Tv on tablet

Zephod · August 29, 2017, 02:49:02 PM

Has anybody found anything that will receive terrestrial digital TV and either send it via wifi to a tablet or just plug into an iPad to turn the iPad into a tv? No android stuff here

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PP · August 29, 2017, 02:54:11 PM

If you have wifi, you have TV. Unfortunately, you can't watch realtime TV (news casts, current programming, etc) online unless you subscribe to Netflix, Hulu, or one of the satellite providers. There's always a catch. Trust me, I've looked into this from many angles. If anyone knows of a loophole, I'm all ears (rabbit ears if you're near enough to a city of any size)
Will

GilligCrown · August 29, 2017, 03:44:29 PM

It's not a "loophole", but if you have wi-fi, and service at your home base (or friend or family's place?), Slingbox uploads all your content for viewing while on-the-move.

Paul

Zephod · August 29, 2017, 04:23:24 PM

There were analog plugins that meant you could receive tv on a tablet without paying for internet r even having internet. They're available fir pcs but I'm struggling to find the digital equivalent for tablets. I just want to be able to watch free over the air tv without paying for internet.

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Raymond smith · August 29, 2017, 05:09:32 PM

We use an omnidirectional antenna , 12 volt tv, and a digital to analog converter box. Lots of channels when we come south. Raymond

PP · August 29, 2017, 05:54:03 PM

Quote from: GilligCrown on August 29, 2017, 03:44:29 PM
It's not a "loophole", but if you have wi-fi, and service at your home base (or friend or family's place?), Slingbox uploads all your content for viewing while on-the-move.

Paul

There's the catch Paul, you have to have service at your home. When you log on they ask for your Dish, Direct, etc account before you can watch. If you don't have a home service, you can't watch... And yet, porn is always free, go figure

Of course, that's just what everyone tells me.

I don't have any real world experience in that matter, just ask my wife

Zephod · August 29, 2017, 06:39:21 PM

Quote from: Raymond smith on August 29, 2017, 05:09:32 PM
We use an omnidirectional antenna , 12 volt tv, and a digital to analog converter box. Lots of channels when we come south. Raymond

Yeah, that's the killer. It needs a TV etc. I already have a tablet. I just need one of those $20 gizmos that work with Android but I need one that works with iPad. So far the "universal" ones have sucky Software for iOS.

It's looking a lot like tv is just inaccessible. I don't want to throw money at a TV or at an Internet connection that's going to burn through data faster than a strip club burns through their customers cash.

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scott332 · August 30, 2017, 05:56:49 AM

Doing a quick internet search I found this https://tablet-tv.com/
I have no idea if it works, it's just something you might find useful.
Caveat emptor.

Zephod · August 30, 2017, 07:14:42 AM

Quote from: scott332 on August 30, 2017, 05:56:49 AM
Doing a quick internet search I found this https://tablet-tv.com/
I have no idea if it works, it's just something you might find useful.
Caveat emptor.

Yeah. That's one I looked into. The website advertises it at $90 then pushes you to Amazon which lists it as unavailable.

The more I did into this, the sketchier everything looks. It's probably like all these neat gizmos - they cost money, don't work well and if you can get it to work it's such a pain that it gets used half a dozen times then put in the junk drawer and later either tossed out or donated.

RCA has a 7 inch tv tablet that is $55 but has awful views.

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j.m.jackson · August 30, 2017, 07:29:32 AM

Zephod,

HDHomerun. Real device.

https://www.silicondust.com/hdhomerun/

lvmci · August 30, 2017, 07:36:01 AM

You could go to salvation army or goodwill stores and pick up a small tv with antenna, some battery powered. Almost the entire US is covered by vhf & uhf hdtv signals. You can use an old style NTSC tv with a HDTV converter, still available at Frys and best buy, and maybe walmart. Make sure you get at least a rabbit ear vhf/uhf antennas as a lot of signals gave been moved to uhf. A tin can is not a great place to get a radio signal, put it outside or at the window facing the antenna mountain. I picked up a small hdtv LCD t v for under $100 . lvmci...

Zephod · August 30, 2017, 08:19:23 AM

I think I might just go old school and read a book. This electronic stuff is all looking either expensive, sketchy, awkward or power hungry.

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lvmci · August 30, 2017, 08:34:54 AM

To me old school is a tube TV! Never stopped reading, lvmci...

j.m.jackson · August 30, 2017, 08:38:24 AM

Yeah, anytime you want to take a digital OTA signal and transcode it down to a bitrate that an ipad can handle, and then transmit it over an ad-hoc wifi network to a tablet to view. Power and money. I do it at home with a product called plex every day. I'll find a way to put it onboard our bus.

Oonrahnjay · August 30, 2017, 08:40:59 AM

Quote from: j.m.jackson on August 30, 2017, 08:38:24 AMYeah, anytime you want to take a digital OTA signal and transcode it down to a bitrate that an ipad can handle, and then transmit it over an ad-hoc wifi network to a tablet to view. Power and money. I do it at home with a product called plex every day. I'll find a way to put it onboard our bus.

Ummm, what's a "TV" and what's an "Ipad" -- I don't own either.