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Anybody in this crowd try this out yet? Sounds pretty cool. Would be awesome to tie it into a home DVR like a Homerun or Recast.

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Both the app and the website are functional but sparse. The picture quality is quite good and I stream the content from my computer to my tv with no great loss in picture quality. On occasion I've had trouble using my Mac but the IOS app works flawlessly.

As others have mentioned, they appear to be using some kind of geolocation to ensure that viewers are only viewing content specific to their particular location. While the service is nominally free, commercials soliciting monthly and one-time donations to maintain the service are inserted frequently.

> While the service is nominally free, commercials soliciting monthly and one-time donations to maintain the service are inserted frequently.

Do these offset content or ads? If it's ads, it seems like it's definitely infringing and not likely to last. Even if it's content it probably still is.

When users load the app or launch the player from a web browser they receive a message explaining that the service is free and requesting a donation. I don't think that could be termed infringement. When I used the player in the web app, however, content would be interrupted with a similar type message mid-stream. That interruption could be problematic.

As far as I can see there's no real way to hook this into a DVR system, as it's all locked down to their apps. Maybe they can offer DVR services themselves? Not sure if that could cause some legal issues.

Roku and Android apps work great in the Philly area. Amazing for someone who is in a valley with poor reception ability when using an indoor antenna. I hope this service wins in the long run.

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