Anyone using a SlingBox?
Jul 31, 2009, 12:10 pm
#61
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Slingbox on GoGo
Slinging CNN on American's GoGo Wifi service at 33,000':
Nobody said anything to me, and it was kind of obvious that this wasn't a DVD.
Jul 31, 2009, 12:18 pm
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I managed this using my vpn on a VA fligth, I got about 256k stream, and the slingstream optimization and BUFFER on the newer 2.0 slingplayer worked great. I also did it with my iphone.
Aug 10, 2009, 8:30 am
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I was concerned about the speed in AZ, but the Slingbox appears to work just great. You are correct that a slingcatcher is probably in my future. Watching on the laptop is great, but it would be wonderful to run it through the TV and it's associated components.
Dec 29, 2009, 5:59 pm
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An update...
I was concerned about the speed in AZ, but the Slingbox appears to work just great. You are correct that a slingcatcher is probably in my future. Watching on the laptop is great, but it would be wonderful to run it through the TV and it's associated components.
I was concerned about the speed in AZ, but the Slingbox appears to work just great. You are correct that a slingcatcher is probably in my future. Watching on the laptop is great, but it would be wonderful to run it through the TV and it's associated components.
It was pretty easy to set up (maybe 10-minutes, including programming the remote to my TV & stereo.) My only disappointment is that you can't get the guide that I see with my SlingPlayer to come up. Either I'm doing something wrong, or that programming guide is only available on the SlingPlayer.
I tried to SlingProjector, but I think that is going to take some more playing with to work.
Apr 16, 2010, 8:38 pm
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Hmm, I got my slingbox in the USA on Comcast (3+mbps upload) and my internet here in Poland is 80mbps+ down, but my streaming is around 1mbps, so the quality isnt the best.
Any manual settings one can recommend for better quality? the i-frame up or down?
Any manual settings one can recommend for better quality? the i-frame up or down?
Apr 17, 2010, 7:58 am
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Is there a chance your ISP is throttling your bandwidth?
Originally Posted by jason8612
Hmm, I got my slingbox in the USA on Comcast (3+mbps upload) and my internet here in Poland is 80mbps+ down, but my streaming is around 1mbps, so the quality isnt the best.
Any manual settings one can recommend for better quality? the i-frame up or down?
Any manual settings one can recommend for better quality? the i-frame up or down?
Apr 17, 2010, 8:01 am
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I'm guessing that something on the connection is hitting a bottleneck...
Apr 17, 2010, 3:54 pm
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The pro is not limited, nor is the HD.
I would do a tracert from where you are in poland and see how many hops you are doing. I have had problems in Asia and Russia, getting a good signal, where in the USA I access SB's with 3+upstream and I have 5+ downstream and can only get 800-1MB, but that is enough for an HD stream. Works great.
I would do a tracert from where you are in poland and see how many hops you are doing. I have had problems in Asia and Russia, getting a good signal, where in the USA I access SB's with 3+upstream and I have 5+ downstream and can only get 800-1MB, but that is enough for an HD stream. Works great.
Apr 17, 2010, 4:22 pm
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do me a favor, try this guy,
maybe a screenshot of the results,
http://visualroute.visualware.com/index.php
maybe a screenshot of the results,
http://visualroute.visualware.com/index.php
Apr 17, 2010, 4:45 pm
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looks like you have a lot of higher latency hops closer to destination, all that adds up. Have you tried forcing the speed with the slingbox? in the client settings, put in say 1000kps and then 640x480 as the resolution, see what happens.
Sometimes the slingstream mis-interprest the latency as a problem and therefore throttles the attempted stream. By putting the number in there, it will just cram the stream down. I find it settles and buffers quite well though.
You might also, if you have it, try doing a VPN to a domestic destinaion and then making the connection. sometimes the VPN will actually speed up the traffic flow.
Sometimes the slingstream mis-interprest the latency as a problem and therefore throttles the attempted stream. By putting the number in there, it will just cram the stream down. I find it settles and buffers quite well though.
You might also, if you have it, try doing a VPN to a domestic destinaion and then making the connection. sometimes the VPN will actually speed up the traffic flow.
Apr 19, 2010, 12:05 am
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Yes it is worth getting Slingbox to watch your DVR on the road. I've used it domestically and internationally from far flung countries like Finland and China with zero issues.