http://www.slingcommunity.com?src=forumtopic_rss Sling Community - SlingPlayer Forum Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:39:05 GMT admin@slingcommunity.com Sling Community 60 http://www.slingcommunity.com/brand/sling/community.gif http://www.slingcommunity.com?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.slingcommunity.com/forum/thread/39472/Can-t-figure-this-out-what-s-the-point-of-2-or-3-accounts./?src=forumtopic_rss I'm sure you guys know the answer to this but I can't for the life of me find it in this forum. When I first setup with the widows software I downloaded I created a slingbox name with a password. I also had to give an email with another password. I also created another account with another email and password for when I'm at work. Thinking I could let my son watch when he's not home, I created another account for him to use with another email and password and sling ID. (Hope you're still with me.) The problem, I log in to the third account I created for my son to test it out and discovered that I can't actually watch anything through the web "watch.slingbox.com site without the original slingbox password I created when I first setup. So what's the point in creating more than one user account if in the end you still have to give the main sling password AND the sling ID? If this is how it works the security is horrible. In short I want to let my son watch tv when he's not home but I don't trust his notebook as he and... SlingPlayer 2.x for Windows Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:39:00 GMT JackbeJack http://www.slingcommunity.com/forum/thread/39472/Can-t-figure-this-out-what-s-the-point-of-2-or-3-accounts./#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.slingcommunity.com/forum/thread/39414/controlling-slingplayer-with-remote-control/?src=forumtopic_rss I'm looking to set up an HTPC with slingplayer integrated. The final product will hopefully be completely controlled by an MCE remote. Is it possible to completely control slingplayer from there, or will a keyboard or mouse be necessary? SlingPlayer 2.x for Windows Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:25:45 GMT posnera http://www.slingcommunity.com/forum/thread/39414/controlling-slingplayer-with-remote-control/#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.slingcommunity.com/forum/thread/39353/-your-copy-of-slingplayer-has-expired/?src=forumtopic_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=forumtopic_rss http://www.slingcommunity.com/forum/thread/39300/How-I-recorded-a-Slingbox-stream-on-my-Mac-mini/?src=forumtopic_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=forumtopic_rss http://www.slingcommunity.com/forum/thread/39297/erased/?src=forumtopic_rss erased SlingPlayer 2.x for Windows Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:36:30 GMT LouisRO http://www.slingcommunity.com/forum/thread/39297/erased/#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.slingcommunity.com/forum/thread/39293/Sling-Player-2-stuck-on-a-channel-and-won-t-change...what-to-do/?src=forumtopic_rss I've been using a slingbox pro for well over a year and it was working brilliantly until a few months ago, soon after upgrading to Sling Player 2. One day I opened the player and tried to change the channel as I usually do but nothing happened! At the bottom left corner of the player it said 'Controlling...' and then nothing happens, but continues to stream the same channel. This has been the case since July. The place where the slingbox is located is vacant and no one could have touched the slingbox since I left it in July. To catch the signal from the DVR I use the IR blasters method. Could they be broken or maybe the DVR stopped working? Why did this happen all of a sudden when everything was absolutely fine before? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks! SlingPlayer 2.x for Windows Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:22:19 GMT ns2104 http://www.slingcommunity.com/forum/thread/39293/Sling-Player-2-stuck-on-a-channel-and-won-t-change...what-to-do/#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.slingcommunity.com/forum/thread/39273/Problem-switching-audio-video-mode/?src=forumtopic_rss Hello, I've switched for the first time (just to try...) to the audio only mode. But now, I can't return to the video mode. My slingplayer is stuck in the audio mode, even if I can hear in the background my TV and I can tune. And if I go in the menu : > View > Display Mode > Video only mode is not activated. I can't click on it and the shortcut "Alt+;" doesn't work neither... I've tried to disconnect et reconnect. To shut down Slingplayer and lauch it again. No matter what I do, Slingplayer is stuck in the audio only mode... Anynody knows how to fix it? Swiz SlingPlayer 2.x for Windows Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:37:17 GMT swiz http://www.slingcommunity.com/forum/thread/39273/Problem-switching-audio-video-mode/#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.slingcommunity.com/forum/thread/39270/Windows-Slingplayer-version-1.5/?src=forumtopic_rss Sling Media still hosts Slingplayer Version 1.5. You can see why here . But if you need them here are the links... Download SlingPlayer 1.5 for US and Canada Download SlingPlayer 1.5.1 for Europe SlingPlayer for PC Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:52:22 GMT Brandon C http://www.slingcommunity.com/forum/thread/39270/Windows-Slingplayer-version-1.5/#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.slingcommunity.com/forum/thread/39268/Can-t-connect-to-Slingbox-anymore-from-PC/?src=forumtopic_rss I have a Slingbox set up which I can connect to from my two Macs. For some reason though when I try to connect from a PC I get a message that it can't connect. It was working fine before but I did a software update and hasn't worked since then. Does anybody know how to fix this? I don't know what version of the software I was on before but