Optimum

Stream live TV and manage DVR with Optimum on every screen

Optimum brings your subscription TV experience out of the living room and into your hands, offering a surprisingly full-featured way to keep up with your shows wherever you are. If you already pay for Optimum Video, this companion app is almost essential.

The interface is clean and modern, with a familiar grid-style guide that mirrors a traditional set‑top box. Browsing channels, checking what’s on later, and jumping into live streams is quick, and the On Demand section makes it easy to discover movies and series by genre or network. The new picture‑in‑picture player is a highlight: you can keep a show running in a corner while scrolling the guide or checking your DVR list.

Cloud DVR integration is strong. You can schedule recordings from the guide, manage conflicts, and see what’s already stored, which is invaluable when you remember a game or season finale at the last minute. The app also doubles as a virtual remote control for your Optimum TV box, complete with voice search that works well for titles, actors, and genres.

Parental controls, Closed Captioning, and SAP options are built in, which makes the experience feel close to using a full cable box, not a stripped‑down companion.

There are caveats. Content availability depends heavily on your package, and some channels or On Demand titles refuse to stream unless you’re on your home Optimum connection. Occasional buffering and login hiccups can also interrupt what should be a seamless experience.

Still, for Optimum subscribers who want to watch TV in any room or while away from home, this app ties the whole service together in a convenient, feature‑rich way.