Slingbox HELP

[syanni85]

I have a slingbox AV and will be upgrading to the HD.

Does anyone have some configurations for me for OPTIMAL streaming performance?

There is a slight lag right off the install.

Anything in Encoding or Advanced settings i should know about?... i don't wanna just mess with it then get a real bad stream. Whats the best offset?

Thanks in advance to anyone who can help.

[diomark]

Make sure that you're running the latest version (it's been optimized for mogul/touch) - you can actually change the audio/video lag in the settings (if that's the lag you're referring to..)

-mark

[syanni85]

Originally Posted by diomark

Make sure that you're running the latest version (it's been optimized for mogul/touch) - you can actually change the audio/video lag in the settings (if that's the lag you're referring to..)

-mark

thanks mark, i do have the latest version.
i suppose thats the video offset right??

what are your settings? what seems to work best for you?

jsut tryin to get an idea

[diomark]

Originally Posted by syanni85

thanks mark, i do have the latest version.
i suppose thats the video offset right??

what are your settings? what seems to work best for you?

jsut tryin to get an idea

For my a2dp stereo headset, I use -25 (the regular speaker needs a different value.. but -25 works great for my headset.. your results may vary )
-mark

[syanni85]

Originally Posted by diomark

For my a2dp stereo headset, I use -25 (the regular speaker needs a different value.. but -25 works great for my headset.. your results may vary )
-mark

alright...

how about the slight lag on the video... the audio and video are fine together, but the pic is tiny bit choppy, like a basketball game isn't so smooth.... is that just my data connection? and what exactly does the Action setting do (low/medium/high)?

[diomark]

Originally Posted by syanni85

alright...

how about the slight lag on the video... the audio and video are fine together, but the pic is tiny bit choppy, like a basketball game isn't so smooth.... is that just my data connection? and what exactly does the Action setting do (low/medium/high)?

I use medium.. but for sports you'd probably want high..

Don't forget it's limited by your upload bandwidth (where the slingbox is located) as well.. It's not perfect, especially for sports, but it's definately watchable
-mark

[syanni85]

Originally Posted by diomark

I use medium.. but for sports you'd probably want high..

Don't forget it's limited by your upload bandwidth (where the slingbox is located) as well.. It's not perfect, especially for sports, but it's definately watchable
-mark

i'm happy to hear its limited to bandwidth... i think i live close to the hub cuz my upload averages around 2000... from what i've heard thats pretty good

thanks mark, you've been a great help..

[syanni85]

now i'm kinda upset... thought my work has windows2000 but its win98 is there any way to get slingplayer running on this OS?

i could just view it on the phone, but a 17" screen is waaaay better than 2.8" lol