http://www.slingcommunity.com?src=category_rss Sling Community - SlingPlayer for Mac Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:55:01 GMT admin@slingcommunity.com Sling Community 60 http://www.slingcommunity.com/brand/sling/community.gif http://www.slingcommunity.com?src=category_rss http://www.slingcommunity.com/forum/thread/39353/-your-copy-of-slingplayer-has-expired/?src=category_rss I have Slingplayer v1.0.10 (the latest one; running on Mac os 10.3.9). It worked fine, but now when I run it, I get a window that says "Oh no! Your copy of SlingPlayer has Expired! But don't worry, there's a new version available". It takes me to a website that has the same version on it. What's going on?!? Mike SlingPlayer for Mac Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:18:10 GMT MikeLevin http://www.slingcommunity.com/forum/thread/39353/-your-copy-of-slingplayer-has-expired/#discussion?src=category_rss http://www.slingcommunity.com/forum/thread/39300/How-I-recorded-a-Slingbox-stream-on-my-Mac-mini/?src=category_rss I have a SlingCatcher and a Mac mini and I've been looking for ways to schedule recordings of my Slingbox stream. Ideally, I'd hook up the Slingbox to a DVR and watch the DVR using SlingCatcher, but in my case, this is not feasible because DVRs are not available where my Slingbox is located (Hong Kong). I read that some have done this using SlingPlayer for Mac and a screen capture utility, but this only allows recording of a live feed, whereas I'm interested primarily in scheduled recording (e.g. every weekday at 4:30AM). Perhaps this is a niche, but I found quite a few posts (in this forum and others) where people want to do this, dating back to 2007, so I thought I'd shared how I did it. My setup: - SlingCatcher - Mac mini - Elgato EyeTV 250 Plus First, if you aren't familiar with the EyeTV 250 Plus, it is essentially a USB accessory that turns your Mac into a TiVo. One nifty feature of the EyeTV 250 Plus is that it can take S-Video or Composite (red/white/yellow) as input. More information at: http://www.elgato.com/elgato/na/mainmenu/products/250plus/product1.en.html It took a bit of trial-and-error but I hope the steps below will... SlingPlayer for Mac Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:59:46 GMT chienr http://www.slingcommunity.com/forum/thread/39300/How-I-recorded-a-Slingbox-stream-on-my-Mac-mini/#discussion?src=category_rss http://www.slingcommunity.com/forum/thread/39260/SlingPlayer-has-expired/?src=category_rss SlingPlayer worked fine last night. Woke up this morning and fired it up and got the message that SlingPlayer had expired - that I'd have to download a newer version. After clicking OK, it took me to the download page with the same version listed that I had. Downloaded it anyway. But when I go to run it, I get the EULA, and then it craps out. I did update to 10.6.2 yesterday, but it worked last night. I think I'm more than three months out, but if they pitch me any crap when I call after work today, they can take this thing and shove it. SlingPlayer for Mac Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:46:15 GMT Mr. Strat http://www.slingcommunity.com/forum/thread/39260/SlingPlayer-has-expired/#discussion?src=category_rss http://www.slingcommunity.com/forum/thread/39218/SlingPlayer-Screen-Flickering-Issue-with-Snow-Leopard/?src=category_rss Ever since I've upgraded to Snow Leopard I get these intermittent flickers in approximately every 5-10 minutes of watching. I thought the new version 1.0.10 would solve this issue, but no cigar so far. Has anyone else experience this? I've access the same Slingbox through PC, and I will not have these flickering issues, therefore I know it's not the Slingbox that's having the issue, but the compatibility issue between SlingPlayer and OS X 10.6.x. .10 1.0.10 1.0.10 SlingPlayer for Mac Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:55:21 GMT katsun http://www.slingcommunity.com/forum/thread/39218/SlingPlayer-Screen-Flickering-Issue-with-Snow-Leopard/#discussion?src=category_rss http://www.slingcommunity.com/forum/thread/39135/Watching-remotely-from-PowerBook-G4/?src=category_rss Is there any way to watch tv on my Slingbox Pro HD remotely using a Power PC-based Mac with the Tiger operating system? When I try to watch via the online viewer, I get the message that the web-based slingplayer only works with Intel-based Macs using Leopard. Can't I somehow access my slingbox from overseas by installing a software rather than watching via the web-based player? Or am I going to have to get a new computer or dish out another few hundred for a slingcatcher? SlingPlayer for Mac Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:32:22 GMT RogerThat http://www.slingcommunity.com/forum/thread/39135/Watching-remotely-from-PowerBook-G4/#discussion?src=category_rss http://www.slingcommunity.com/forum/thread/39092/VMWARE-on-imac-for-sling-player-HD/?src=category_rss I have a mac and I installed vmware to run windows and then the windows sling client to connect to my Slingbox HD - I still dont get HD video even at over 2000KBPS what am I doing wrong? Even if I select manual optimization the only option I have is 1920X540 if I let it do it automatically, I get QVGA res. The slingbox is up to date and the player is latest version. here's the setup Imac 2.4 GHZ snow leopard VMWARE 3.0 windows XP Latest sling player Sling player HD with latest firmware. has anyone tied installing slingplayer in vmware and got HD video streaming? if so, what did you do? SlingPlayer for Mac Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:11:26 GMT bolen78 http://www.slingcommunity.com/forum/thread/39092/VMWARE-on-imac-for-sling-player-HD/#discussion?src=category_rss http://www.slingcommunity.com/forum/thread/39045/resolution-of-video-is-terrible-what-to-do/?src=category_rss I'm using a Slingbx AV connected to a Motorola cable box (Comcast cable). Even on my internal LAN (I have the latest Apple Extreme N router, with my desktop connected to it via an ethernet cord), the slingbox stream is very blocky (pixelated). I have a screengrab of what it looks like but can't seem to figure out how to attach it here. Is this normal, or should the quality be better? Does anyone have a screengrab of what it should look like (and/or can tell me how to attach mine here)? thanks, Mike SlingPlayer for Mac Sun, 01 Nov 2009 11:11:51 GMT MikeLevin http://www.slingcommunity.com/forum/thread/39045/resolution-of-video-is-terrible-what-to-do/#discussion?src=category_rss http://www.slingcommunity.com/forum/thread/39031/New-version-of-SlingPlayer-1.0.10-is-out/?src=category_rss A new version (1.0.10) is out for the Mac - see http://support.slingbox.com/go/dl-mac-desktop I've run this on Snow Leopard and have found no problems. I have two Classics in the UK, and one AV and one SB Pro in the US. Only the SB Pro asks for a firmware update. I applied this; video appears a little sharper. SlingPlayer for Mac Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:20:11 GMT Full Score http://www.slingcommunity.com/forum/thread/39031/New-version-of-SlingPlayer-1.0.10-is-out/#discussion?src=category_rss