Hi. I would agree with you that the on screen remote does not work with VO. However there are shortcut keys for each button on the remote, so this presents no problems. As for being able to access the program guide, you couldn't do this accessibly if you were sitting in front of your television. So access over the slingbox is at least as good as it is from the tv itself. Personally what I do is use the slingbox in conjunction with a Tivo. I can schedule recordings through the tivo.com web site. I can see what shows have been recorded by accessing the built-in web server of my tivo box. The tivo makes a number of sounds while navigating its menu system, so in almost no time I can get to the shows I want to watch, and delete the ones I don't. I've recently started using the i.tv app on my iPod Touch. This allows me to browse tv listings, and if I find something I want to watch, I can schedule the tivo to record it right from within that app. So my solution is by no means perfect, but it works for me for the time being. Darcy
On 2009-12-27, at 11:36 PM, Dean Hudson wrote: > > I'd have to disagree here. The SlingBox app is quite inaccessible. There > are many unlabeled buttons, and an entire graphical area showing the remote > control, that VO can not even navigate. > > While it is true there are keyboard commands to do some things like change > the channel, the main functionality of the app is to give the user access to > the same information presented if they were at their television. THings like > the program guide, and their specific remote. You won't be able to access > any of this. > > SO if you only wanto to change the channel, and play/pause TV shows, then go > for it. Otherwise you should look in to another app/service. > On Dec 27, 2009, at 6:34 PM, Darcy Burnard wrote: > >> Hi. The sling player software is quite accessible on the Mac. There are >> some unlabelled buttons, but there are keyboard shortcuts for everything, so >> it works extremely well. >> It is worth noting however that the slingbox itself does not record tv >> shows. What it does is it takes a television source, and streams that over >> the internet. When I say television source, I mean analog cable, a cable >> box, a satellite receiver, a Tivo, etc. So if you're looking for something >> to record television, a slingbox may not be exactly what you're after. >> Darcy >> >> On 2009-12-27, at 6:21 PM, Keith Brown wrote: >> >>> how well does the slingbox work with a Mac? are all controls accessible? >>> I.e. recording and playback of recordings. >>> thanks >>> >>> Keith >>> >>> >>> __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus >>> signature database 4720 (20091227) __________ >>> >>> The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. >>> >>> http://www.eset.com >>> >>> -- >>> >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> >> >> -- >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
