The slingbox has 4 connections source in source out (to tv) ethernet remote ir cable
So, here in Boston, MA, I have it hooked up. the output from my cable box to my slingbox the output from my slingbox to my tv the ethernet cable to my router the remote IR cable is stuck to the cable box (allowing control of the cable box remotely.) Then, from the airport in Tampa, FL (or anywhere), I can run the slingbox program on my laptop (over my cell card or wifi), and watch the video on my cable system back home. There is a little remote control on my screen that lets me change channels, control my dvr, and order on demand content. Or my coworker uses it from Minneapolis to watch Red Sox games not broadcast locally. Or my father uses it from Florida to watch Celtics games not broadcast locally. I can also watch it on my Treo cell phone using the slingbox software (I had to buy that extra). At my trailer down in Connecticut, I dont want to watch on my PC, but on my big ole LCD TV. For that, I have a slingcatcher, allowing me to watch my cable box from Boston on my TV in CT. The slingcatcher servers as the PC that runs the slingbox client software, and hooks it to my TV. Only 1 client can hook up at a time. The client and the output (local TV) see the same channel. It is scary when someone logs into my slingbox, and suddenly my tv starts changing channels while I am alone in my apartment. I now have the slingbox hooked to a cable box not attached to any TV. On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 11:09 AM, Vivec <[email protected]> wrote: > How does the whole Slingbox thing work? > > From reading what's on the web I am understanding that you plug this SLing > Box into your source, which might be a Dish TV receiver let's say? > And then you hook another box called the Sling Catcher into your > Television. > > What else has to go into the Sling Catcher? Does it have a built in WiFi > connection? > > With the Client machine, can you actually watch whatever you want from the > source? Or do you have to watch whatever channel the source is set to? > While you are watching a channel from the source, can someone else watch a > different channel on the source television? > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:283612 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
