March 15, 2011 01:07 pm EDT

TWCable TV app for iPad now available, but Dish has something to say about being 'first with live streaming'

Announced yesterday, Time Warner Cable's iPad app arrived via iTunes as scheduled this morning to meet the rest of the pay-TV provider apps sporting its one key feature: live TV streaming of 32 cable channels. Speaking of the competition, Dish Network had something to say about that claim to fame as first with live streaming, since it's already offered an app with Sling-powered streaming from its boxes. Of course, they're not exactly the same approach since TWCable TV doesn't potentially require any add-on hardware or tie up a tuner on your set-top box, while the Dish approach enjoys the ability of working beyond the reach of your home's WiFi, and can tune in to any channel. Other than requiring both cable TV and high speed internet service those two last notes may be the key weaknesses to this strategy; while the TWCable TV app advertises itself as "another TV screen," it's one with significant limits and currently lags behind the competition by lacking features like remote control or DVR scheduling. Check after the break for Dish's press release or just click through to iTunes to nab the app yourself.

Continue reading TWCable TV app for iPad now available, but Dish has something to say about being 'first with live streaming'

TWCable TV app for iPad now available, but Dish has something to say about being 'first with live streaming' originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 15 Mar 2011 09:07:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | TWCableUntangled, Time Warner, iTunes ||Comments

Original Link: http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/15/twcable-tv-app-for-ipad-now-available-but-dish-has-something-to/

View Full Article

Engadget

Engadget is a web magazine with obsessive daily coverage of everything new in gadgets and consumer electronics. Engadget was launched in March of 2004 in partnership with the Weblogs, Inc. Network (WI

More About this Source Visit Engadget