nice info weesteev - glad you got it all working. I'm sat here scratching my head about how Sling can say that the Slinbox is compatible with the V+ box.

I can't for the life of me get the on-screen menus to display when viewing via the player - have you managed this? when you say "All is working very well with full control over the V+ service including recorded content and on demand services ", it sounds as though you've managed this?

Is your V+ connected to the Slingbox with component and also to your TV with HDMI or by other means? Also, what resolution is your V+ set to for the menus to show-up?

I've been reading elsewhere that when you're outputting in Hi-Def from some cable boxes, the on-screen menus aren't actually sent via component out on certain models, all you get is the TV picture itself (like me). V+ seems to be one of them.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

Thanks for the info - I see where you're going now.

I've recreated your setup and I can now see the picture through component HiDef leads when I switch the picture to component but I still can't see any menus. Because I can't see any info / confirmation 'OK' to switch settings box, it just reverts back to the normal HDMI setting.

Am I missing anything here?

Thanks again but I just can't seem to get this working!

I've tried setting the resolution from booting but I can get as far as selecting YPrPB but pressing OK or any other button doesn't then carry on the boot sequence with this setting.

Also using the other method (from the onscreen menu) doesn't bring up the menus via component.
I think something is different somehow - maybe there are different versions of V+ box or the Slingbox classic?

Weird thing is that even before I specify that the V+ should output via component instead of HDMI, it is actually already viewable when I switch to that input on the TV - as if it's broadcasting HDMI and component simultaneously. It's definitely the component being picked up - when I pull the yellow lead from the TV the picture disappears. Is yours definitely not there until you switch the V+ from HDMI to component?

mmm it's not doing anything after selecting YPrPB when I press OK - not rebooting, nothing. The only thing I can do from that point is press the reset button again.

That aside, I'm still perplexed how I can simultaneously have HDMI and component output on my box if you and others have to switch between the two! Maybe part of the problem - not sure.

Thanks for the offer - I don't want to mess with it too much or replace it over Xmas then we're away on holiday for a bit, but I might give it another go in the new Year and possibly get the box swapped.

This is driving me crazy!

Hi quick question for Waldopepper, sorry if this sounds like teaching grandmother to suck eggs but do you understand the difference between component leads and composite leads? As they are quite different, you mentioned pulling the yellow cable from your TV this sounds like a composite lead as the phono connector is yellow as standard and there will also be two connectors to carry stereo left and right audio (marked red and white). On top of that when the HDMI output is active the second scart (possibly the first also as I have'nt checked) output is enabled (to allow recording to a DVR/VCR) but no menus are accessible as its purely for backup purposes. This would fit in with what you are seeing.

Component leads have Red (Pr), Green(Y), Blue(Pb) headed connectors.

Another think you should know id that the top scart connection is designed for outputing to a recording device (like a DVD Recorder) so it does not show the EPG or any other of the graphical overlays.

So if you are set to Hi-def and you connect to the slingbox via composite on the top scart you will get picture but no EPG if all you want to do is watch TV and change channel it will work fine but if you want to remorely set a recording you are stuffed ..lol.

Thats where I am at the moment :-)

Huge appreciation for this info weesteev. I've got another thread running on the HD forum without an answer because I was trying to figure out before hand how to connect a V+ to any slingbox and saw how protected the HDMI input was on the V+ box. In that thread someone mentioned that component passthrough was a no go on the solo with the V+ box and that got me scratching my head as I was planning on hooking it up to a HD TV and component was the way to go using the bypass if I couldn't do direct HDMI. Sounds like it's possible based on your info as I plan on slinging from the U.K to the U.S using a UK Solo with a V+ box and needed as much input as possible before doing it.

You sir have my thanks. 

I appreciate that. I now know who to ask if I do need any help since you've been there and done that.

Regards
Lee