WinTV Extend enables you to stream live TV and recordings from your PC at home to your iOS device. This easy to use application lets you watch your favorite TV channels and shows across your home network or the internet using Wi-Fi.
To use this application, you must have a Hauppauge WinTV Extend installed on your PC with a supported TV tuner, or a PCTV Broadway. TV connections can be roof top antennas, cable or satellite set top box, or a cable TV connection.
Features
- Supports iPhone, iPad and iPod.
- Watch Live TV from your PC
- Watch Recordings from your PC
- Adjustable video bitrate and image resolution to suit your network connection
- Supports Analog, ClearQAM, ATSC, DVB-T, DVB-S/S2 and DVB-C channels
- Supports all common digital television codecs including MPEG-2 and H.264 video, and MPEG1, AC3, E-AC3 and HE-AAC audio.
- Supports HD-PVR and Colossus, for high definition capture from set top box receivers or game consoles
- Auto fullscreen when the device is rotated to landscape
Supported devices: iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, running iOS 7.0 or later.
But poor execution. The support for the media server is poor, and configuration can be difficult based on your hardware. For me the mobile app only works on my local network. Channels don't display when connected outside my network, and the app will crash after a few seconds even though they display fine when using a pc/browser. Seeing as it's been a few years since this app has been updated, the technology is clearly not a priority for the vendor.
Lotsa bugs
Caerus23
I’ve been able to get this to work over a local network but the app is pretty clunky. Ongoing need to use workarounds e.g. when you close the app, server remains with its CPU maxed out transcoding for no good reason, so you need to kill the app and then restart it again to get the server to stop. Switching channels needs to be done twice, the first time it doesn’t really take and instead of the new channel the old one comes up again. Very preventable nuisances that make for an awful user experience.
Not quite
Bowlmeover
The latest version is not downloading when I try to update from the latest version in Apple Store. In addition the video is not clearly displaying with severe pixelation. I have the latest Windows 10 OS running HVR-2255 device. This was working until I updated to the latest OS.
Bad app
eday46
I have two Hauppauge systems, a 1255 inside an old desktop and just got a new Broadway for another house. The Extend app works as described but with the Broadway, it doesn't work with an iPad. I called tech support and they were unaware of the problem. They checked it with their iPad with the same results. Think would have done that before the released it. Three stars for the 1255, the other two when they get the iPad problem fixed.
This update from Apple will improve the functionality of this app. No new features are included.
Fixed problem where incorrect streaming profile was used when using an iPhone with WinTV Extend server.
Fixed a problem with profile not working on Broadway
Fixed a problem with channel group setting not being remembered on Broadway.
Fixed a problem with iPad always showing 'All Channels' when first visiting the Settings tab.
Fixed issue with connecting to Broadway with non-0000 pin number
Version 1.0.32349
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Information
Seller
Hauppauge Computer Works
Size
3.8 MB
Category
Entertainment
Compatibility
Requires iOS 7.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 7.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 7.0 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 7.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
Infrequent Cartoon or Fantasy Violence Realistic Violence Profanity or Crude Humor Mature or Suggestive Themes Horror/Fear Themes Medical Treatment information Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug Use or References Simulated Gambling
