The connection drops each time the channel is changed, forcing you to hit the Chromecast icon, choose your screen, and resume casting. It’s even more annoying if you’re watching through a Chromecast. That’s because the video-decoding process restarts each time the channel is changed. Unlike a regular TV, where the picture changes quickly as you channel surf, you’ll have to wait several seconds before the picture appears on the ClearStream TV.
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Martyn Williams/IDGĬlearstream TV’s iOS app (left) displays more information than the Android app.Ĭhanging channels on both apps is a clunky experience. On Android, you just get to see what’s on the channel you’re watching. Both apps show live TV above a program listing, but the iOS app allows you to scroll through the guide for all channels. To watch TV, you just click the “Live TV” menu button and a few seconds later the channel appears. The main menu of the ClearStream TV app on iOS. There are only three menu items: live television, a TV-programming guide, and the settings. That’s a hassle but only one you’ll occasionally confront.
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The channel list is local to your device, rather than the tuner, so you need to scan every time you install the app on a new streaming box, smartphone, or tablet. One of those areas is the initial channel scan. I tested this out on the Android and iOS apps and found the iPhone app to be a bit more polished than the Android app, but they both had shortcomings.
The ClearStream TV connects to to your digital TV antenna with a coax cable.
This takes a while: up to 6 minutes on a scan in San Francisco. Once that’s done, you can reconnect via your Wi-Fi network and set it to scan for channels. On first use, you must connect your client device to the tuner itself over Wi-Fi and use the app to connect it to your home Wi-Fi network. ClearStream TV manufacturer Antennas Direct has a free one available for devices running Android 4.2 and above, iOS 8.4 and up, tvOS 10.2 and above, and Roku 7.5 and higher. The ClearStream TV’s output can be accessed only on your home network, and you’ll need an app to watch it.
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