AVSForum launches free iPhone App

As HD geeks there aren't many things we enjoy more than a spirited debate on an online venue and for our interests none are matched by the great AVS Forum -- other than our very own comments of course. We've learned more from this single source than all others combined -- well maybe not if you include Wikipedia -- and often get into it pretty thick with other participants. So you can imagine our joy to learn we have a new way to call out those that are wrong while we're on the go without having to carry around a full laptop. Overall we have to say we find the app very useful and at free it sure is priced right.

[LazarusDark Posted Jun 2nd 2010 10:28PM]

AVS is about the only forum I still visit regularly. There's tons of real professionals and industry people on there, and you will always find good info. Wish they had an Android App. :(
(they seem to love the ipad and iphone for home theater control, but I haven't seen much on Android... maybe its still too new and there's not enough support yet... Though gmote is pretty awesome, simple as it is...)

[Air Force One Posted Jun 3rd 2010 10:26PM]

@LazarusDark

Android app is coming. Post # 19:

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1212689

[mac35 Posted Jun 2nd 2010 11:12PM]

At this point in the smartphone OS battle royale there is really no good reason to release an Iphone app and not include an Android version as well (the reverse isn't true but I digress...).

[BryCivicSi Posted Jun 3rd 2010 12:44AM]

@mac35

Android phones may be selling faster than iPhone right now but that'll change in a month or so. And why not tap into the iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad market? How many millions of users are there???
I think your Android bias clouds your lapse in reasoning.

[tkuhl87 Posted Jun 3rd 2010 9:01AM]

@mac35 all I'm saying is look at mobile web access...that shows everything. the flocks of people getting Backflips for free on AT&T and other similar devices drastically skews the growth and marketshare of real android phones.

[BenD Posted Jun 3rd 2010 9:09PM]

@tkuhl87

It isn't only about how many phones are out there, but also how many of those phones are owned by people who download apps.

But maybe even more important is how easy it is to develop an app. I know Josh T has talked about how much more difficult it was to develop the Engadget Andriod app which is why it was the last platform to get the Engadget App.

[pwnstr Posted Jun 3rd 2010 1:19AM]

I love AVS forum and have been a member since Feb 05, but a lurker even before then. Certainly the definitive Audio Video forum in existence as far as I'm concerned.

Great app so far!

[blckman Posted Jun 3rd 2010 2:55AM]

I love the AVS forum. It's an all around forum from the novice user to professional. By far, the most innovative site versus highdefdigest, highdefforrum, and blu-ray.com. Thumbs up for this app as I will download it right now.

[creugea Posted Jun 3rd 2010 8:28AM]

Glad to see the AVS Forum do this. Haven't check in a while have to do that. Now lets gets an app for The Green Button! Having both would make my day.

[Co1e Posted Jun 3rd 2010 9:31AM]

great. now i'll spend even more time reading about stuff i'll never get to have. Still fun though!

[RealHTInfo Posted Jun 3rd 2010 11:45AM]

Too much bickering and name calling on AVS for me most of the time, though I still hit it up once in a while for the sheer numbers. I prefer the Home Theater Shack.

[tonylukes3 Posted Jun 3rd 2010 2:59PM]

This is great, I love AVS Forum. Definitely helped me out tremendously when I was setting up my home theater system, got tons of helpful advice and lots of useful information. I'd love to see more forum apps, it's a perfect medium for an app as navigating forums even in Safari is a tad cumbersome.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 3rd 2010 4:34PM]

Hey all, this is Rob from Forum Runner (creator of the app). If you see any bugs or have any suggestions feel free to post up on AVSForum in the thread, or on our support forums.

Also, we haven't forgotten about Android! We have had an Android app in the works for some time now and it should be out soon!

[Air Force One Posted Jun 3rd 2010 10:29PM]

@(Unverified)

Hi Rob! Please make thew Android version fantastic!! Thanks for your work!!!

[ronster22 Posted Jun 4th 2010 12:19AM]

Been a member on AVSforum since 2001. This app is a great way to quickly check something on the forum. Good job, keep it up.

[nathanh Posted Jun 4th 2010 1:13AM]

Nice to see this. AVS is the only place where people are REALLY serious about this stuff, online. It is definitely not for the faint of heart, nor the casual passerby.

That said, I'm still finding the iphone formatted version online, instead of this dedicated app, looks far better than this app, especially on an iPad. The push notifications thing is nice, at least until it costs $, though I actually had to stop even email notifications a few years ago because it was getting out of hand. So I think the novelty of push notifications may wear off :-)

[pepar Posted Jun 18th 2010 4:43PM]

nathanh, are you saying the the new AVS Forum app isn't as good as ... what? Sorry.

pepar