Can I view the regular TV while viewing Slingbox? And if so, will it be the same channels or can I view different channels similar to picture in picture concept?
583382
John - Yes you can watch the regular TV at the same time that someone is watching via slingbox. However, you will both see the same channel. You cannot watch different channels from the same TV when someone is logged in.
583383
The TV can be viewed while the Slingbox is in use, but the TV and Slingbox display will be the same.
697458
hi i do have 2 sperate cable boxes, one for the tv, one for the slingbox. however when someon is home an di am away, the remote will chnage both cable boxes. how do i avoid this?
1142145
You can use the Slingbox to do everything remotely that the settop box can do in person. If you can watch the DVR in person, it will work remotely. If you can only watch the DVR from a separate TV at home (I feel sorry for you - I have Uverse and my DVR works on every TV in my house at once), then it will work exactly the same way remotely with the Slingbox.
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.
1279809
As someone else pointed out, if you both want to watch something that is coming through the same attached media device (i.e. cable box, DVD players, DVR, VCR, etc), then the you will both be watching the same thing. And if you remotely change the channel, then the person at home will have the channel change "magically" on them. So, you can have dualing remote battles. ;-) With the SlingBox Pro, however, you do have multiple inputs as well as a "pure" tuner. So, you could have a DVR, a DVD player, and a VCR all hooked up to the SlingBox Pro and you could watch one while the person at home watches something else on one of the other devices. And the "pure" tuner option lets you watch your pure analog cable (or antenna) signal without interrupting someone at home (digital cable will usually not work in this manner as it usually requires a cable box to descramble the signal).
219208
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).
1103517
No, it only provides what the cable company provides on active cable channels, the design is old and does not compare to the slingbox that I now use.
364537
Yes the channel changes on both sides, I got another cable box just to set up a new slingbox. It is worth it.
2223516
The only way I know to do that would be to port your connection from a phone or tablet(with the slingbox software/app) on it, to the TV by a hardwire connection. I have done this before.
470675
Apple TV, or what I do when I am in a hotel and my Apple TV is not available is, use a dongle that goes from my iPad with an HDMI out. Launch the SlingBox app and watch it on the hotel TV.
697455
no. actually you don't even need to have a tv...just have a dedicated cable line and cable box for the sling box...it will work perfectly
553991
I just checked into it. Try here. There seems to be a link.http://www.slingbox.com/go/australia
2145670
I use Slingbox expressly for this purpose -- to watch my home U-Verse service at the cottage.I recently upgraded the speed on our home network to get greater upload speed, but at the cottage I have DSL which sometimes gets to 8 MB speed (but usually closer to 3-4 MB).I use my laptop to run Slingplayer, and connect via HDMI cable to my 19-inch LCD. The quality is pretty stunning. Very close to HD quality. Slingbox/Slingplayer does a nice job of optimizing the signal and speed, and gives me exactly what I want, without having the expense of Dish/DirecTV service.
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.
1140721
No - however they have just started selling the slingbox adapted for the UK (including Freeview) - it seems to be availale via Dixons, Currys and PC World though. Expensive (as usual we in the UK get ripped off when kit arrives here from the US) at almost £200.
142821
Hi Kathleen, yes this will work with any slingbox. You would need to order two of the SlingLink Turbo's, however when you plug them into the walls of your home they will act as a long Ethernet cable. Keep in mind once you plug in the slinglink you will use a ethernet cable from the slinglink to your slingbox 350. And the same goes from your router to the other slinglink.
1036370
Hi, I just have 3 of these adapters, no slingbox, and they work well as long as you watch polarity. Saves lots of cable! :)