Video & TV Cast for Roku ( Requires IOS 7.0 or later) It works ok for basic video casting but is my least favorite and the most expensive of the three. This allows you enough time to check your favorite video sites to see if they are compatible which is helpful because R-Cast supports the least amount of formats, notably no HTTPS or live streams.
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It has a companion channel for the Roku and is free with a 2.99 in-app purchase for videos over 20 minutes. I found R-Cast to be the most basic of the three. R-Cast – Web Video Caster for Roku by Ramesh Somasundaram ( Requires IOS 7.1 or later)
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It will also allow for slideshows and downloaded media, although I personally didn’t try the download feature. It will save passwords from sites you visit (helpful), And you can also queue up videos for a long binge session, although after a few videos it seems to lose its way in my experience. It allows for streaming photos and stored video, has a selection of video sites (Vimeo, College Humor, CBS, etc) to stream from on the front page as well as having an in-app web browser. It wasn’t for me, but while I put it through a few of its paces, I certainly didn’t try every scenario. The MediaPlay app hasn’t been updated in quite some time and has a message on the front page of the app about the “anticipated” release of iOS 7 and the lack of support, but depending on your use scenario, it might not be an issue. Perhaps foremost is that it’s free, with zero in-app purchases, making it fully functional with no expenditures, and works in conjunction with the (also free) Twonky channel. ( Requires IOS 5.0 or later)īelkin Media Play is the Twonky Beam heir and there is a lot to like about it.
For instance, you can’t stream from other Apps, but still, my Roku just became a lot more functional.īelkin MediaPlay by Belkin International, Inc. Actually, they “cast” rather than act like an AirPlay stream, but all the better! None of these apps will fully act like AirPlay.
In the past few months I’ve discovered one older App that quietly took the place of Twonky Beam and two very new apps that offer solutions for “AirPlay-like” features on a Roku. The technology gods have smiled on those with similar wishes and I. Unfortunately for a long time, it seemed like without a computer, (I replaced with an iPad Air 2) to run Plex or PlayOn or some sort of media server I was out of luck… Until now. Still the endless number of web videos called and so the hunt began for a way to “cast” from my iPad to the Roku. And there is that nice Amazon Instant right there, and the headphone feature is REALLY useful in a roommate sorta situation. Sure, I mostly enjoyed the seemingly never-ending number of channels (Does every church in America need a Roku channel?). And since I wasn’t heavily invested into iTunes, and I also liked the idea of having a native Amazon Instant app, I decided to get a Roku 3 after reading glowing reviews. I have an Apple TV that I love, but my roommate loves it just as much and arriving home to find it snitched more often than naught got old quickly. Article By Samantha Wesly, Guest Contributor