Slingbox
#2
http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb...d.php?t=301443
Lots of opinion on here, both good and not so good ...
Lots of opinion on here, both good and not so good ...
#3
I posted about it recently...do a search for slingbox
Assuming you want to use it for controlling/viewing your sky box from some remote location, the upshot was that the internet companies don't offer a fast enough UPLOAD speed to make it worthwhile yet - picture quality isn't that good.
Although if you just want to relay sky around your house using your LAN, then its fine as a LAN card has excellent upload/download speeds.
Assuming you want to use it for controlling/viewing your sky box from some remote location, the upshot was that the internet companies don't offer a fast enough UPLOAD speed to make it worthwhile yet - picture quality isn't that good.
Although if you just want to relay sky around your house using your LAN, then its fine as a LAN card has excellent upload/download speeds.
#6
If you PM me, I can arrange (temporary!) access to my slingbox so you can see it working.
You'll need to download and install the viewer first:
http://www.slingmedia.com/uk/support...uctions-ff.php
You'll need to download and install the viewer first:
http://www.slingmedia.com/uk/support...uctions-ff.php
#7
Originally Posted by T4molie
Thanks for the replies guys
Spectrum48 - I'll get orf me lazy ar$e and do a search
Spectrum48 - I'll get orf me lazy ar$e and do a search
I think the slingbox will be an absolute MUST in a few years time, for people who work away from home, but only when Broadband upload speed from your home is fast enough to transmit a good tv picture.
Right now if you have a decent broadband connection perhaps 4Mb/s, that figure refers to your download speed. Tyoically your upload speed from your computer(lan) to the internet is only 384Kb/s. This upload figure isn't fast enough to transmit a decent tv picture.
This will change in the next couple of years with the introduction of newer types of broadband complete with fast upload speeds.
Last edited by spectrum48k; 05 August 2006 at 02:03 PM.
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