Jeff Campbell
02-28-2011, 09:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/28/official-directv-app-for-ipad-now-available-brings-touch-contro/' target='_blank'>http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/28/...s-touch-contro/</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"Apparently that "coming soon" teaser page meant only a few days, as the aptly named DirecTV App for iPad popped up on the iTunes store this morning."</em></p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/at/auto/1298918337.usr105634.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #d2d2bb;" /></p><p>You need to have one of the Plus HD DVR models to use this <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/directv-app-for-ipad/id421547368?mt=8" target="_blank">free app</a>, but it is handy for remote functions such as setting up recordings you may have forgotten while at home. You can't stream video on it, but I wouldn't have expected that without some adapter such as the Sling player that Dish Network uses. </p>