Friday, July 8, 2011

iPad Tricks: How to Stream Video to Your iPad

Streaming video to your iPad may not come easy at first, but once you get the hang of it, you will find that it's as a matter of fact simple. The main idea behind streaming the video rather than storing it on your iPad is that you have to conserve space on the hard drive. The iPad only comes in a 16, 32 and 64Gb variations and you need to save that diminutive space for more prominent things that don't take as much space.

Apple has tried to address the space issue by limiting the video file formats in conjunction with the streaming to help minimize the impact of using video on the iPad itself. The good news is that you can stream the videos from the internet and your hard drive allowing the source of the files to be stored elsewhere and recovery costly hard drive space.

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The iPad does not come with streaming functionality out of the box, but you can download one of the assorted apps that will allow you to do it. Some of the applications are expensed for and of course some of them are free. You can resolve which one you want to go for and then plainly download it to your iPad. Once you have it installed, you can run the app and it will help you go for where you want to stream the videos from and you plainly click play.

iPad Tricks: How to Stream Video to Your iPad
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Streaming from an additional one computer requires a direct relationship to the iPad via cable, wireless or even Bluetooth. You can set this up during your premise and is as straightforward as the premise process itself. Streaming online however, requires sites that allow the video to be streamed directly via your internet connection. YouTube is a excellent example in this case. The files are buffered in the cache or temporary memory and then loaded onto the screen for you to view via a browser of video player.

Ensuring the right file type is the next concern for streaming. An iPad has a diminutive number of file formats that can be viewed on it and if the file type is not supported you won't be able to view it. There are ways nearby this though; whether by using a file converter to change the format, or by using a codec which allows your player to play the file in any format.

If you are experiencing problems, it is most likely that you have an issue with the file format. Check this out before doing anything else.

iPad Tricks: How to Stream Video to Your iPad

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