Plex.TV is actively solving Modern day issues with dealing with increasing demand for accessing home videos, pictures and music. now in Beta they are adding DVR functionality to allow you to record over the air broadcasts and watch them later to your leisure. Plex is supported on many common platforms including Apple IOS and Android.
I love being able to pull up my photos and home videos on my phone without using all that space on my phone.
check out Plex.tv for yourself and see why this app is becoming a smart home standard.