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Published: Jul 4, 2015
Author: sneakypete
Post Date: 2015-07-04 20:44:05 by sneakypete
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Views: 19858
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www.sling.com

Above is the link to the homepage of sling tv,and below is a review by CNET magazine.

www.cnet.com/news/sling-t...rything-you-need-to-know/

Anybody else at LF trying this streaming tv service? 1st week is free,and after that it is 20 bucks a month and you get AMC and TNT,among other stations.

HBO is another $15 per month.

There are also free movies for your basic monthy subscription,as well as pay movies.

My Direct TV account was 70 bucks per month,but is creeping back up to a little over 100 bucks a month again,so I am looking for options.

I subscribed and hook up to it using my ROKU player,but you can also do both on your PC,or even on your smart phone.

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Just subscribed a couple hours ago,and have mixed feelings about it. A lot of the programs I would watch on it can also be watched on my Netflix and my Amazon Prime account for free,but not all. RIght now I have am/have been watching the History Channel on it,and the History Channel is also available on Netflix. Haven't checked to see if the programming is identical yet,though.

Frankly,AMC and TNT are big draws for me and why I am looking into it.

So far MY opinion is that it works as advertised,but there are a couple of negatives. The 2 big negatives is I don't see any way to record programs there yet,and the programming is hard to figure out. Frankly,I am spoiled by my Dish Network and Direct TV DVR's and their ability to check upcoming shows and record them instantly as well as VOD shows. Trying to find and view a program in episode order is at best "clunky" for me.

I may just decide at the end of the 7 days that it's worth another 80 bucks a month to have the convenience of recording and an excellent search engine from Dish or Direct. My time may not be worth much dollar wise,but it is worth something to me and I would rather spend it watching shows than trying to find them and remember when they come on.

What say yee?

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#1. To: sneakypete (#0)

Seems to me like you're wandering back into sat subscription. You may as well just do it. I don't see that the TNT/AMC combo with CNN and a few others is an especially good value. AFAIK, you can get the ultra-cheapo package on Directv or Dish for only a little more with higher reliability.

I saw something today at Ars Technica, an article on the best of the WiFi range extenders. Ars is a huge techie site if you aren't aware of it.

ArsTechnica: From the Wirecutter: The best consumer-grade Wi-Fi extender

The winner is this Netgear, currently showing at $120 but you can look around and find it for $100.

Amazon: NETGEAR AC1200 High Power 700mW Dual Band Wi-Fi Range Extender - Desktop with 5 Ports (EX6200)

It's dual-band, supports wireless printers, has a built-in DLNA media server if you plug in a USB hard drive with a bunch of movies (compatible with all your TV boxes like Roku and with computers and smartphones and tablets).

My thinking is you could try one of these Netgear range extenders. Put in in front of a window that faces your outlying metal shed. This Netgear has different modes for 2.4GHz and/or 5GHz so you can set it only to rebroadcast 2.4 or 5 or a combo. So you might choose 2.4GHz for the house but use the 5GHz band to transmit to your shop. (Naturally, you have to have 5GHz-capable networking for this, check your Roku 'cause it might be 2.4Ghz-only).

Anyway, if you could use one of these to boost your shop WiFi to work, it would still probably be cheaper than hiring someone to dig a trench for you to bury some cable. And if it didn't work, pack it up and send it back to Amazon for a refund. And it should work at that price and over that range because that is a very pricey WiFi booster. A pricey Wifi booster had better deliver what it promises or it should be returned to the retailer.

Amazon's top reviews provide some experience with using it to cover a entire backyard well enough for 1080p streaming without buffering.

Tooconservative  posted on  2015-07-05   10:52:14 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#71. To: TooConservative, sneakypete, A K A Stone, GrandIsland, Fred Mertz (#1) (Edited)

I own a slingbox. It allows me to watch cable tv from my American box when I am overseas.

You need high speed internet though. I need sling to stream Better Call Saul because then I will be in Europe and for Walking Dead.

You can switch channels from the remote on your pc or phone with sling box as well. No monthly fee. But you do pay for internet and for your cable/sat box.

I pay internet for two locations and a box. In Europe I don't have a box and just stream my cable box from the US.

Pericles  posted on  2015-07-06   17:36:30 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#72. To: Pericles (#71) (Edited)

I own a slingbox.

They have dedicated boxes for downloading,storing,and playing?

I need sling to stream Better Call Saul

Aside from agreeing with you about putting both shows on my viewing list,why would you need to stream it? Surely they have sat dish receivers in Europe?

Can you provide me with a URL for the sling box? I might be interested in one if it can record and has a HDMI port for a portable HDD.

In Europe I don't have a box and just stream my cable box from the US.

How is that done? Do you have a Sat phone? If so,isn't that so expensive it would be cheaper to buy the DVD's?

sneakypete  posted on  2015-07-06   18:31:41 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#75. To: sneakypete (#72)

If you spend 35 bucks you can get a chrome cast.

Then you use the chrome browser with this extension added.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/videostream-for-google- ch/cnciopoikihiagdjbjpnocolokfelagl?hl=en

Then it will send what you downloaded to your TV. Translates about everything and makes it the right size on your TV. Works great. Easy to use.

A K A Stone  posted on  2015-07-06   21:03:09 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#77. To: A K A Stone (#75)

Hmmm,interesting. I may just buy one next month and plug it into the open port of my HDMI "router". I don't know what to actually call it,but it switches HDMI ports on my tv.

sneakypete  posted on  2015-07-06   21:24:31 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#78. To: sneakypete (#77)

Here is how you stream from your computer with the Roku to your TV.

I prefer the Chromecast but Roku does it too.

www.tomsguide.com/us/play...usb-drive,news-18323.html

A K A Stone  posted on  2015-07-06   21:34:25 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#82. To: A K A Stone (#78)

Thanks for the links to Tom's site. I lost that about 2 computers ago.

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