can other people watch tv at the same time ? if i am away on business can i watch tv while my family is at home using the tv that the sling is hooked up to? and can we watch diffrent things?
2035528
If they don't mind you changing the channels for them! I attached my Slingbox to a different set top box (in my bedroom) than the one in the family room so that I would avoid the issue.
2035529
I've got the exact same question. I'd like to be able to Sling from my home in Va. to my overseas home in NZ, but I need to know if my family will be able to watch TV at the same time. Anyone know?
2035530
Or, if you split the cable wire, you can plug in and use the slingbox's internal tuner independent of the tv. Of course, this will only work for analog cable or Local over the air broadcast stations.
1974888
yes, I had a slingbox solo and this uses a standard ethernet connection. You should be fine and speeds should be fine as well.
569579
Here is what I think: each Roku is doing its own streaming and therefore the originating point of streaming for each one can be different. So, short answer would be yes, I think you can watch different shows on each device.
1115422
I don't think it will stream live TV, only movies, you have to have some provider of live tv on the other end with a sling box connected to cable or satellite.
93633
I don't know why people are saying you can't because you absolutely can view this video/audio feed when away from home. All you have to do is download the app, plug in some settings, and you're good to go.
2194315
I doubt this will work, the Dish receiver usually won't let you do anything without active service. That being said, why not just use the tuner built in to your TV? another option would be to buy a stand alone sling box.
582928
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.
1334965
Yes two can watch tv and only one use the device. The sound for the one without the device can be regulated by the remote for the tv
1405919
Quick question is have you use this slingbox with any other cable service before? The only thing I can think the problem I can see is you may have a bad composite video cable or plugged in wrong the green is the main video then blue & red check to make sure you don't mixup the red cable if your using composite video! the other why you could check your slingbox is connect it to a DVD player then try it with that hope this is helpful
2223511
Only if you have a sling box player device like a Tablet, PC, or Mac feeding the signal to the TV . I don't know if player software exists for other players like Apple TV or Roku.
1142148
No. The signal that is going to the TV is the only signal that the Slingbox gets. It is as if the Slingbox was just a part of the cable connected to the TV, so the Slingbox only sees what the TV sees. The only difference is that the TV can be off or on. However if the Slingbox is connected to its own cable box it will see the signal that that cable box is sending.
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The sling device uses tuner 2 on the DVR. The family at home can watch whatever they want on Tuner1, but the TV hooked up to tuner 2 will just show a notice that "this tuner is in use for remote viewing". The people at home can override the remote viewing and disconnect the user who is connected via Sling if they want.
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If I understand your question right, only one user can access the account at a time. If a second person logs in and try's to access the slingbox, you will get "another authorized user is accessing the slingbox, do you want to disconnect that user" message. So, only one user can be logged in at a time. The signal you receive via slingbox could be split and have two tv's at the SAME location view the SAME channel
583383
The TV can be viewed while the Slingbox is in use, but the TV and Slingbox display will be the same.
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You can, but Dont think that they can all run independently at the same time. I have dish on 4 TV's and to achieve this Dish gave me a second Hopper. The second hopper didn't cost me anything more, it's about 7 dollars per TV.
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Bellin @TV will work on TV, but you will need a computer using the tv as a display.I found this device to be very unreliable, requiring constant reboots, pretty inconvenient considering it is designed to be a remote device.I currently use Slingbox and has worked flawlessly for 10months so far, with no reboots.
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Since no one answered this question, I'll take a stab at it, based on general principles. Yes, you can watch at both locations. Yes, you can watch two different channels, if you have more than one tuner in the system. One configuration in which you would be able to watch a different channel at each location is with the TV at the Slingbox location connected directly to the incoming cable line and a VCR with tuner connected to the Slingbox. You could then tune the TV at the Slingbox location to one channel and tune the VCR remotely to a different channel which would be viewable at the second location. A cable box or second TV can take the place of the VCR. A splitter can be used at the Slingbox location to split the signal between devices for each location. In the case of the VCR, you can use either a splitter or the TV/VCR switch on the VCR to segregate the signal for each location. With other devices, you probably need the splitter. In the case of proprietary signals and devices, you may need one device for each location, in addition to the Slingbox - e.g. if you are on the DISH Network, you would need two DISH boxes, one for each viewing location, located at the Slingbox location, in order to view different channels at each location.