New Slingplayer

[ACHlLLES]

Stretch works, but I wouldn't say it's 100% full screen.... I guess it's better than nothing.

I did not have problem registering with my code.....Atleast I don't think I did.

I see about 70 ppl downloaded the file so far and thanked like 5 times. Come on guys...

[nanoware]

Originally Posted by SaltyDawg

There's a new Sling Player for Windows Mobile. Check it out here:
http://wmpoweruser.com/?p=12506

Supposedly it supports the Touch Pro 2. It already worked with it before, but now the Touch Pro 2 is listed as an officially supported device.

New features include (copy and pasted):
Unrestricted streaming on 3G and WiFi networks
Support for multiple viewing modes including wide-screen and zoom formats
Icon based interface that eliminates the need to use a stylus
Improved program guide and DVR interfaces
Sling Account support

I haven't tried it yet, but it looks nice.
EDIT:
Since they make you jump through hoops to get a cab, I'm attaching it.

wow thanks, finally a real sling app to complete with the iphone lol. been waiting for a long time...

[lasteclispe]

is there anyway to get the quality on the touch pro 2 a bit higher?

I know I read on the touch u can get better quality if u put some codec files in the slingplayer folder or something.....does that work with the TP2?

[jmorton10]

Originally Posted by lasteclispe

I know I read on the touch u can get better quality if u put some codec files in the slingplayer folder or something.....does that work with the TP2?

That was B.S.

I tried every single one of those leaked SB versions, new super duper codecs etc etc etc & it never made one hair of quality difference.

The ONLY I have even seen noticeably increase SB quality is to improve your DL/Upload speed from your local LAN.

~John

[jmorton10]

So have they completely eliminated all the advanced options & the portrait mode??

~John

[Chuck_IV]

Personally, I'm not all that thrilled with this version and I'm temped to go back to 1.6. They've eliminated portrait mode, eliminated the ability to see statistics and unless I'm missing something, they have eliminated the advanced video settings to allow people to get the best results. All I see is low or hi quality picture settings. Plus it seems like the picture is softer than previous. They seem to have sacrificed detail to improve the frame rate. Disappointing.

**EDIT**
Yea John, it seems so. They have really dumbed this version down.

[jmorton10]

Originally Posted by Chuck_IV

**EDIT**
Yea John, it seems so. They have really dumbed this version down.

LOL, yea they made it the same as the iphone version............

~John

[flyers2114]

Originally Posted by rnunez

I installed sling box on my TP2 and it stoped me from using it on my old phone.Any way I can use it on both phones? (Not at the same time )

Only if you have 2 separate reg codes....wont work with the same one...it automatically changes to whatever one you are using....

[Chuck_IV]

Originally Posted by jmorton10

LOL, yea they made it the same as the iphone version............

~John

Agreed. If I had the extra advanced options like the previous version I could probably adjust them enough to get a sharper picture, like on the previous version, but right now I'm stuck with the soft "default" picture that it gives me(yes I have the pic quality set to HI). I even looked thru the ragistry to see if they had some hidden settings, but they don't. I'll have to search thru the slingmedia directory for something.

I'm definitely gonna let them know about it.

**EDIT**
I don't see any settings file in the program directory either, so it looks like they have taken out pretty much all of the adjustments, other than HI/LO.

**EDIT2**

Oh yea, one other thing, this version DOES work OK on WM 6.5.x. All the options seem accessible. The only issu I see is there is no way to shut the program down, other than to use the task manager to force it to shut down. There's no "exit" option within the software.

[jmorton10]

OK, after using it last night & all morning today I am a whole lot happier with it.

I definitely do get full screen display from any high-def channel using my Slingbox Pro. I was p!ssed about no portrait option as I had been using that a lot, but the reason I was using it was that a lot of the time the picture using landscape was almost unwatchable. Switching to portrait gave a dramatically better picture & also allowed the FPS to be displayed so you could see that the FPS was very low (2 FPS at times) & that explained the low image quality.

Now, with this new version the landscape image is fine (the best I've ever seen) & also full screen. I have a Pro-Clip bracket in my truck that automatically connects the video & audio out from the phone to my 7" dbl din in-dash DVD/NAV screen & my kick @ss stereo. This morning, I dropped my Wife at work (an 18 mile drive) & we had the SB on the whole time displaying a high-def local channel. The picture was almost perfect the whole way which it has never done before & we've made this exact same drive hundreds of times. There is one spot during the drive where it almost always cuts in/out for a minute & sometimes drops the connection totally. Today, it gave just a tiny glitch in that spot & kept on playing just fine.

Now, if I could just get the favorites function to work correctly, I would be really happy with the new version. I was mad that it wouldn't display the FPS, but if it continues to work this well I don't really care what the FPS are......

The new version is pretty much identical to the iphone/ipod version (I have had it for a while in my ipod touch), but the iphone won't allow Sling use with the data connection so if you don't have a WiFi connection you're screwed.

~John

EDIT: I am running the Dec 18th NRG Dusk ROM (sense 2.5/WM 6.5)