The document summarizes the Air Tivi+ app, which allows control and streaming of a Tiviar receiver to iOS devices over WiFi. The app features a remote control, channel listings, an EPG, and recording scheduling. In testing, live TV streaming worked well for SD channels but placed strain on the connection for HD. The app offered a larger, more convenient virtual remote than the physical one. Some bugs remained, like manual IP entry and different channel ordering, but the app was otherwise found to be a valuable enhancement to the Tiviar experience.

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Air Tivi+
SOFTWARE REPORT Tiviar 应用

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Add-on App
for the
TiviarThomas Haring
In our previous issue 07-
08/2013 of TELE-audiovision
we presented the new Tivi-
ar receiver to our readers.
The manufacturer has now
launched a smartphone/
tablet app called Air Tivi+,
which can be downloaded
free of charge from the Ap-
ple iTunes store and works
with all iOS devices. All you
have to make sure of is that
both the Tiviar receiver and
the iOS device use the same
network and a WiFi con-
nection is available for the
smartphone or tablet.
In the bottom line of the
app’s home screen the fol-
lowing functions can be se-
lected: Channel, Schedule,
Remote and Settings.
The Remote section is of
particular interest, as it al-
lows operating the receiver
via the iPhone’s or iPad’s
touchscreen. Due to the dif-
ferent display sizes of phone
and tablet the virtual remote
control differs slightly on
both devices.
The system worked with-
out any lag at all during
our test, something we did
not really expect and which
impressed us all the more.
What’s more, the virtual
remote control is obviously
much bigger (at least when
an iPad is used) and more
convenient to use than the
original remote that comes
with the receiver.
So how does it actually
SOFTWARE REPORT Tiviar App
In the previous isue 07-08/2013 of TELE-audiovision we
presented the new Tiviar Receiver
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1. We had to enter the receiver’s IP address
manually in our test – automatic detection
did not work
2. TV channel list of the Air Tivi+ app on the
iPad
3. Channels sorted by groups
4. Setting options of the Air Tivi+ app
5. Virtual remote control on the iPad
6. Live playback of an HD channel
7. Complete EPG data for all channels is
available with the app
8. A single touch of a button marks events
for recordings
9. Editing existing timer entries
10. Full-screen playback of an HD channel
work? Simply select a chan-
nel for playback on your de-
vice. A small window then
pops up counting down from
10 to 0 until enough data is
stored in the buffer memory
for smooth video playback.
Another touch of a (virtu-
al) button is all it takes for
full-screen view, which also
works flawlessly.
It goes without saying that
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as to how the system would
cope with HD channels – and
we were delighted when we
were shown HD content even
before the initial countdown
had reached 0.
A word of caution: We
found out during our thor-
ough test that HD chan-
nels put considerable strain
on the WiFi connection,
which means that they work
smoothly only if the network
is in mint condition. Move
away too far from the router
and you’ll soon experience
signal drops. With SD con-
tent, on the other hand, we
never had a problem.
Each of the three Tiviar
tuners can be chosen to pro-
vide its signal to the app,
with the two other tuners re-
maining available for record-
ings or live viewing with the
receiver itself.
It is even possible to re-
cord two different channels
with the receiver and use the
third tuner for watching TV
with the app. And not only is
this possible in theory, it also
works flawlessly in practice.
One aspect we noticed and
which to us didn’t make a lot
of sense is that the channel
order in the app is different
from the channel list on the
receiver. And by the way,
streaming only works if the
selected channel is available
right away. In other words,
users of a DiSEqC motorised
antenna, whose system may
take some time until the re-
quired antenna position is
reached, can use the app
only for channels on the cur-
rently received satellite at
this stage.
In summary, the general
concept and design of the
new Air Tivi+ app did not fail
to impress us and once the
remaining bugs are elimi-
nated, it will offer a vast
enhancement to the Tiviar
receiver.
11. List of timer entries shown
on the iPhone
12. Virtual remote control on
the iPhone – page 1
13. Virtual remote control on
the iPhone – page 2
14. Virtual remote control on
the iPhone – page 3
15. Channel list with live TV on
the iPhone