Will Singbox SOLO still work after the DTV transition? It doesnt have a digitaltuner right? So only the Slingbox Pro will work? Will this require an upgrade?
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NOT TRUE. Many cable companies aka Comcast are switching the majority of their cable lineup to Digital. I used to get channels 02-99 in analog. Comcast is switching channels 31-99 to digital (most of the good stations). Thus, you may need a digital tuner to receive some/all stations depending on your cable provider.
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Actually the DTV transition has nothing to do with this device. Cable and Satellite are unaffected by the transition.
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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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Bruno Leite, i may have not made myself clear. I was not referring to ATSC tuner. You would need to upgrade to the newer Slingbox Pro which includes a digital tuner. Otherwise, the only way to make the older version slingbox work (with a digital cable channel) would be to use a digital conversion adapter supplied by Comcast. Even then, you will not have the ability to control the channels thru your PC or Mobile.
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It depends. If, like most people, you have the SOLO connected to your cable or satellite service then nothing will change.In the unusual situation that you are using your Slingbox SOLO to transmit broadcast signals, however (using a coaxial cable coming off of an antenna), then you are correct in saying that the SOLO will no longer work. You can still get it to work, however, by buying a digital-to-analog converter box. The Slingbox should be able to control this in the same way that it controls cable or satellite set-top boxes.
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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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Hi Teresa. The short answer is yes. The Slingbox allows your computer to act as a tv and remote for the video signal you attach to it. So if your cable box, satellite box, or (as in my case) TiVo is attached to the Slingbox, your computer will control the signal just as if you were sitting in the room. So if I am watching the TiVo at home and my wife logs on to the Slingbox with her computer, it is as if two people with two remote controls are in the same room! She changes the channel and I change it back! The solution to this, if it's feasible for you, is to have a separate source for your Slingbox. If you get a separate cable box or satellite box and attach it to the Slingbox there will be no competition for its services. Hope this helps, WhiteHeat
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According to www.SlingboxGuide.com PSP will NOT work with the PSP. They mention an alternative that does, but I can't remember which one, so you'll need to go there to find out.
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I've been using Sling boxes for the last three years. I also have the Dish VIP 722 and it is basically an automated process to set it up. Once every thing is hooked up, use component connections if available, you will run the software setup on your computer, answer a few questions and it will be ready to go. It will also initially update the firmware on the box. Since it is hooked up to the 722 it has no impact on the TV's picture. I have never had a problem in three years. I'm in the military and have watched shows on my 722 from all over the world. Hope this helps.
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I just started TV service through our local phone service (TDS-TV). The installer said the box is the same as a U-Verse box, just a different label on it. I was getting an "unable to copy" notice when trying to copy from the TDS DVR to our DVD recorder (Magnavox MDR535H) so I bought this Grex-7.4 unit. I can't get it to work. I have printed out the connection diagrams from the Dimax web site and none of them work for me. I get the DVD signal to the TV but no TV programming to it. I'm thinking that I may have gotten a bad unit, but I thought I would ask here if anyone has any tricks to getting this thing to work that I am missing. Thanks. I just started TV service through our local phone service (TDS-TV). The installer said the box is the same as a U-Verse box, just a different label on it. I was getting an "unable to copy" notice when trying to copy from the TDS DVR to our DVD recorder (Magnavox MDR535H) so I bought this Grex-7.4 unit. I can't get it to work. I have printed out the connection diagrams from the Dimax web site and none of them work for me. I get the DVD signal to the TV but no TV programming to it. I'm thinking that I may have gotten a bad unit, but I thought I would ask here if anyone has any... » Read More I just started TV service through our local phone service (TDS-TV). The installer said the box is the same as a U-Verse box, just a different label on it. I was getting an "unable to copy" notice when trying to copy from the TDS DVR to our DVD recorder (Magnavox MDR535H) so I bought this Grex-7.4 unit. I can't get it to work. I have printed out the connection diagrams from the Dimax web site and none of them work for me. I get the DVD signal to the TV but no TV programming to it. I'm thinking that I may have gotten a bad unit, but I thought I would ask here if anyone has any tricks to getting this thing to work that I am missing. Thanks. « Show Less
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No. My sling catcher is only a player for an old sling box. I am not sure it will work even with the new sling players. You can copy shows to a USB drive and play it through the sling catcher but I don't think it will directly play a DVR file type. The box was great for military that move around and want to watch US shows in other countries, etc. The web player is probably a better way to go now.
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Thanks for your input. I'm test driving both CinemaTube and WDTV HD Live for use with PlayOn. So far, they're both working beautifully. Just got to decide which I like the best and return the other. Thanks again.
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It has to be a compatible capture device. The key question is what is considered compatible? That I do not know as they refuse to release a compatibility list :( I have ran against the same issue with 1/2 my devices.
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I'm trying to use the Sony NWZ A818 with Amazon Unbox and I'm not having any luck. Amazon's help text says "*most* plays for sure devices work for Unbox. See our list of supported devices"... and the Sony doesn't appear on this list. I'd love to hear a definitive answer on this but for those of you who are expecting Unbox to work - I don't think it will. Regardless, it's a great player - incredible audio, beautiful screen & device, 100% dependable. I recommend it!
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Thanks drhey19, this is very helpful. I am thinking of buying a second unit and I thought they booth looked like the same thing. (I was worried because the DTVPal disappeared from the market for a long time.)
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I don't know. I didn't use it long enough. Try the digiStream X3 Smart ANDROID 4.2.2 TV XBMC I know it gets all the great stuff you need!
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How did you get the playon server to work with the revue/gtv, I couldn't get mine to play the stuff on playon, I still had to use my wii console to stream playon! My revue/gtv was stolen on Dec 14th, they caught the guy and I get mine bak tomorrow along with my pc's, tv, and much, much more! I'd like to know how to get playon to work wioth the revue/gtv, can you help?
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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.
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I've actually had the exact setup you're looking at (TiVo Premiere XL + 1TB Western Digital Expander, via eSata connection). While its nice as we do a lot of recording and almost always have something new to watch (we're at 97% capacity, opting to keep entire seasons of shows), we have been having an issue the last 3 months where playback of recorded shows has begun to "stutter" (symptom: video and audio playback freezes intermittently for 1-5 seconds at a time). This could be the the capacity we have it filled to, the DVR, or the expander; however, Tivo's troubleshooting steps have been to disable the HD User Interface as they say it can cause buffering issues, and now to completely disconnect the Expander and attempt recording for a week to further isolate the issue, answering: is it the DVR or external expander. Today I'm going to delete the majority of our recordings to make 25% of the drive available (750GB used) and see if that resolves the issue. Thought being: Is it worth buying a 1TB if you can only effectively use 750 of it. Next I will free the box to 500GB used (same as buying the 500GB option and filling it), and finally I'll free it to 250GB used (same as only using half the 500GB buying option). If all else fails, I will disconnect the box and see of its the drive itself or the TiVo, but honestly, since I've become fed up with the playback issues, I've been exploring whether it's worth buying iTunes Season Passes for the shows we watch and downgrading our monthly cable package (we also have an AppleTV). At least that way we keep the shows forever and don't have commercials.
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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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It had problems with my Directv Box. It would display the video initially, but when changing the channel to one with a different video signal (1080p channel to 720P channel, etc.) the screen would take 5-10 seconds to show the video if I was lucky, but most of the time the screen would go black and I could only hear the audio. It worked great with my PS3, Xbox, and PC.