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Hello everyone,
I am a new member and is just trying to learn the new forum. I do have one question....why can't I watch tv shows from CBS for example. Is there an app that I need to get.

Thanks in advance .
 

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Hi jada & welcome to the forum
I hope that you enjoy yourself on the forum!!!!
Well if you have a mac or pc you can watch Tv on your iPad its called Eye Tv its also a piece of hardware to
which requires installing on your machine first then you can watch & record at your leisure
i always use my iPad to Watch Tv
Here is the link for you - EyeTV Netstream products - Satellite TV (Freesat) and DTT (Freeview)
I hope that it helps
Paul
 
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Thank you so much for the link. I see that you must have eyetv set up on your Mac. Will it work on a pc also since I do not have a Mac?
 

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You can also get a network tuner like the HDhomerun and bypass PCs and Macs. There are two methods/apps to stream the channels to your iPad that I am aware of:

1. TV Streamer with Goodplayer - my preferred combo. TV Streamer talks to the network tuner, does the initial channel scan and when you select a channel, it tells the HDhomerun to stream the channel to Goodplayer. Pros: channel scanning works better than InstaTVPro, automatically adds channel logos to each channel. Cons: logos can be wrong, needs Goodplayer to get the stream and play it back.

2. InstaTV Pro - just checked this one out last week. Note that it must be the Pro version, not the free or standard version. I made the mistake of buying the standard version, and the developer was kind enough to give me a promo code to get the Pro version.
Set-up scans channels, then you can select the channel and it plays back within the app. Pros: all in one app Cons: no logos (although it says it does), channel scanning a bit hit and miss - had to scan multiple times until I got most of the available channels.

These will also work from a tuner on a PC, InstaTV needs its server installed on a Windows Vista/7 machine. TV Streamer only works with the HDHomerun tuners, but there are other streaming methods for general tuners in PCs.
 

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Welcome to the iPadForum! This Forum offers so much information related to the iPad and its use. The IPF has many discussion topics related to:

iPad Accessories |iPad Help|iPad Hacking | iPad Games | iPad for Business and Education | Special Needs iPad Forum | iPad for Health Forum

The iPadForum also includes a Regional Ipad Group for international users across the world. This is a wonderful area to "find" members from your own country.
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If you have not done so, please take a look at the iOS 5.0, 5.1 & 6.0:*
Connecting to the iTunes Store.
iTunes - Books - iPad User Guide for iOS 5.1 by Apple Inc.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/iphone-user-guide-for-ios-6/id563272542?mt=11

http://www.ipadforums.net/forum-rules-help-info/2119-forum-rules-everybody-please-read.html

Btw...have you gone to the AppStore? I have the abc and NBC app to watch episodes for. Those channels. I am sure that CBS also has one too!
 
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Hi I got everything but when I try to do a channel search it says no hd home run found.

Am I missing something?
 

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jada8023 said:
Hi I got everything but when I try to do a channel search it says no hd home run found.

Am I missing something?

Do you actually have a HDHomerun network tuner? Is it connected to your network by Ethernet cable to the router?
 
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dhewson777 said:
Do you actually have a HDHomerun network tuner? Is it connected to your network by Ethernet cable to the router?

No I only have the one from the App Store. Is that something I need to get? I have a small square bloc that I recently got but I got that one from the cable company and it is connected to the router via Ethernet. Is that it?
 

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jada8023 said:
No I only have the one from the App Store. Is that something I need to get? I have a small square bloc that I recently got but I got that one from the cable company and it is connected to the router via Ethernet. Is that it?

Does it also connect to a TV cable in some way (either aerial or cable)? HDHomerun is a brand of network tuner. You may have a network tuner, but not one made by Silicon Dust. You will need to find out exactly what you've got there. Does it have any writing on it, maybe underneath? A brand name, serial number or model number would assist.
 
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dhewson777 said:
Does it also connect to a TV cable in some way (either aerial or cable)? HDHomerun is a brand of network tuner. You may have a network tuner, but not one made by Silicon Dust. You will need to find out exactly what you've got there. Does it have any writing on it, maybe underneath? A brand name, serial number or model number would assist.

This says it is a directv cinema connection kit. Serial num xed3a1227a8056. At the back it is connected with two different coxal cables and an Ethernet. At the front there are five lights: power, WLAN, activity, network, APISTA. It is a direct tv brand.

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jada8023 said:
This says it is a directv cinema connection kit. Serial num xed3a1227a8056. At the back it is connected with two different coxal cables and an Ethernet. At the front there are five lights: power, WLAN, activity, network, APISTA. It is a direct tv brand.

Thanks again

I'm not familiar with how the Direct TV works, but it appears that box gives connectivity between your Direct TV set-top box and your network. A brief google told me what it was, but not its uses. I guess it's possible it can work in conjunction with a DirectTV app, but I cannot check that out for you as I'm in Australia, and I'm guessing DirectTV Is a cable service in the US.
 

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