Sling Media 'Hard at Work' on SlingPlayer for iPad

[BeachChair]

Are you so weak that you can't hold 1.5 pounds?

Look up gorilla arm

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?

Yes to all your questions

I'd be fine with using the existing app upscaled if it actually used the iphones full resolution, but it seems to be running at a gimped frame rate and gimped resolution even when you are slinging via LAN.

 

[E.Lizardo]

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?

Obviously YOU don't.Congratulations!You just saved a bunch of money!
But...why on Earth are you wasting your time on threads that you don't want/need?????
I don't want a PS3,but never once thought about looking for a place to tell everyone that,or to imply that those that do shouldn't.

 

[fox10078]

Look up gorilla arm.

Still, isn't that exactly the same way you hold a book? Some books are heavier than a pound. Plus you'd have to sit pretty weird to not have support.

 

[wapready]

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.

Sorry, we are not both wrong. We are both talking about SlingMedia products. Not elgato tv tuners. Congratulations for pointing out other products exist if you want to run a cable to the tuner, but stay on topic please.

 

[czachorski]

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.

The web app does stream through your local wifi LAN. It's just the app that is on the web. Your data does not go through the web, it does not hog your bandwidth, they have HD right now for Mac, and it works great.

Geeze - do a little research before throwing such an unfounded public temper tantrum. Or better yet, test it out -> you own one, right?