Everybody hopefully loves the slingbox and everybody hopefully loves windows rt and the rt powered microsoft surface but how do both play together well. Our website uses cookies to make your browsing experience better. Flip through channels with the virtual remote control. Of course they dont have an app for windows rt yet and hopefully they are working on one but in the mean time, there is a simple solution that works great. Pros allows remote viewing and control of any video source supports control of many different video input devices and sources. With a slingbox at home and slingplayer on your compatible smartphone or tablet, enjoy live or recorded tv over 3g, 4g or wifi.
Slingbox not compatible with windows 8 post by beradon. The slingplayer app is free to download to all of your mobile devices. Slingbox 500 slingbox m1 slingbox m2 slingbox 350 slingbox prohd slingbox solo windows phone 8 is required for slingbox m1 compatibility. My slingbox would not work on my new router answer. Access channels including nfl redzone, nfl network, espn, espn 2, fs1, fs2, tnt, nba tv, nhl network, sec network. Dish network takes on tv everywhere by integrating. To find the latest versions of slingplayer for desktop or slingplayer for mobile devices, click here. Slingplayer for windows legacy desktop version this is our older, desktop version which is no longer being developed.
You may get in touch with sling player support to find out if any sling player app is being developed for windows rt edition. Slingplayer for windows 8 now available windows central. Keep up with all your favorite teams across the nfl, nba, mlb, mls, nhl, ncaa football, ncaa basketball and every major soccer league. How to use slingplayer and slingbox with microsoft surface with windows rt youtube watch the video and check out the youtube notes all the necessary links are added. Feb 26, 2012 just so everyone is aware, the official word from sling is that the slingbox and slingplayers are not compatible with windows 8. If you have a slingbox 500 model, you can checkupdate its firmware manually. Frequently asked questions about slingplayer for windows 8. If you have an older windows machine or an older slingbox, you will need this older, unsupported software to use or set up your slingbox. To reset your slingbox, you must be on your home network and have physical access the slingbox. Dish network takes on tv everywhere by integrating slingbox into its hopper dvrs. Asus rtac88u router fixes slingbox connection issues and. To do this, using the slingbox 500 remote control, press the topmost slingbox logo button to display slingbox 500 onscreen menu on your tv. On the road, at work, or on vacation, a slingbox makes it easy to watch and control your home tv from virtually anywhere, anytime on your laptop, tablet, smartphone or connected device. As with all slingbox experiences, there was a slight delay when operating the tv controls, navigating.
The most popular version of the slingplayerdesktop 5. Sling media has officially announced it is now available in the windows 8 app store. Slingplayer for windows phone will not work with slingboxes prior to solo and prohd because they do not support the. For anyone interested, slingbox seems to be working on the surface by going to this link within the slingbox website. Nov 04, 2016 i finally got fed up tolerating my frequent connection issues with my slingbox m1. Pause, fastforward, rewind and even schedule dvr recordings. To download older software or utilities, click below. Change channels, control your dvr and watch your favorite shows wherever you are. The admin password is hidden, but if you login into your slingbox web page and then browse to this url, the information can be found.
Team slingbox is made up of likeminded, hardworking entertainment and technology enthusiasts. You replaced the router that was originally connected your slingbox. Sling tv is a live tv streaming service, offering the best content of live television, streamed to you on any device. Whether youre at home or onthego, with a slingbox m1 or slingbox 500 at home and slingplayer for windows 8 on your mobile device, you can watch all your live and recorded shows anywhere. I finally got fed up tolerating my frequent connection issues with my slingbox m1. Windows tablet rtpro o armx86 equivalente o pc windows 8. In addition to the av connectors, there are 10100 ethernet, power and infrared extender cable connectors. Whether in the home or on the go, with a slingbox connected at home and slingplayer on your mobile device, youre in control of your tv experience. If you have a slingbox i would bet you have already looked for a way to get it to play on your surface and were unsuccessful. Slingbox 500 turns your home tv into a smart tv with an intuitive onscreen menu. I work with enterprise customers who have large amounts of network printing equipment to help with their businesses. With a slingbox at home, the slingplayer software makes it easy to watch your live or recorded tv wherever you are.
