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AVerMedia HomeFree AVplus MIPHFAVPS Watch Live TV on iPad

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HomeFree Player is a TV-viewing application for iPad which must be used with HomeFree AVplus. iPad users can download this app from Apple App Store, set up the HomeFree AVplus, and then immediately enjoy live TV on their iPad. HomeFree Player has the following features: support IR Blaster function and remote control of your set-top box external connected to the HomeFree AVplus. Watch satellite TV and switch between channels just by using your iPad!

  • newegg ENJOY HDTV ON iPAD2 & LAPTOP HomeFree AVplus can real-time broadcast HD digital TV with original quality over your Wi-Fi network. You can watch live 1080i HDTV on your iPad2 or laptop in any room at home. Enjoying live HDTV has never been so easy!
  • newegg BRING LIVE TV TO iPAD SERIES HomeFree Player is a TV-viewing application for iPad which must be used with HomeFree AVplus. iPad users can download this app from Apple App Store, set up the HomeFree AVplus, and then immediately enjoy live TV on iPad. The HomeFree Player supports MPEG-2 and features an intuitive interface enabling quick and simple changing of channels by tapping or dragging on the iPad screen. An Electronic Program Guide provides full channel and TV program information. Capture screenshots of TV being watched and share them with friends on facebook. You can also remotely control your set-top box external connected to the HomeFree AVplus with the IR Blaster function. Watch and switch satellite TV channels just from your iPad!
  • newegg REMOTELY CONTROL YOUR SET-TOP BOX FROM YOUR IPAD OR LAPTOP HomeFree AVplus also features an IR Blaster function by using the included software AVer MediaCenter HomeFree or the iPad app HomeFree Player, allowing users to remotely control a set-top box external connected to the HomeFree AVplus from their laptop or iPad over their Wi-Fi network. With HomeFree AVplus, users can watch satellite TV freely on their portable computer without any device attached on.
  • newegg COMPATIBLE WITH WINDOWS 7 MEDIA CENTER HomeFree AVplus is compatible with Windows 7 Media Center which enables Windows-based computer users to watch, playback, and schedule the recordings of digital TV programs without installing any other software.

Learn more about the AVerMedia MIPHFAVPS

Model

Brand
AVerMedia
Model
MIPHFAVPS

General

Type
External TV Tuner Box
TV Tuner
Digital Tuner
TV Standards
ATSC
Interface
Ethernet 100baseT/Wireless LAN

Features

Features
Intuitive interface: Quick & simple changing of channels by tapping or dragging on the iPad screen

Support MPEG-2 SDTV

EPG: Full channel and TV program information with an Electronic Program Guide

Sociability: Capture screenshots of TV being watched and share them with friends on social network sites

Support IR Blaster function: Allow users to remotely control a set-top box external connected to the HomeFree AVplus from their iPad over Wi-Fi network.

Specifications

Specifications
Built-in TV tuner: One HD digital TV tuner
Supported digital TV standard: ATSC, support HDTV

TV input/ output (loop through): One digital TV RF connector (IEC Type)
AV input/ output (loop through): Composite (AV-in) & S-Video

Network output: RJ45 (10/100Mbps)
IR Blaster & IR Receiver: One set

Hardware power switch: Yes

Dimension: 218mm x 132mm x 43mm
Weight: 555g
Power Supply: DC 52V/2A

System Requirements

System Requirements
Client iPad/ Windows Computer System Requirements

Video quality
- Support Full HD 1080p for digital TV signal in HDTV format on a Windows computer
- Support Standard definition (SD) video quality on a iPad

Multimedia application
- Windows 7 Media Center (supports digital TV)
- AVer MediaCenter HomeFree (Windows 7/Vista/XP)
- HomeFree Player for iPad (Please download from Apple App store)

Wireless network (for wireless network user): Support Wi-Fi

LAN Environment Requirements
- Cable LAN:High-Speed (10/100 Base-T) Ethernet
- Wireless LAN:802.11n Dual Band Wireless Router with MIMO 2x2 or above

Packaging

Package Contents
HomeFree AVplus
Client Application Installation CD (AVer MediaCenter HomeFree)
High-Speed Ethernet Cable (100Mbps)
IR Blaster Cable
Composite (RCA) Cable
Power Adapter
Quick Installation Guide

Quick Info

Warranty

  • Limited Warranty period (parts): 1 year
  • Limited Warranty period (labor): 1 year


Customer Reviews of the AVerMedia MIPHFAVPS

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  • CHUCK
  • 3/16/2012 9:19:42 AM
  • Tech Level: Average
  • Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
  • Verified Owner

1 out of 5 eggs

Pros: new egg shipping and return policy

Cons: tech support? A MYTH. JUST TRY TO FIND IT. PHONE #ISNT VALID REFFERAL#REFERS YOU TO EMAIL AND THAY DONT RESPOND.PLUS THIS TUNER SOFT WARE IS BUGGY IT LOCKED BOTH OF MY COMPUTERS

Other Thoughts: IT JUST DID NOT WORK FOR ME INSTALL WIZARD NOT HELPFUL. SCANNING DIGITAL CHANELS FROZE MY COMPETERS AT 53 % OF DOWNLOAD I HAD TO OPEN TASK MANAGER TO CLOSE PROGRAM.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear Customer,

Please download the latest version of AVer MediaCenter for HomeFree AVPlus and run setup to scan for channels again. YOu can download the latest version here. http://www.avermedia-usa.com/AVerTV/Product/ProductDetail.aspx?Id=497&tab=APDriver

If you still have questions regarding the product please contact Technical Support using the link below.

http://support.avermedia-usa.com

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  • N/A
  • 9/23/2011 4:38:43 PM
  • Tech Level: Somewhat High
  • Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
  • Verified Owner

2 out of 5 eggs

Pros: It does what it said it would, delivers TV to my pc.

Cons: I don't think its specific to this device but dealing with tuners seems like a minefield of issues. I'm a rogers cable subscriber in Canada thought I would be able to dodge many of the problems I read about online.

I wanted to be able to watch and record tv in my bed on my laptop using a set top box in my living room (have the living room tv hooked up to the same box). I have run into HDCP issues I didn't see coming. My set top box is hd and connected to the TV by hdmi. Unless the tv is on at the same time I am watching on my computer the connection will be killed displaying the hdcp error message.

I may be able to figure a way to fix this eventually but I haven't so far.

The other major issue is bandwidth. I have a decent router and this thing just massacres bandwidth, if I am watching TV on my latop other computers can't surf the internet- at all. It's extreme.

You also require a near perfect connection quality to the router or it lags.

Other Thoughts: Would not reccomend buying. I don't think its this devices' problem specifically I just don't think this technology is quite ready. There seem to be alot of kinks to figure out.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear Customer,

HDCP limitaiton is only when you use HDMI cables to record to your computer. Since connected he HomeFree AVplus using s-video or component you should not encounter issues with HDCP. We have done estension testing with HomeFree AVplus using multiple routers and did not encounter issues with the video quality. May we have the model of your wireless router and the type of connection you have? Please contact Technical Support to help troubleshoot the issue.

http://support.avermedia-usa.com

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  • Mike
  • 9/13/2011 9:25:20 AM
  • Tech Level: High
  • Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
  • Verified Owner

4 out of 5 eggsHomeFree AVplus

Pros: Very easy to set up, good video transfer speed

Cons: No HD on Android tablet and no Ipad app available

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  • Ha Ha
  • 7/29/2011 2:28:11 PM
  • Tech Level: High
  • Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
  • Verified Owner

5 out of 5 eggsGreat with iPad 2 and Media Center

Pros: I like this new toy very much. First off, easy to install the driver, I have Windows 7 Media Center at home, have antenna for my home tv. But there is no TV outlet around my PC. So this is a great solution for me. Installing the driver is easy, go thru Windows Media Center setup, get the channel scan complete and watch digital tv on my pc. Connects the s-video and audio to my DirectTV receiver, tape down the IR blaster cable by receiver’s sensor. Installs their application and go thru the IR learning process with the DirectTV remote, now I have full control and watch all the programs I want with both DirectTV and my free to air HDTV on my PC. It is very simple to use, easy to setup and a really good product. I also use that with my iPad 2, download their app from the App Store. Setup is also easy, just follow the instruction on iPad 2, very similar to the PC setup. Now I can watch HDTV or DirectTV on my iPad 2 anywhere around my house.

Cons: Not much really, wish it has HDMI or Component input so it is full HD from my DirectTV receiver. It will be better if it is WiFi, but I am ok with LAN as well. The S-video input video doesn’t show on Windows Media Center, only to their application, if they can address this bottleneck, this product will be fully awesome.

Other Thoughts: Like I said, if you have iPad2 and PC with Windows 7 Media Center, Plus a rooftop antenna to get HDTV at home, get this, you will not be disappointed. I am now using Media Center to record all my TV shows, save me a bunch to buy season DVD after all. It is a very reasonable price and newegg fast delivery is a big plus for me.

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  • Malo69
  • 7/24/2011 7:50:19 PM
  • Tech Level: Somewhat High
  • Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
  • Verified Owner

5 out of 5 eggsGreat Product

Pros: Easy to setup, just follow the connection diagram. I have the hardware connected with my rooftop antenna to get digital TV and the RCA connected with my DVD player. Download the HomeFree application for iPad at Apple store. Turn on iPad HomeFree Apps, it sees the tuner right of way. Do the channel scanning and remote learning from my DVD player. After setup, tab on the apps, live TV comes up, good video quality, good price and meet my expectation.

Cons: I didn’t get all the major channels from my antenna (like channel 2.1 HD 1080i channel, I do get channel 2.2 and 2.3) on my iPad. Read their user manual and phone their technical support. Understand that it is iPad limitation, and they ask me to install their application on PC, the HD channels will come thru. Haven’t try it yet, I bought it mainly use for iPad, will try it later when I have a chance.

Other Thoughts: I used to own a location free tv from Sony and use it very often. But it doesn’t work anymore (LCD crack), didn’t want to get something too expensive. It is a good buy, wish I can also get HD TV channel on my iPad, but the technical support guy told me only iPad2 is capable to decode HDTV. Anyway, nice product, not too complicated to setup, from now on, my kid can use the ipad to watch their video and PBS and I can have the big screen to watch what I like. Highly recommended if you own a iPad and want to watch live TV around your home.

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Easy to setup, just follow the connection diagram. I have the hardware connected with my rooftop antenna to get digital ...
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— CHUCK 3/16/2012


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