Sling is indeed wired ethernet only. Most of the wireless vendors make what
they normally
market as "gaming" adaptors since most of the game consoles (playstation, Xbox)
are
wired-ethernet only. You might be able to find one with more than one wired
ethernet
port and use 1 port for the slingbox, and a second, with a WIRED Tivo-compatible
ethernet adaptor to connect them both up -- more cost, but less chance for a
conflict.
The slngbox is 1 viewer at a time. It just encodes and sends whatever signals
are fed to
it so to watch something on Tivo you "play" it just like you do locally - the
TV would show
the same program.
Sling has more than one set of inputs, and you can use them for different
devices. You'd
have to put one on the RF inputs, and the second on the A/V inputs.
Sling duplicats all functionality of the Tivo remote, so yes, you have full
control over
it. You do need the client software installed though so it's not as "portable"
as being
able to pull up a web browser at some random site and schedule somthing, but
you can delete
and otherwise fully manage the tivo (or whatever device you connect to it). I
had
this setup for a short time before I had the TV and such set up in the bedroom
- the 2nd
Tivo just sat in the basement with no "head" other than the slingbox -- viewing
was generally
done via MRV from the other Tivo though.
BTW, if you do a lot of MRV or TivoToGo, running ethernet cable will generally
get you
better performance over the wireless connection.
On Sat, 11 Mar 2006, IGGY & Svetlana wrote:
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> Noticed that it has an Ethernet jack and no USB port. How do you connect it
> to your wireless network if it's in the other room? Tivo connects via
> wireless USB network adapter - very straightforward. With Sling it appears
> you need to have the router next to the Sling box and have it hardwired into
> the router? Is this how it works? Otherwise, you'll have to have the cable
> going all the way across the house or drill in the walls/floor to stretch
> the cable in the basement ceiling to the router room location and then drill
> a hole again? Or is there another way - like a wireless Ethernet adapter?
>
> Also, can two people watch the same show via Sling on PC? Or is it only for
> one person viewing on PC and the other on TV only?
>
> Also, is it possible to wire one Sling to control both TV and Satellite
> receiver or you'll need two Slings for that?
>
> Seems that Sling accomplishes more in terms of flexibility of viewing the
> Tivo programming guide than Yahoo and VZ mobile scheduling service. I'd say
> that $200 spent on it will be worth it as it's basically giving you a TiVo
> remote on your PC.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> IGGY Dybal
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