Flip through channels with the onscreen remote control. Our builtin antivirus checked this download and rated it as 100% safe. November 18, 20 slingboxs slingplayer adds airplay, roku support, and windows 8. Slingbox users can now use a newly released slingplayer for windows 8. Provide an interface sdk to communicate with a slingbox slingmedia for creating custom slingbox player program or some plugin for existing media player like vlc. Press the power button on the back of your slingbox and hold it down for 20 seconds. The current setup file available for download requires 35. Cons currently only supports windows xp and 2000 can be tricky to setup in some environments.
After announcing last month that a slingplayer app for windows was on the way, its now in. I figured this type of router would do a better job of keeping a steady connection between my slingbox. It is ready to be reconfigured when the sling logo led blinks slowly. Turn your smartphone or tablet into a tv with slingplayer software. Note this is using a lan and not even going through the internet. But if you have problems connecting to your slingbox outside of your home, here are some things to try. The infrared extender is used to send ir commands to your chosen video input component, with one end of the extender plugging into the slingbox and the other end placed near the ir window of the video input component you need to control. With a slingbox at home and your sling account set up you can enjoy your home tv, live and recorded, anytime, anywhere. While we were on vacation, we went back and forth between watching shows on the slingbox and finding the same shows via their network websites hbo, showtime, comedy central. When connected to a slingbox you can extend your complete living room tv experience from slingplayer.
Windows 8 users who have been clamoring for the slingbox app promised last month can stop waiting. In this case, the slingbox was set up to work with your original router and now needs a new ip address from your new router. Support downloads slingbox support slingbox support. Nov 09, 2012 as we all struggle to wait for apps to run things that we have run on our pcs or phones, one app that i ran successfully on my windows 7. Windows and windows phone 8 support is coming too, according to slings. Our awardwinning slingplayer software makes it easy to watch your. After installing slingplayer software, you can view your tv signal or. How to slingplayer on surface rt windows central forums. How to use slingplayer to watch slingbox video on the surface rt microsoft surface blog, windows rt, windows 8, surface pro, xbox surface, microsoft works fine, the only issue is when it comes to closing and reopening ie. The slingbox is a tv streaming media device made by sling media that encodes local video for transmission over the internet to a remote device sometimes called placeshifting. Press and hold the reset button down until the network light on the front panel flashes twice quickly. Frequently asked questions about slingplayer for windows 8 support.
We recommend that customers use for online slingbox setup and viewing. Dec, 20 if you happen to own a slingbox media streamer and a windows 8. Slingbox lets you watch tv on your mac or windows pc anywhere. Watch and control your live and recorded tv anywhere, anytime with this wifienabled box on your tablet, phone or laptop in up to full hd.
Mar 06, 2014 slingbox website streaming wont work at all on windows rt, at least not without a hack. Jan 07, 20 dish network takes on tv everywhere by integrating slingbox into its hopper dvrs. We asked ourselves what would make tvwatching even better, and these are the ideas that went up on the white board. Slingplayer for windows 8, 10 now available for download. Go here for the windows version of the slingplayer desktop client, and here for the mac version. Pause, fastforward and rewind your shows so you never miss the games close calls. Our award winning slingplayer software makes it easy to watch your. If you have a slingbox prohd or solo, you will need to reconfigure it. My slingbox information log in with your sling account and get info about your slingbox, including current internet viewing status and slingbox id information. The most recent roku firmware update, that roku rolled out week of september 23, 2019, is not compatible with the slingplayer app. New features have been embedded into the app including a gallery view, a touchenabled user interface, and support for windows rt tablets. Slingplayer is the perfect companion to your windows 8 tablet or pc.
Hi trolane, thank you for posting in the microsoft community. No, industry editions are not licensed for these applications and therefore updates to these applications are not supported. The remote for controlling your tv works better than even the controls on the windows 7. Slingbox makes it simple to access your live and recorded shows, movies and sports. With the slingbox m1m2, slingbox 350, and slingbox 500, weve simplified internet viewing setup. The slingbox 500 can take as long as 10 minutes to complete a hard reset procedure. Historically, microsoft windows mobile and windows phone 7 platforms were supported. You can run as an embedded small window or go full screen so you dont even see the desktop and the image looks great. System status normal the sling media directory services that help slingplayer connect to your slingbox are operating normally. The most likely suspect was my cheapass router, flashed with ddwrt, so i decided to roll the dice and ponyup for a highend gaming router. Nov 17, 2012 how to use slingplayer to watch slingbox video on the surface rt microsoft surface blog, windows rt, windows 8, surface pro, xbox surface, microsoft works fine, the only issue is when it comes to closing and reopening ie. Of course they dont have an app for windows rt yet and hopefully they are working on one but in the mean time. If you like tv, its hard not to smile when you take control of your tv and dvr from your mobile device. After about 2 minutes, the power led glows steadily, and the sling logo led blinks, meaning that your slingbox is in a factoryreset state, ready to be reconfigured.