I just got the update message about a week or two ago. Thanks. SlingPlayer 2.x for Windows Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:11:39 GMT ks-man http://www.slingcommunity.com/forum/thread/39268/Can-t-connect-to-Slingbox-anymore-from-PC/#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.slingcommunity.com/forum/thread/39260/SlingPlayer-has-expired/?src=forumtopic_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=forumtopic_rss http://www.slingcommunity.com/forum/thread/39218/SlingPlayer-Screen-Flickering-Issue-with-Snow-Leopard/?src=forumtopic_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=forumtopic_rss http://www.slingcommunity.com/forum/thread/39166/Where-can-I-get-the-lateset-version-1.x-of-SlingPlayer/?src=forumtopic_rss It seems that cannot get SlingPlayer 2.x to identify the Internet on my Laptop. I'd like to try version 1.x. Thanks SlingPlayer for PC Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:47:45 GMT zolom http://www.slingcommunity.com/forum/thread/39166/Where-can-I-get-the-lateset-version-1.x-of-SlingPlayer/#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.slingcommunity.com/forum/thread/39146/Windows-7-HDMI-issue/?src=forumtopic_rss Just installed windows 7 home premium, an upgrade from Vista not a clean install. After I've done this I've encountered a strange issue. When watching yhe slingplayer on my laptop it runs fine. As soon as I connect it to my TV via HDMI the bitrate drops and becomes erractic! Anyone have any ideas what may be causing it. SlingPlayer 2.x for Windows Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:59:15 GMT micktoon http://www.slingcommunity.com/forum/thread/39146/Windows-7-HDMI-issue/#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.slingcommunity.com/forum/thread/39135/Watching-remotely-from-PowerBook-G4/?src=forumtopic_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=forumtopic_rss http://www.slingcommunity.com/forum/thread/39109/Windows-SlingPlayer-cannot-find-Internet-connection/?src=forumtopic_rss I am using Windows SlingPlayer 2.0.x. When I try to loggin it keeps notifying me that it cannot find an Internet Connection. How come? My Mobile SlingPlayer (on WM HTC), works fine via the same network access (WIFI). The problem is with my XP laptop, connected via wifi or direct connection. Please help/advice Thanks SlingPlayer 2.x for Windows Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:00:12 GMT zolom http://www.slingcommunity.com/forum/thread/39109/Windows-SlingPlayer-cannot-find-Internet-connection/#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.slingcommunity.com/forum/thread/39101/Show-Program-Guide-is-Grey-Out/?src=forumtopic_rss After updating to 2.04.521, the Show Program Guide in VIEW menu is grey out (when click or use Alt+G the program guide does not show). I installed and re-isntalled it worked, but now again is grey out. My box is in US, seems there is some bug in this upgarde. Or any suggestion to make it work, may some tweak in registry. SlingPlayer 2.x for Windows Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:43:15 GMT richard99 http://www.slingcommunity.com/forum/thread/39101/Show-Program-Guide-is-Grey-Out/#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.slingcommunity.com/forum/thread/39092/VMWARE-on-imac-for-sling-player-HD/?src=forumtopic_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=forumtopic_rss http://www.slingcommunity.com/forum/thread/39082/FIOS-Remote-Skin-Gone-After-Upgrade/?src=forumtopic_rss The title says it all. Upgraded to 2.0.4.521 and I lost my FIOS skinned remote. All I have is the lame Motorola and Set-top-box Remote (basic) available in the drop down. Any idea how to get the FIOS skin back? This is the one I am talking about --> http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2017/2068103902_0af7e281e0.jpg?v=0 SlingPlayer 2.x for Windows Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:05:16 GMT Fabio26 http://www.slingcommunity.com/forum/thread/39082/FIOS-Remote-Skin-Gone-After-Upgrade/#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.slingcommunity.com/forum/thread/39072/Closed-captioning-not-working-properly-in-SlingPlayer-2.0.4.521/?src=forumtopic_rss Being the ever dutiful drone, I complied with the software's upgrade notification. Now, the closed captioning doesn't work properly. It flashes for about a quarter of a second. It is unreadable. Has anyone else experienced this? Are there plans to fix it? My PC is a 1 year old, top of the line Dell Inspiron 1720 running Vista Ultimate SP1. I don't remember ever seeing this problem before the upgrade. Regards, Dan SlingPlayer 2.x for Windows Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:32:55 GMT tirebiter2 http://www.slingcommunity.com/forum/thread/39072/Closed-captioning-not-working-properly-in-SlingPlayer-2.0.4.521/#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.slingcommunity.com/forum/thread/39049/looking-for-less-features/?src=forumtopic_rss I have an original Slingbox. It is connected to a couple of Dish Network DVRs. Because of this, I really don't have any need for the Sling program guide or the ability of the Slingplayer to cache an hour or two of a stream. All it does for me is provide reduced performance of the software. In addition, I find that the auto resizing of the picture every time I press a key or click a remote button to be incredibly annoying.I guess for me, newer is not always better. I am looking for a player that has the same functionality and speed of the original player that came with the Slingbox. Will version 1 of the software work with Vista, Windows 7 and the current Slingbox firmware version? Does anyone know of any plans by Sling to produce a version with reduced functionality and improved performance? SlingPlayer 2.x for Windows Sun, 01 Nov 2009 13:16:50 GMT mrschwarz http://www.slingcommunity.com/forum/thread/39049/looking-for-less-features/#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss