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Belkin @TV Plus – Mobile Television Anywhere Reviews

Belkin @TV Plus lets you watch live and recorded TV on your mobile devices. If it’s on your TV, it’s on @TV. So now you can watch your favorite movies and shows anywhere your smartphone or tablet go. @TV Plus works over Wi-Fi/3G or 4G when you’re away from home, and over your Wi-Fi network when you’re at home. With @TV plus you can not only watch anything recorded on your DVR, you can record directly to your mobile device-so you can even enjoy your entertainment when you have no Internet connection. @TV plus also turns your mobile device into a great remote for your TV. Swipe Surf lets you scroll effortlessly through channels, tap to record makes recording your shows easy and intuitive-this is the way remotes were always meant to be. @TV Plus finally frees you from the couch to enjoy your favorite programs, whenever and wherever you want.

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Watch TV anywhere you go: Live sporting events, shows or movies can be accessed using any smartphone, tablet or laptop with access to Wi-Fi, 3G, or 4G
Free @TV app for Tablets: Download the @TV tablet app at no charge from iTunes or Google Play
Built in Wi-Fi: Connect wirelessly to your home?s Wi-Fi network; no need to route an Ethernet cable or purchase an expensive Wi-Fi adapter.
Record directly onto mobile devices: Watch anything recorded on your DVR or recorded directly to your mobile device
Easy-to-use Channel Guide: Swipe Surf lets you intuitively and quickly scroll through channels

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ScOObydoo February 22nd, 2013 at 7:16 am

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Comparing the Belkin @TV with the Slingbox Solo and the Vulkano Lava/Blast, August 24, 2012

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The announcement of the Belkin @TV took me a little by surprise earlier this year – after all, this is a market dominated by Sling Media and (with a much smaller amount), Monsoon with their Vulkano Lineup.

Packaging:

The box itself is quite attractive – much smaller than the flat and long Vulkano, and more square than the Sling. It sits nicely on top of my Tivo Premier Elite. In the box is the unit itself, power, ethernet, IR blaster and video cables.

Winners:There is no clear winner here between Vulkano, Sling or @TV – they all come with what you need.

Inputs/outputs:

Immediately, you notice a problem as the @TV only connects to Component or composite. You’d better have those, or you’ll be out of luck. Disappointingly, the unit lacks HDMI in OR out.

Winners: The Vulkano Lava and Blast win here as they have HDMI out. You can go Component IN and HDMI out. Only the Slingbox Pro has HDMI, but only with an expensive add-on. That said, if you have a decent cable box or TiVo, you’ll be able to do HDMI out to your TV and Component out at the same time.

Installation:

The @TV lacks included software, and the download is a whopping 250MB. This is also where you learn a dirty little secret – the @TV is actually just a rebranded Monsoon Vulkano device, in a smaller box. You learn this by peeking inside the software (or if you have ever used one, you’ll see that it is nearly identical).

I had the @TV up and running in about 5 minutes – the procedure was less choppy than with Sling. You do need to assign the unit a name, but thankfully they use a new naming system, so previously used Vulkano names are available to pick.

Winners: Large download with @TV, CD is included with Sling, but I ran into no issues, so @TV is definitely a breeze to setup.

Software (Desktop):

The @TV software has it all – decent EPG, well laid out remote (at least with my TiVo) and quick startup. From launch till menu is about 5 seconds, and another 6 to start streaming. Double click launches full screen, EPG is well designed and switches to a side bar showing the channel preview. The @TV does do something Sling can’t – multiple LOCAL clients can connect at the same time.

Winner: No clear winner – Sling, Vulkano and @TV all have a similar layout.

Software (Mobile):

This is an odd one. The @TV software is free for tablets, but costs $9.99 for phones. At least, that is what they tell you. I found the @TV player for FREE in the Amazon app store. Sling has always been a real pain with mobile apps – $29.99 EACH for tablet or phone. If you have an iPod touch, iPad and Android, this could cost you $90. They did recently lower prices by $10, but that is still too much.

The software I tested was on my tablet(s) (Nexus 7 and Transformer Infinity) and on my phone (Galaxy SIII). It works perfectly. On 3G, streams start in about 15 seconds. On Wi-Fi, it takes about 10 seconds.

Winner: Definitely the @TV thanks to its 100% free apps.

Picture/streaming quality:

Side by side, a Vulkano Deluxe Pro, @TV and Slingbox Solo shows slightly better picture quality from the @TV. My Vulkano Deluxe is a few years old, and Sling hasn’t updated the Solo in over 5 years. There is less aliasing and artifacting on the @TV.

All units stream at 720 locally, and lower for remote viewing outside the home.

