Elgato HDHomeRun iPad app brings (some) cable channels to the tablet

Whether or not your cable TV provider has decided to offer live TV streaming to your mobile devices , you can do it yourself with the new HDHomeRun iPad app from Elgato . Paired with one of SiliconDust’s new HDHomeRun Prime CableCARD tuners , the $17.99 app can tune into cable channels that are sent without encyption or are marked copy freely (varies from provider to provider) and even allows users to record them right on the app. Restrictions include that it only works on the iPad 2, with standard definition MPEG-2 channels and (for now) only the most recent HDHomeRun hardware is supported. Check out the video demo for more information on exactly how it works or click the source link to get to iTunes and buy — in a market suddenly flooded by CableCARD tuners maybe this extra functionality is just what’s needed to tip the balance between one device or another. Gallery: HDHomeRun for iPad Continue reading Elgato HDHomeRun iPad app brings (some) cable channels to the tablet Elgato HDHomeRun iPad app brings (some) cable channels to the tablet originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 19 Aug 2011 18:48:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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