Get the Sling Box!

[knives of ice]

Slingplayer = the only thing that keeps me from getting an Iphone.

[themuffinman]

Yeah, slingbox is awesome, I have been slinging for a few years and its wonderful. I know I read some where that the latest version of slingmobile will have a setting for vga resolution, cant wait for that, it will look great on the pro.

[eptd]

Originally Posted by themuffinman

Yeah, slingbox is awesome, I have been slinging for a few years and its wonderful. I know I read some where that the latest version of slingmobile will have a setting for vga resolution, cant wait for that, it will look great on the pro.

VGA would be so sweet! Any ETA on this?

[ACHlLLES]

Here's my setup.

1) Sling Pro w/ HD connection for Touch Pro.

Pros: Colors, sharpness are much better on sling on Touch pro.

Takes less time for the app to start the tv, and less delay.

Cons: Screen size



2)Wintv 1950 connected via composite for Iphone 3G.

Pros: Screen size

Sound is much better on Iphone - Iphones speaker really rocks compared to other phones.

Cons: Colors and sharpness are sub par to the Sling on Touch Pro - This may be because of Tuner's connection, which is only composite/S-vid

Orb support on tv tuners are limited. I researched and made sure Wintv 1950 does work, and got it.

Wintv 1950's IR blaster isn't supported by Orb, so I can't change channels as of now, but I am getting a remote that's supposed to work w/ Orb, so we'll see.

Delay vs real tv is about a minute, and it takes much longer for orb to start live tv than the slingbox.

Anyways, I love both!!

[CareTake12]

I have a slingbox AV but i don't have a cable box to hook it up. is there any way to work around it? I tried to use a RF modulator but that didn't work... any suggestion would be great!

[r1_rydah]

Originally Posted by CareTake12

I have a slingbox AV but i don't have a cable box to hook it up. is there any way to work around it? I tried to use a RF modulator but that didn't work... any suggestion would be great!

do you have a old vcr laying around? if so you could use the tv tuner from the vcr, and hook the composite out cables to the slingbox av... then see if you can get the ir code to change the channels on the vcr

[jsjaybone]

Originally Posted by CareTake12

I have a slingbox AV but i don't have a cable box to hook it up. is there any way to work around it? I tried to use a RF modulator but that didn't work... any suggestion would be great!

I think your best bet would be to get a pro model with a built in tuner.
http://www.slingmedia.com/go/slingbox-pro

[eptd]

Originally Posted by jsjaybone

I think your best bet would be to get a pro model with a built in tuner.
http://www.slingmedia.com/go/slingbox-pro

The classic also has the tuner but you won't get HD with it. You can find really good deals on craigslist for the classic model.

[sbddude]

Originally Posted by eptd

The classic also has the tuner but you won't get HD with it. You can find really good deals on craigslist for the classic model.

Agreed. I paid $25 for one. It works great with basic cable.

[jmorton10]

I have used both ORB & Sling extensively. IMHO, Sling blows away ORB for streaming live TV.

I still use ORB to access recorded content (videos/music etc etc) on my home hard drives, but live TV streaming from ORB doesn't hold a candle to SB in my experience.

Not only do I get all the premium channels with Sling (HBO on demand etc etc), it just flat out works all the time. ORB will lose connection at times & I would have to call the wife (if she was home) & have her reboot the computer..............

I use a SlingBox Pro with the HD connect dongle (& Roadrunner Turbo). That allows me to use the SB internal tuner at times so i can watch a different channel than the TV is on at home.

~John