Any TV/Live Video apps out there?

Varcix · #1 (**permalink**) 09-18-2009, 01:56 PM

I'd love to see what this thing is capable of with respect to live TV. I like the youtube app but want more!

It's a shame Hulu is blocking Skyfire's flash otherwise i'd be on hulu a lot!

railslave · #2 (**permalink**) 09-18-2009, 02:08 PM

spb tv is good (pay app) or you can purchase a slingbox, and watch tv from your house on your phone

AVakil · #3 (**permalink**) 09-18-2009, 02:14 PM

why did hulu block skyfire? i was pretty ticked about that

Varcix · #4 (**permalink**) 09-18-2009, 02:32 PM

not sure, i am ticked too...it worked for a while about 3 months ago, but they just removed access

**jmorton10** · #5 (**permalink**) 09-18-2009, 03:11 PM

Slingbox is the answer, I get 200 cable channels (including all the on demand channels) through my new TP2 using SlingMobile.

~John

Varcix · #6 (**permalink**) 09-18-2009, 03:20 PM

nice i'm considering slingbox, but not sure which one to get, is the HD one worth it? I am also worried the 3G speeds indoors will produce really poor quality feeds if it will even work, i wish there was a way to do a trial

SweetBearCub · #7 (**permalink**) 09-18-2009, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by railslave

spb tv is good (pay app) or you can purchase a slingbox, and watch tv from your house on your phone

As far as SPB TV goes - No offense, but I took a look at their trial version. On their official website, they make the channel list difficult to find, and there's a reason for that. They have lots of international/non-english channels, but when it comes to US channels, they have very few.

When I download an app that promises live TV, I'm expecting to see channels like CNN, The History Channel, CBS, ABC, NBC, SpikeTV, SyFy, and others.

Watching the news in Africa (in Swahili, no less) is NOT what I consider when I think about whether a live TV app is worth paying for. I mean, come on.. There are lots of apps already available (thechanner, webtv, more) that cover those types of channels very well. There are a few that would argue that SPB TV's interface is nicer, and as true as that may be - I don't base my decision to pay for the app on how nice its interface is - But by what content it can provide.