I found this app worked better with my HDPrimes than SiliconDust's own app. Note that if you do not already have a video-playing app installed, this app will tell you that you need one and will recommend an app called MX Player - just go ahead and get that because it works fine and HD TV looks great on my Kindle HDX. SD channels even looked relatively good
I experienced some pixelation watching HD wirelessly like this, but I don't really fault the app for that.
My only real complaints are that I wish it remembered the last channel you watched and would automatically scroll the channel list to that channel whenever you opened the app again. It is a (minor) pain to have to scroll through all the channels every time - and I wish when you set up the logo for a channel on one tuner it automatically applied that to the other tuners.
NOTE! You must have TV tuners from SiliconDust on your network. This app, by itself, is NOT meant to allow you to watch TV on your Kindle - it lets you watch TV using SiliconDust tuners (which are pretty neat if you've never heard of them).
HomeRunTV
3.1 | 19 ratings
Price: 2.99
Last update: 08-25-2024
Latest updates
What's new in version 1.72- 1.72
- -Fix crash introduced with last release.
- 1.71
- -Fix channel scan issue with newer firmware and TC devices
- -update to latest libhdhomerun
Product Details
Release Date: 2013
Date first listed on Amazon: November 25, 2013
Developed By: HomeRunTV
ASIN: B00GVEAK7C
Customer reviews:
3.1 out of 5 stars19 customer ratings
3.1 out of 5 stars19 customer ratings
Developer info
- [email protected]
- http://zaren678.github.io/HdhomerunStreamServer/
- More apps by this developer
Product features
- Plays live tv on your device
- Connects to Silicondust's HDHomeRun device
- Helps align your antenna
Product description
Note to Prime device users: The way this app gathers its channels requires the 20120405 firmware or later. If no channels show up please go to your prime device's webpage and under "Channel lineup" click on "Detect Channels" then try the channel scan again.Stream live TV from your HDHomeRun device to your phone or tablet. (Unprotected, copy freely channels only)
This application will allow you to stream live TV to your android phone or tablet. It can be streamed to your device in 1 of 2 ways.
1. Directly from the hdhomerun to your device. This requires a strong network connection to your device (wireless N recommended) and a powerful enough device to decode 1080i video.
2. Through the HdhomerunStreamServer. This uses VLC to transcode the video to a lower bandwidth.
This application can also help you diagnose signal issues. You can view the signal strength of any channel and even graph the signal strength over time. Up to two tuners can be graphed at the same time.
Link to HdhomerunStreamServer:
http://zaren678.github.com/HdhomerunStreamServer/
For direct to device streaming you'll need a video player that can decode MPEG2 on your android device.
Recommended video player (You'll need to allow installing apps from unknown sources):
https://sites.google.com/site/mxvpen/download
Note: This app can only play unprotected, copy freely channels.
User Data Privacy
Information not provided by the developer.Technical details
Size: 2.7MB
Version: 1.72
Developed By: HomeRunTV
Application Permissions:
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- Access information about networks
- Access information about Wi-Fi networks
- Get information about the currently or recently running tasks: a thumbnail representation of the tasks, what activities are running in it, etc
- Open network sockets
- PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming
- Write to external storage
Minimum Operating System: Android 2.2
Approximate Download Time: Less than 30 seconds
Top reviews from the United States
Steven Scott
Better than SiliconDust's own app
Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2014
Bigg Mak
HDHomeRun Prime is great! If your needing cable connections to other rooms ...
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2015Beagle
This will only stream what's on your computer
Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2014
Just another day in Paradise
Two Stars
Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2014
Wireless
Works on Android
Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2014ken cooper
... of HomeRun TV and VLC video player was a good solution to viewing TV on my HD Homerun dual ...
Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2014James
great product!!
Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2016Tom T
Three Stars
Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2016