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gstringirl
10-30-2007, 03:19 AM
Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thx in advance...
Indy
10-30-2007, 06:34 AM
Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thx in advance...

Don't believe so, it'll be nice when that day arrives though...


btw, welcome to EIP!:wink:
Lester56
10-30-2007, 08:31 AM
Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thx in advance...

Well not a "live feed" but you can buy TV shows from iTunes and sync them onto your iPhone to watch on the bus, or during smoke breaks, or during slow times at work. Try not to watch them while driving in traffic.
420greg
10-30-2007, 10:40 AM
There should be a solution from SlingMedia sometime early next year.

There was a press release from them about supporting the iPhone before the iPhone was even released.

I already have a slingbox, so I am ready.
Indy
10-30-2007, 01:10 PM
There should be a solution from SlingMedia sometime early next year.

There was a press release from them about supporting the iPhone before the iPhone was even released.

I already have a slingbox, so I am ready.

That is going to be awesome!

Slingbox, what's that gonna run me, around a couple hundred bucks right?
mittenman
10-30-2007, 01:14 PM
You can just put it in camera mode then point it at a tv!?!?!
420greg
10-30-2007, 01:21 PM
That is going to be awesome!

Slingbox, what's that gonna run me, around a couple hundred bucks right?


$99 for the basic 'tuner' model to $250 for the HD model.

I have the 'AV' cost like $149.
420greg
10-30-2007, 01:23 PM
Here is the link to the press release.

http://www.everythingiphone.com/news/iphone-accessories/sling-media-wants-to-offer-slingbox-support-for-iphone-20070419129/
x999x
10-30-2007, 07:48 PM
TV Tuner -> Orb is how its done on PC I believe.

Slingbox would be the ideal medium, but where theres a will, theres a way.
kakofonix
10-31-2007, 12:35 AM
You can just put it in camera mode then point it at a tv!?!?!

Good one...LMAO! :laugh2:
Mr Chuckles
10-31-2007, 03:14 AM
Unfortunately, it seems that the iPhone's "streaming" video requires that the video be finished compressing before you can watch it because the format needs the exact size of all the video and audio frames before it starts to play. So no live TV until they add a streaming format to the iPhone firmware or someone writes a nice native iPhone app to handle it.
Indy
10-31-2007, 07:22 AM
You can just put it in camera mode then point it at a tv!?!?!

OMG! WoW! Your right!:tounge:
mittenman
10-31-2007, 08:18 AM
OMG! WoW! Your right!:tounge:


Yeah, I'm just smart like that.:wink: