Slingbox
11-02-2007 | 05:42 PM
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From: B777 Captain
Slingbox is techno- crack. Once you use it.. you'll never want to give it up. It does however change the channel at the house so if someone else is watching it, it becomes an electronic tug-of-war.
11-02-2007 | 05:48 PM
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From: A330 Captain
If you only have cable with no cable box (with a splitter on your cable at home) then change channels on your slingbox to your heart's content and the picture at home won't be altered. It's when you have a digital cable box when the picture changes at home along with what you are watching on your Slingbox. I have my DVD player hooked up as well and as long as somebody puts in a DVD for me I can watch it via the Slingbox. Stuck in Japan for 6 months and the Slingbox is a savior!
11-02-2007 | 05:49 PM
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From: MD-11 Captain
If you get the slingbox, also get a travel wireless router. They only weighs ozs and are the size of a cigarette box. You will then be free from watching at the desk or stretching a cord across the room. I've had mine a month and it works great. Even picked up a signal at the pool in HNL and VCP. Wish i would have done it a long time ago.
Last edited by boxhauler; 11-02-2007 at 05:52 PM. Reason: cuz
11-02-2007 | 07:08 PM
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From: Retired
Some considerations for Slingboxing: If your house is wireless, be aware the Slingbox must be connected to your router via an ethernet port, which can be problematic. SB isn't wireless.
You can hook SB up to a cable box or dvr without that device being connected to a tv. That can avoid the channel changing battles.
You can hook SB up to a cable box or dvr without that device being connected to a tv. That can avoid the channel changing battles.
11-02-2007 | 08:56 PM
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From: MD-11/10 Captain
SlingBox is a wonderful thing. Mine is almost two years old and I don't have any intention of changing anything. It works too good. It's true that what's-her-name and I occasionally have a long distance, electronic tug of war, but I think that I've finally convinced her that while I'm on a trip the bedroom TV belongs to me except at her bedtime.
And I occasionally change the channel when she's watching the late night news. It lights her up when I change it to "69".
And I occasionally change the channel when she's watching the late night news. It lights her up when I change it to "69".
