DirecTV Nomad Reviews

You can't transfer a one-hour program to your client device until at least two hours after it has aired.

Transfers premium TV programming to portable devices ; Supports PC, Mac, iPhone, and iPod touch ; Automatic transcoding ; No monthly fee

Doesn’t support Android and iPad ; DVR-to-Nomad transfers occur in real time ; Can’t transfer pay-per-view or on-demand recordings ; Must be hard-wired to your network

Most of the Nomad’s limitations are likely the result of DRM (digital rights management) restrictions, but there’s just no excusing the glacial pace the company is taking to add support for the iPad and the Android platform. The same goes for the...