Can someone else watch the home television while I am watching it from a Slingbox? I am going to be out of the country, and hopefully using the slingbox. Is it possible for someone to watch the home television while I am watching from the Slingbox? Furthermore, if that is possible, is it possible for the person at home to watch a different channel from me? Can someone else watch the home television while I am watching it from a Slingbox? I am going to be out of the country, and hopefully using the slingbox. Is it possible for someone to watch the... » Read More Can someone else watch the home television while I am watching it from a Slingbox? I am going to be out of the country, and hopefully using the slingbox. Is it possible for someone to watch the home television while I am watching from the Slingbox? Furthermore, if that is possible, is it possible for the person at home to watch a different channel from me? « Show Less
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They will be able to watch TV, but "only" the channel you have selected from your remote access. As long as you are logged in as the admin you control the channel selection!
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I have direct tv whole house system with dvr in each room....this allows me to access all dvr list from any room and can play any dvr in any room....If i hook a slingbox on one dvr will i still be able to access all my dvrs from that one box.
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If your internet is down but your in-home network is still up. you can still see it if you use your local IP address (198.161.xxx.xxx or 10.x.x.x). If you have no internet you won't be able to watch from outside the home. I use the ipad app, so my settings are set for remote IP. When out ip is down, I just enter my local IP in a web browser to view from another room.
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slingbox did not work with ANYTHING. When I tried to resolve the problem I was told that I needed to disable my virus protection for product to work. Are they crazy!!!!!!
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I don't think that is possible because you need to download and watch through an APP, so unless your TV has the ability to download APPs, this isn't going to work for you. We watch TV on our iPad or iPhone when not near our home using a wireless Internet connection through an APP we have downloaded to our tablets and phones.
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bec. the slingbox is not wifi capable. you have to connect the RCA/Component cables from the cable box.
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Yes it does, but the picture quality is not as good as using Slingbox! I have both and if I want to watch remotely I will always Sling. Now if you want to download and watch a show (that is not copy protected) then I'll use the Tivo app to download the show to my iPad and watch anywhere, and you don't have to worry about being on a network. Great for watching shows on a plane.
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I believe you can, but honestly we never got it working well enough to use it at all. First one didn't work at all and second one we could kind of get the channel to change but not well enough to show people. Thought it would be a fun gift for my Dad but it didn't perform.
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I don't see why not. I use my iPad to log into the Slingbox then send it to my Apple TV to watch the program on my home TV set.
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If you have changed your DirecTV receiver to use RF communication for the remote control (instead of the default IR) then your Slingbox will _not_ be able to control your DirecTV receiver at all (therefore your receiver will need to be on _and_ on tuned to the channel you'll want to watch remotely). If your DirecTv receiver is still setup (as it was out of the box) to use IR, then the Slingbox _can_ fully control it (power on/off, change channels, etc).
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Questions- ROKU 3Can I buy channels that don't come with it?Can I get live daytime and nighttime tv? Local Channels both day and night?Is it easy to learn and operate?Trying to convince my husband he will be able to watch what he watches now for less than 1500 per year with Dish. MLB, Football, MMA, Boxing are all must-haves. Help.
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Hi I am looking for the same solution. I want to mount a slingbox 500 to the wall or back of wall mounted TV. THanks..
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Just go with hdmi and component outs from your STB into the Slingbox then HDMI out of slingbox into your TV and you won't have a problem or know the difference.
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It can work watching directly on a tv if you have a "Sling Catcher," but I don't think Sling makes them anymore. I had one, but it stopped working after 2.5 years. It worked ok while it lasted but was very temperamental. I don't recommend it.
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You can buy a device from TIVO to put on other TV's to stream from your TIVO to other TV's. If you have more than one TIVO you can transfer the shows from one to another. I have 3 TIVO's and we can watch shows recorded from one to the other.
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with the sling box you can turn on/off your directv box. So no need to leave it on cause you can do that remotely.
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I can't find an answer to Gordon Harper's post here or anywhere else. Doesn't anybody know? Again, the Comcast DTA box, which converts the digital signal, has only a coax out. The Slingbox Solo has no coax in, only composite and component. Is there any way to make this work? As I understand it, the DTA is the tuner, so no tuner is needed in the Solo, nor is a vcr, etc., needed for tuner purposes. So, how do you make the Comcast DTA (with only coax out) work with the Slingbox Solo (with no coax in)? Anybody?
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So i take it that this article- http://i.gizmodo.com/391530/new-dish-network-722s-hd-dvr-has-built+in-slingbox-and-slingcatcher is inaccurate in saying that the 722 has a built-in box/clip+sling/catcher? It must be deceitful since even the 922 has only the slingbox, and none of the rest yet.