in front of you is such a great experience
I made the same argument yesterday while forgetting that there is a dock and a case that folds into a stand.
Because you'll be chain to a power outlet or risk running out of juice after one movie! God forbid if you decided to watch Lord of the Ring.
That's a valid argument, although technically laptop (or rather netbook) can do just as well in this department. Some ULV-processor based notebooks already have 12 hour and more battery life.
Useless in Canada
The problem in Canada is our CRTC restricts upstream internet to a mere 1MB/SEC (110kb/sec) . So even for the iphone, the quality is limited to what your ISP grants you and its not that great. Trying to stream an even larger resolution on the same bandwidth will not make any difference. Time for another ISP to move in and slap Rogers and Bell around a bit. Offering 50MB download, yet continuing to offer only 1MB upload is absurd.
The problem in Canada is our CRTC restricts upstream internet to a mere 1MB/SEC (110kb/sec) . So even for the iphone, the quality is limited to what your ISP grants you and its not that great. Trying to stream an even larger resolution on the same bandwidth will not make any difference. Time for another ISP to move in and slap Rogers and Bell around a bit. Offering 50MB download, yet continuing to offer only 1MB upload is absurd.
don't bet on it. sling has been such a frustrating company -- i am still waiting for my HD unit to do HD on mac. STILL doesn't, and they have nothing to say, just.. wait. i guess. the fact is SD is fine on the powerbook. and will be on the iPad too i suppose. but, as noted by others, the iPad app will probably be $60 and take forever to work correctly. i never did buy the iPhone one cause $30 was a ridiculous price for something that i got as part of the hardware bundle on my desktop. i myself only use it over my LAN for viewing throughout the house, not really interested in my TV following me all over the world at this point. i know i'm in the minority on that one, and that for sports fans the sling app must be great. anyway, off point there... all i wanted to say was FU sling for still not supporting HD on the HDPro box, that's BS, and FU too for charging such a crazy price point for your mobile apps, and triple FU for not being ready on launch day. i can't even see a reason why that couldn't have happened, how hard can it be to port this app to the iPad at this point?
my 2¢. and then some. do i sound p-o'd at sling media??? ya think.
can you not do HD using sling.com on the mac? I think they posted a beta a few months back?!?
Are you guys talking about Antenna mode or something where you only pick up basic channels like CBS, NBC, ABC? Because I have my cable box connected to EyeTv which is connected to my iMac, and when I load up the Live TV feature on my Touch, I am only able to see the channel I left my cable box on. Changing channels creates a static image.
well, yes, that's what they say, but i was interested in -- and can't understand AT ALL why i can't -- streaming over WiFi LAN to my desk/laptop. i don't want to go through watch.sling.com. i don't want my media on the web, i don't want sling to control my box, i don't want to hog all that bandwidth. i had MANY emails with their tech support over a year ago when i first bought the box about this exact issue, but then it was focused on why it was taking so long to enable HD for mac when i had bought the machine a year ago. they NEVER once said i would only be able to do HD through their web portal. in fact, i'm pretty sure they said i would be able to stream HD directly to slingplayer on a LAN. i think they then changed their mind. for some reason. that is TOTAL BS.
I <--- not a fan of sling.
even though the box is great. the company blows.
imho.
Do you not have a IR blaster that allows EyeTV to change the channel on the cable box?
If EyeTV on your desktop is not setup properly, the iPhone app is not going to work correctly.
Sorry all i have is questions not answers:
Shouldnt the existing version just work since iphone apps will work on the ipad?
Isnt all that Sling is working on is making a native resolution version of the existing app?
Didnt Sling last time tell us they were working on an app for the iphone and then come out with it like 9 months later?
If I already bought the slingplayer app for my iphone and its in my itunes, should i be able to sync it to the ipad therefore not having to rebuy for multiple devices?
Shouldnt the existing version just work since iphone apps will work on the ipad?
Isnt all that Sling is working on is making a native resolution version of the existing app?
Didnt Sling last time tell us they were working on an app for the iphone and then come out with it like 9 months later?
If I already bought the slingplayer app for my iphone and its in my itunes, should i be able to sync it to the ipad therefore not having to rebuy for multiple devices?