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Cobraboy1997

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I have Slingbox running on several computers and it works just fine. I have a G4 tower that connects, but will not display the TV video. The sound works fine. I wonder if it is because this unit is running off of a small 4 port hub, rather than off the Westel modem. I have the resolution set @# 1024 X 768 on the G4. It is not a huge issue but would like to see if I can get it working. Appreciate any help. Thanks,

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March 8, 2008 8:57 PM

Can you see the slingbox window on your mac? There was a bug with the slingbox that if you moved the window off screen onto another monitor, then removed that monitor, the slingbox window stayed in that position off screen. I would try setting your resolution higher just to see if the window is somewhere else.

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March 8, 2008 9:03 PM

Phil,
Yes, I can see the Slingbox window and control. I will try bumping up the resolution and see if that helps.

I will also try hooking the unit directly into my Westel modem and eliminating the hub to see if that could be causing the issue.

Appreciate your help.

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March 8, 2008 9:20 PM

One other option is, you may have the stream set to audio only on your mac.
Slingplayer->Audio->Audio only

I doubt you've done this, since the window fills in with a music icon.

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March 8, 2008 10:28 PM

What's the clock speed on your G4? Anything close to 1 GHz will not properly display the video in high quality mode. You'll need to remove high quality in order to view the video. It sounds like you are running near 1 GHz. Newer G4s that ran closer to 1.5 GHz or higher do a lot better. But around 1 GHz, you have problems...

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March 9, 2008 9:25 AM

Guys,
Went and looked at the G4 and it is a 500 MHZ processor. Now I understand why the video is not showing up. I will look for a card to upgrade the computer.

I appreciate your feedback.

Thanks

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March 9, 2008 12:01 PM

Oh yeah, that's way, way to slow, probably even if you removed high quality mode.

Yeah, see if you can get a 1.5 GHz or higher upgrade card. Then it should work a lot better...

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