iPad users that subscribe to Time Warner’s cable TV service have some good news today. Time Warner cable has just released the Time Warner Cable TV app for the iPad. That means that iPad users can now watch programs and movies from the cable service anywhere in their home as long as they have a WiFi connection.
Shows will be broadcast in HD, so you can enjoy Discovery, MSNBC, SyFy and other content in great quality even though you aren’t watching on the big screen. Right now, the app only works over WiFi and only 30 channels are available for live streaming, but that’s not a bad start. You must be Time Warner Cable subscriber with an iPad tablet running iOS 4.2 and higher. Future versions of the app might even include streaming without using WiFi, and the ability to set up a DVR to record shows.
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It is great that Time Warner Cable is allowing its users to stream live TV to their iPads, but with so many things that are missing, I am not sure that the app will be as great of a success as TWC wants it to be. For example, users can’t use their iPad as a remote, and I know a lot of people like that feature. Another example is that you have about 32 channels to choose from that you can stream live on the TWC app. So there are a lot of areas that are lacking. I use the DISH Remote Access app, and I can say that as an employee, I have had a lot of time to play with the app. There are so many ways that is it better than the TWC app. For one, I am able to stream my recordings from my 922 SlingLoaded DVR to my 3G iPad. I can also stream live TV from any channel that I want. As well as I don’t have to be connected to my home wifi network just to watch TV. As long as my iPad has a 3G connection, I can watch when and where I want and that is the true meaning of TV Everywhere.