Easily find news, shows or movies, or get live sports stats while watching the game. Slingbox support slingplayer for windows legacy desktop. If you are using them to watch tv elsewhere from a laptop you are considering updating to win8. The trickiest part is probably figuring out the admin password and network port. When the update process completes, you can go back to watching your tv anywhere. After announcing last month that a slingplayer app for windows was on the way, its now in the. Score the best of live sports for less sling tv is the place to be for your live sports. Watch all of your tv on all of your phones and tablets. Feedback for slingbox support site content only got feedback for the content within this site. As we all struggle to wait for apps to run things that we have run on our pcs or phones, one app that i ran successfully on my windows 7. If your slingbox firmware is out of date, you will see a button on the upperright side of the window that says check for updates. Ever, since i got my first slingbox classic back in 2006 right in time for the football world cup at that time, i was thrilled by sling medias easytouse placeshift technology which allowed to stream your linear home tv and recorded tv shows to a pc or smartphone anywhere in the world. Also provide a sample application that can be use to record from slingbox. Sling released a native version for the windows 8 platform in december 20.
Slingbox player the only problem is, it only works in the desktop version of ie 10. Servicio inalambrico 3g o 4g, o conexion a internet wifi. Certain configurations of the slingbox prohd and slingbox solo are not compatible with slingplayer for windows 8. Sling initially offered a desktop application for windows and the macintosh, which was deprecated when the slingbox watch website was released. Be patient it can take up to 60 seconds for that quick double flash. Slingplayer is the perfect companion to your windows 8 tablet, laptop, convertible or pc. Slingplayer for the web lets you enjoy live or recorded tv over the internet. Stay away only if you have a powerful windows 8 device like the surface pro models, at least until slingmedia adds new features. Streams any video content over a lan or internet to a windows xp pc. Frequently asked questions about slingplayer for windows 8 slingplayer for windows 8 provides supports for yet another device where you can watch your tv anywhere. Dont miss your favorite tv shows and events when youre away from home.
These older software and utilities are no longer being updated, nor are they supported by sling media. Its the live tv you love, for less less hassle, less cost and less cable headaches. If you own a slingbox or are a dish network subscriber, click show details for details about slingplayer. Sling media announces slingplayer roku support and unveils plans for a windows rt 8. Note that these are older versions they havent been supported in quite a while, or qualified for use with any of our latest slingbox models. Get the most out of your slingbox with slingplayer. It allows users to remotely view and control their cable, satellite, or digital video recorder dvr system at home from a remote internetconnected pc, smartphone, or tablet as if he or she were at home. The slingplayer app is now available for windows 8 tablets or pc. I did some web searching and i found someone with the answer and it works.
You can use slingplayer for windows 8 on any windows tablet, laptop, or desktop running windows 8. More about slingbox a slingbox is a piece of equipment that hooks to a users video equipment and broadcasts the output over the internet. The sling media directory services that help slingplayer connect to your slingbox are operating normally. Sep 16, 20 no mobile app options for windows rtbut there is support for windows phone 7 and 8. No mobile app options for windows rtbut there is support for windows phone 7 and 8. Find interesting tv shows to watch, change channels, control your dvr and watch your favorite shows, all on your windows device. Slingplayer for windows 8 provides supports for yet another device where you can watch your tv anywhere. Like all slingboxes before it, the m1 can stream live and dvred. As with all slingbox experiences, there was a slight delay when operating the tv controls, navigating menus, and using dvr, due to the limits of consumergradevirtualization technology. Here is a link which you can refer to get in touch with sling player support. That doesnt mean you cant stay uptodate with everything. If you happen to own a slingbox media streamer and a windows 8.
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