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Very crashy
Once you enable Hi-Res NDI and Retina in settings, it looks halfway decent (those should be enabled by default, or at least you should be told that it will look like garbage until you do that). To those saying the audio doesn't work, I've discovered you cannot have your device in silent mode for it to work, unlike several other apps that show video or make noise.
It freezes and crashes quite a bit. I found any time I switched sources, it would either crash or freeze requiring a full close and re-open of the app. Though, half the time, when closing the app, it'll crash itself, meaning if I switch to another app for a second and come back, it'll have crashed and I'll need to select my source again and wait the sometimes 30, even up to 45 seconds for it to reconnect to my source, if it does at all.
I also find it randomly crashes, such as when getting a system-wide alert, or sometimes even when getting a notification from an app. Swiping down and opening control center (even just beginning to swipe down, by accident, and not opening it all the way) will also result in a crash, similar with pulling down to see your notifications in Notification Center.
It also requires a fairly new device to keep the stream going. The preceding thoughts were written based on my experience using it on my iPhone XS Max. When it tried it on my iPad Air 2 (admittedly an old device but it still holds up to other tasks and even some games quite well), the stream was very jerky and the audio cut out a lot, eventually causing the app to crash. It should be noted the two devices were in the same physical location, which is quite close to the Wi-Fi access point, and gets a very respectable amount of bandwidth in iPerf tests on both my phone and iPad. I have not tried wiring the iPad (or my phone for that matter) in with the USB-Ethernet adapter + lightning camera connection kit, but I'll give it a shot. I suspect it won't help the stuttering and jerkiness on the iPad, though.
Overall, I'm disappointed with this app and wish there were alternative apps available. The only reason I'm giving the app 2 stars is because it does actually receive and show NDI and audio (most of the time, anyways).
It's interesting, because I quite frequently use the Sienna NDI Monitor app on my Mac, along with a few of their other NDI tools (I actually prefer their NDI Monitor over NewTek's), and would have expected more from them in an iOS app.
The app is very much not worth the $9.99 I spent on this app.Show lesslightbord
Developer Response
Hello lightbord As you suggested yourself, using a lightning to ethernet adaptor will likely make all the difference to you. Also turning off hi res will reduce the bandwidth requirements and enable you to use the app with noisy wifi.Much improved
A great app for monitoring our livestreaming PC without much delay!
The app is much improved with the new version's auto relaunch of your last used source.CJD102
A great start, but could be much more
This is the only app out there that does what it does, so it’s hard to make comparisons. The basic functionality works fine — it detects and displays NDI a/v streams. Sometimes the video freezes when switching between apps and requires an app restart, but usually reselecting the source will reset it.
Where it falls down are the little things that you expect to work but don’t. The audio output won’t play over Bluetooth, so you can’t use wireless headphones or speakers. The app hasn’t been built with iPad multitasking support, so you can’t do side-by-side mode or picture-in-picture, which would be really useful if you’re monitoring a stream that you’re controlling with another app.
For the price, a little more polish would be nice, but until there’s some competition, I don’t know if we’ll see it.Show lessWyrdebeard
Great Potential
Works great however having issues with audio (no audio seems to play) and newtec scan converter seems to crash it. Could be a great tool if issues addressed.
Iphone Xs Max iOS 14.1/ Mac Book Pro/ Google Wifi APUltan21
Developer Response
Hi Ultan21. Perhaps your NewTek ScanConverter is emitting NDI at a higher resolution than the app can support. Try sending HD from ScanConverter and check if that works as expected. If you continue to experience issues with audio please contact support so we can investigate.NDI Display
This is an overpriced display. I could have used the NDI cameras IP to display for free. Was hoping for the ability to control at that price. Has NO control options. A huge disappointment.Jed317
Great
Works easily. Although appears not to scale content correctly (screen share from iPhone is squashed on iPad)Richard234567899
Works, but
App works as described. But it can be difficult to exit app and it will not auto rotate. Tried emailing support, never heard backmdwill1
Doesn’t work.
Black screen. Audio is fine tho...Djsky123
Developer Response
Hi Djsky123 Please visit the troubleshooting guide at http://www.sienna-tv.com/ndi/support.html and contact support if you continue to have problems.Shows no video at all
I choose the stream in the list but nothing shows.Sbikofsky
Developer Response
Hi Sbikofsky Please visit the troubleshooting guide at http://www.sienna-tv.com/ndi/support.html and contact support if you continue to have problems. Most issues like you describe are due to firewall on the sender.Just goes black on my iPad
How do we get our money refunded? It isn’t working on my latest iPad. It just goes black screen.Marysol1901
Developer Response
Hi Marysol1901 Please visit the troubleshooting guide at http://www.sienna-tv.com/ndi/support.html and contact support if you continue to have problems.
