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Has anyone found a way to do this? I like pawn stars, v, American pickers and a bunch more but we will stop there.
 
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Rent them on iTunes and watch them on your ipad?
 
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Man that would be a lot of money. I live where I can't get tv right now but have never had to pay for tv before. But if that's the only possibility I'm gonna have to budget to ten tv shows a month. Ugh
 
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That's really the only legal option unless they're available for streaming on Netflix, Hulu, or another legit service.
 

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Check hulu. Some shows that they do not have, they provide links to the stations web site where you can get them.

2 out of 3 of the ones you mentioned are on hulu.
 
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drag..

Kitchen Nightmares is on it.

Check out the ABC app also - they've got around 15 of their shows available.
 
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Ten shows a month at $2 per = $20.

I realise that's still "paying for television" but, you know, COME ON. That's ad-free, even!
 

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Yeah, but $20 x 4 weeks makes it $80 a month - not inexpensive.
 

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Yeah, but $20 x 4 weeks makes it $80 a month - not inexpensive.

I agree. That's more than what I'm currently paying for Verizon FIOS TV with 300+ channels.
 
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Can't you buy season passes for iTunes series that are a lot less than that? I'm not sure though since I do most of my streaming through Netflix, Hulu Plus, and Vudu.
 
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In Belgium we have a service called Yelo on the iPad ( check the app store )
I can watch TV on my iPad whilst walking through the house or spending time in the ' little room ' -_-
Works like a charm.

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Some networks have apps now with full shows. PBS, for example.
 

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Can't you buy season passes for iTunes series that are a lot less than that? I'm not sure though since I do most of my streaming through Netflix, Hulu Plus, and Vudu.

Rentals are $.99 at the cheapest end - purchased SD TV shows are $1.99 and HD are $2.99 per episode - Season passes for current shows typically save you from nothing to a couple of bucks.

Past seasons can sometimes be had at better prices, once in awhile as low as the rental rate.
 
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Is vudu a app? I have netflix and hulu plus. Hulu plus is kinda a joke however. For the iPad that is.
 
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Is vudu a app? I have netflix and hulu plus. Hulu plus is kinda a joke however

It's not an app for iOS, but it's built into many TVs, blu-ray players, and set-top boxes.
 
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I have Dish Network and recently purchased the slingbox adapter ($99). On the iPad (and PC, Mac, Android....) downloaded the Dish Remote app (free) I am able to stream everything including what is on the DVR. I believe that Slingbox has a stand alone version but the app is more expensive for that one.
 
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Anybody else using the Comcast app? I use it about as much as Netflix. It doesn't have quite the same library as the On-Demand system... there are some movies and shows that are only available on the iPad or only On-Demand on the cable box. However, I have found that the quality is nice... the interface is a little nicer than Netflix in some ways... worse in others. It will ONLY work on wifi.

There is one dangerous thing: there are lots of soft-core adult shows available (HBO, Cinemax, etc). Beware of the sticky iPad!

The Comcast app will also change channels on any of your cable boxes and will schedule DVR recordings, although you cannot watch what is on your DVR from the iPad. Starting an On-Demand show from the iPad (watching it on TV) requires you to press the enter/select button on the Comcast remote.

One thing I have noticed, however, is that the lower channel numbers are sometimes wrong on my iPad app. I think the app has me as being on the wrong Comcast network. I live right at the border between two different services, and it goes by zip code. I'm going to talk to Comcast and see if I can get that straightened out.
 
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Sure

If you have cable or dish at home just use Slingbox.
 
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We have Comcast for our cable provider as well. I use the free app from Comcast daily. There are more episodes of the tv shows I love available in that app than I can access in the On-Demand feature on my tv. With the XFinity and Netflix app, I have no problem finding shows to watch at anytime.

I have has some problems with the XFinity app crashing on the iPad 2 but it seems to have gotten better and doesn't happen as often now.
 

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