iPad app for watching TVNZ? xbmc?

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meremaiden

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Master Geek

#107767 19-Aug-2012 17:09

Hi all
apologies if this has been asked before, i could only find an old thread.
What apps work for a jailbroken ipad to watch tvnz on-demand? I just dLed XBMC but i cant find any new zealand addons, so I am at a loss as to what to try next...
thanks!

beddy

93 posts

Master Geek

#674631 20-Aug-2012 15:58

I think the TVNZOnDemand one is currently broken.

gehenna

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#674633 20-Aug-2012 16:02

Yeah it hasn't been working for a while. Are they still streaming in Flash? Yikes!

ChevronX

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Ultimate Geek

#674645 20-Aug-2012 16:52

How did Frash end up going? Just came out in Beta when I had my iPad 1, could you install this on your jailbroken ipad and attempt to play TV On Demand through it?

http://www.funkyspacemonkey.com/frash-flash-iphone-ipad-iphone-sbsettings-toggle-enabledisable-plugin

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meremaiden

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Master Geek

#675312 22-Aug-2012 07:26

Sadly Frash doesn't seem to work, or at least from the BenM repo...
Thanks for the suggestions folks-- amazing that there isn't a solution to this (or if there is its not widely known about!)

bisr

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Master Geek

#675326 22-Aug-2012 08:47

Everything that might be of value to watch on TVNZ OnDemand (except for shows like 'Into The Darklands', maybe) can be found elsewhere on the internet very easily. They also can be downloaded instead of streamed.

If you are willing to jailbreak an iPad you could also be willing to set up an U.S.-based iTunes Store account and buy episodes of TV shows which will certainly play perfectly on an iPad. There are sites where you can pre-purchase credit for iTunes in the U.S. (someone sells on the code on an iTunes gift voucher in the amount of USD$20, USD$50, etc) - I have done it myself in the past and it works fine.

Bottom line, TVNZ is awful, isn't it? And the iPad is not the best tool for this.