streaming video to ipad?

RiskyRix · 17 Apr 2011 at 21:01

hi guys had my ipad for a while now and have near enough used all the 16gb with music, movies etc. i was wondering is there a way i can stream movies to my ipad instead of converting them everytime and then sending them over via itunes? im all new to apple so have no idea

cheers

grumpybeard · 17 Apr 2011 at 21:07

Maybe check software out like Air Video and VLC, however these need server side software to stream and do live conversion to iPad format too.

ruffneck · 17 Apr 2011 at 21:12

Air video is great

RiskyRix · 17 Apr 2011 at 21:37

is air video free?

GSXRMovistar · 17 Apr 2011 at 22:51

RiskyRix said:
is air video free?

Nope but it's cheap, 1.79. Well worth it.

RiskyRix · 17 Apr 2011 at 23:07

yeh just tried the lite version the free one worked a treat will buy the full app

Talbs13 · 18 Apr 2011 at 12:18

Air Video is fantastic. Highly Recommend.

RiskyRix · 18 Apr 2011 at 16:32

Talbs13 said:
Air Video is fantastic. Highly Recommend.

yeh got it great app

Morfik · 18 Apr 2011 at 17:36

Talbs13 said:
Air Video is fantastic. Highly Recommend.

Agreed.

Skully · 18 Apr 2011 at 17:41

I can only echo the above.

grumpybeard · 18 Apr 2011 at 18:08

I have only just this minute set Air Video up on my server in order to feed iPad with media - oh my goodness me, well impressed, and here was I intending to re-encode everything for the iPad. Works sublimely (so far)!!!

WILD9 · 18 Apr 2011 at 19:10

Air Video is fantastic, also if you want to go away and take videos with you, buzz player has played just about every file format I've thrown at it without any need of conversion.

RiskyRix · 20 Apr 2011 at 01:36

WILD9 said:
Air Video is fantastic, also if you want to go away and take videos with you, buzz player has played just about every file format I've thrown at it without any need of conversion.

is it free?

WILD9 · 20 Apr 2011 at 14:48

No, its a few quid but nothing worth worrying about, its a good app. It can also browse ftp and samba (windows file shares) which is useful.

RiskyRix · 20 Apr 2011 at 20:25

yeh but airvideo is just as good will test buzz player worth a try

WILD9 · 20 Apr 2011 at 22:35

Its a different app for a different purpose not a direct comparison. Its like comparing a Sonos to an iPod so I'm not sure why your saying air video is just as good before you've tried Buzz player? Buzz player is what you would use to copy a load of films straight on to the iPad to take on holiday when you cant stream from air video. Air video can copy films locally but it has to transcode them which is time consuming. I use Air video constantly when I'm at home , I'm a big fan, but if I'm on a train etc I would be watching media on Buzz.

lemoon · 21 Apr 2011 at 04:45

RiskyRix said:
i was wondering is there a way i can stream movies to my ipad instead of converting them everytime and then sending them over via itunes

Air video is one of the good way, and you also can stream videos from many other ways, read this "Get and Watch Free Movies on iPad/iPad 2", must interest you and supply the solutions, and there is another article titled "How to Put Home Videos onto iPad/iPad 2" in that iPad column must do some help for you too~

Jolteh · 21 Apr 2011 at 04:47

WILD9 said:
No, its a few quid but nothing worth worrying about, its a good app. It can also browse ftp and samba (windows file shares) which is useful.

Pretty sure there is a free version of Air Video (just called Air Video Free or something in the app store?)