https://aaron.blog/tags/cable/Recent content in Cable on The Dangling PointerHugoen-usTue, 24 Dec 2013 15:57:44 +0000https://aaron.blog/cable-companies-please-take-my-money/Tue, 24 Dec 2013 15:57:44 +0000https://aaron.blog/cable-companies-please-take-my-money/<p>I cut the cord two years ago from cable TV but am interested in using apps for the iPad and Roku to watch live cable TV.  I called Time Warner Cable today to ask them if they offered a cable TV package that wouldn't require a physical installation.  TL;DR - using the TWC TV apps (iPad, Android tablet, Roku) requires a physical install.</p><h1 id="my-situation">My Situation</h1><p>Most of the summer (April - October) I'm not home on the weekends as we have a seasonal spot at a campground about 3 hours away from home.  We ended up cutting cable two years ago and don't really miss it for what we used of it.  At one time I ran a <a href="http://www.mythtv.org" rel="noopener">MythTV</a> server with two tuner cards, and it worked well.  I have since moved to two dual-tuner <a href="http://www.silicondust.com" rel="noopener">HDHomeRun</a> units with <a href="http://www.elgato.com/eyetv/eyetv-3" rel="noopener">Elgato's EyeTV</a> running on a Mac mini.  It works well enough and it allows me to stream and download any recorded content to my iPad/iPhone.  I can even watch live remotely and not pay anything extra.</p>