Winner: by a slim marging, the @TV, followed by the Vulkano, then the Slingbox

Bonus features:

The @TV does local placeshifting, which means you can pause live TV which is buffered on your desktop PC. You can then browse back and forth through your recording. Unlike with the Vulkano Deluxe Pro, you can’t schedule recordings with the @TV. You CAN record live to a mobile device, but the process is a bit clumsy and could interfere with your home DVR.

Winner: Vulkano Deluxe Pro

Prices:

The Slingbox Solo is usually just $129, but Sling has some major quality issues. Recent reviews of the unit have been very poor, and there are a lot of refurb units being sold by companies like Woot. At $179, the @TV is a little cheaper than the top of the line Vulkano, but more than the lowest end Vulkano – which does a lot of the same things.

Bottom line:

You simply cant’ go wrong with the @TV. Build quality is good, the software is very mature (Vulkano had three years to perfect it) and picture quality is the best of any placeshifter I have tested here. I find the price a little too high – and would have been happier to see it at $149, but I feel the quality and free mobile apps make up for that.

Even if I had to repurchase all three of my devices, I’d pick the @TV over the other options. Belkin did a good thing by picking Monsoon, and I hope their partnership helps boost Monsoon into the…

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MonzDXB February 22nd, 2013 at 8:08 am

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful

Excellent Product at launch, possible improvments, August 12, 2012

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Received this box extremely fast. Been testing it for the past 6 hours on all scenarios

Pros
- Simply works as advertised. I tested on all possible devices (Windows, Mac, Virtual Machine winxp on Mac, iPad, Xoom, iPhone) with all possible connection types (wireless, wired, local network, remote network, 3G
- Relatively “easyesh” setup if you follow the instructions
- Much better picture quality than expected (considering I am using composite cables)
- Remote Control Learning function works nicely
- IR blaster seem to have excellent signal strength
- Good response time to virtual remote (I disagree with other feedback about it being slow, i think this slowness is related more to buffering than remote signals
- Only product in the market that has wireless from what i know

Features I would like to see to give it 5 stars
- iPad record function when outside the local network (currently seems to only record when on a local network)
- HDMI-in port would be great (I am losing the edges of the screen I believe because I am using composite cable as my receiver does not have component, only HDMI and composite), so all 16×9 channels will lose a bit on the edge
- Direct streaming from box when on external network (current streaming seem to be done through a central server which is causing significant delays)
- Programming the remote is a bit tedious as you will be using a list. I wish the virtual remote could be programmed by simply pressing the button on the virtual remote to start the learning.

Recommendation while setting it up:
- Use the windows setup file if possible (I ran into some issues using the Mac setup file)
- If using a static IP, Finish all your setup and then change the IP to static (had some issues with setup software when i changed the IP to static)
- Use a wired connection if possible to improve latency and remote response time

Final Verdict
Excellent product considering belkin is new to this market. With some minor modifications, this can be a great product

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MicheleinNYC "Michele" February 22nd, 2013 at 8:24 am

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful

It works! Thank you tech support!, August 7, 2012

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My husband wanted a Slingbox for his birthday — complete with set up on his iPad. I wasn’t thrilled with the Slingbox reviews so I decided to take a chance on this new product by Belkin. I am a soccer mom who is not intimidated by technology, but I do not have a tech background, and I hate to call tech support if I can avoid it. The @TV arrived today, and I immediately took it out of the box. Nice packaging, not too many wires, sleek box. It came with a quick start installation diagram that looked simple until I actually tried to connect all the wires. I don’t really know my “video in” connections from my “video out” connections and nothing seemed to be working so I had to call tech support right off the bat. Drat. While I was waiting in the long Belkin queue, I downloaded the software to my PC so I could connect wirelessly. The software worked seamlessly.

I was eventually connected to my savior, Ron, in the Philippines. Thank you, Ron! He was incredibly patient, and stayed with me for nearly 2 (yes, 2!) hours while we tried a multitude of different combinations with the wires. We eventually diagnosed a faulty A/V wire. Luckily, my husband has lots of old wires in the drawers under the TV and I had a replacement. We plugged it in and it worked! I followed the rest of the online set up from my PC. I downloaded the free iPad App from iTunes, and I am now watching the Olympics wirelessly on my iPad in my bedroom. The features seem pretty cool. Anything I can do on the remote, I can now do on my iPad. It’s a little slow changing channels and getting the program guide, but that is probably a factor of my crummy internet connection.

I was surprised that the iPhone app cost $12.99. I doubt I will watch TV on my phone so I am not downloading it yet. The TV on my iPad is not crystal clear, but again, that is probably my poor internet connection. I would certainly give Ron 5 stars, and the product truly does what it is supposed to do, but the faulty A/V wire, unclear set up diagram and the less than perfect picture will bring my review down to 4 stars. I will update my review when I take this baby on the road.

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