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Slingplayer Mobile for Android Out NOW!

Wooby said:
I was all psyched for this, until I realized you have to have the latest Slingbox. It says if you have an older Slingbox you will have limited functionality? WTF does that mean, I can only get channels 1-32, 50 -65...
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Can you elaborate? Is this indeed the case? I was planning on buying this app, as I have a Slingbox Solo. I went to their site, but didn't see anything regarding required minimum level of Slingbox...
 
I don't know what the "limited functionality" is in the android app, but when they came out with Slingplayer 2.0 for the PC they said the same thing. If I remember, the only thing I was missing while using my old box was something like sending stats to slingbox's servers to "improve my experience"..... It was never any kind of functionality loss.
 
Although I expected a little better picture both pic/sound are totally synced....like I have said I would still purchase again!
 
anyone able to get the sound to play in the background if you're doing something else on the phone? mine disconnects as soon as I try to do something else.
 
Kidmet said:
I have SlingBox Classic and it worked beautifully yesterday. I streamed a couple of movies while working. Today, I am getting "connection failed" errors about 90 seconds in. The first 90 seconds are great. Not sure what the problem is. I haven't changed anything. hope this isn't the "not supported" they are talking about. Anyone else having connection failed errors?
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The app is working again. It's awesome!
 
I purchased the Slingplayer App to my Motorola Droid running JRummy’s Remix v0.7 Cyanmod 5.0.6.2 Build ESE81 Firmware Version 2.1-update 1 (rooted). After the install was complete I clicked on the slingplayer icon in my app drawer and the screen goes black for a quick second, then returns to the home page. Can anyone help me??? (BTW Installed the app on my wifes Droid ‘Bone stock 2.1-update 1, and it works GREAT!) If anyone can help me out or give me some ideas I’d appreciate it. I know there are people running Slingplayer on Rooted droids, and I would have to have to unroot my phone, but I gotta have Slingplayer so I can watch my proHD.
I uninstalled Slingplayer app. Rebooted phone, and reinstalled the app. I still can't get it to work at all (icon clicked, phone flashes for a second and then goes back to home screen). I initiated a text chat with Sling Media and was informed that they aren’t supporting rooted phone.
 
Question?

Soon I am going to buy a new phone. I want to use the slingbox. I understand that there is a new app to use "slingmedia" on the EVO 4g and Driod X. However I am hoping to use the slingbox technology on the phone to hook up to another TV when traveling. However I have read that the HDMI port on the EVO 4g won't support this.

I have not heard anything in regard to wheter or not the Droid X will perform this feature.


Will the EVO 4g or Droid X allow you to watch streaming interent video or a "slingbox" on an HD TV?

I have read that if you "jail break" an iphone, it will perform this task. But I really would prefer to buy the EVO or Droid because it has other features I like better than the iphone.


I love NFL football. But sometimes when I am away on Sundays I miss my favorite games. I want to use the HTC phone/sling box to hook into another TV so I don't have to watch the game on a small screen.

Please help.:)
 
Anyone else having problems with connecting to their slingbox? Mine worked like a charm all day yesterday, now I get connection failures. I wish it would be more consistent!
 
I hook up my Sirius Sat radio to one of the inputs on my DVR and BAM! Howard Stern streaming live with full pause, rewnd, ffwrd! Take that Sirius App!
 
I just got the Droid X running 2.1 from Verizon and I don't see the Sling App in the Android Market. I tried Appbrain and found it there but it won't let me install. I need my Sling-any suggestions?
 
I've just moved from TMobile to Three and I cannot get my Slingbox to work over 3G, it works OK on T-Mobile and WiFi.

Do Three block ports? Is there a way to get it to work?

Any help would be great.
 
yf19 said:
I hook up my Sirius Sat radio to one of the inputs on my DVR and BAM! Howard Stern streaming live with full pause, rewnd, ffwrd! Take that Sirius App!
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Hey yf19 - I'm interested in doing this as well, it never occured to me! Can you change the Sirius channels by doing this? I can probably hook it up to my Fios box.
Actually - I wonder if you can hook up the Sirius receiver to the Slingbox directly with the remote functioning?
 
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