Cablevision's Optimum Online live TV streaming now available on Windows and Mac:
It's been a little over a year since Cablevision launched
Optimum for iPad with live streaming of all of its channels to the tablet, and now subscribers can experience the same thing on their computer with the Optimum for Laptops app. Available for Mac or PC it has a brand new interface and searchable guide, as well as the ability to manage DVR recordings and change the channel on cable boxes in the house. According to Cablevision its
iOS app has been downloaded over a million times, we'll see how popular this followup is -- and if it spurs any new
lawsuits from channel owners.
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In many ways this Optimum service sounds a lot like my Dish Remote Access options. I can view my channel guide and set my DVR timers. I can also stream to my pc, phone or tablet. It is a shame that the services differ in one important way. I like to go down to the park and play chess with one of my coworkers at Dish and I like to stream Rockies games on my tablet. I wouldn’t be able to do that with Cablevision as they ground their customers to their home networks where as I can stream from 3g, 4g or WIFI with Dish. Cablevision may have a good product there, but it won’t be great until they let their customers leave their homes.
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