Slingbox...you can control via the Internet via the network...jjay said:
This is my first experience with DirecTv other than Tivo. I'm not familiar with the service you mention. If its like Tivo it would be browsing to thei corporate website and picking a recording that would at some later time be communicated to the DVR (without knowledge of what was already scheduled).barryb said:
That product just controls the receivers through their serial commands which are supported through the usb port.jjay said:
That service is half in place at best. You can request that a recording take place, but unless you are willing to risk cancelling some other recording without question or confirmation, you have no way of knowing if your request will be honored, and even if you say cancel all possible conflicts, you still have no way of knowing if your request will be honored. Failures to record in both cases are not uncommon.barryb said:
WHiel the shows may be slung in SD... POn my network they look pretty fantastic dor the quality, and its the only solution for watcing my programs when I'm on the road.... And it gives you complete control to schedule...richierich said:
What they have implemented so far is not what I would call a half baked mess... They give you a couple options and it is obviously somewhat limited in its ability... However, I really hope they steal a page from ReplayTV and implement their internet controls... The only thing they won't let you od is watch the program from a remote location, but full control of the unit and every setting is accessible from their website.cartrivision said:
I call something that gives you no way to tell if the recording was actually scheduled a half baked mess. As I said, both types of requests can and do fail with absolutely no indication that the requested recording was not scheduled. It doesn't even provide a minimum set of functions necessary for remote scheduling management. At best it's a very incomplete start towards the goal of implementing a decent remote management function.inkahauts said:
That's really the way to do it. Ideally, you should be able to see a screen on your computer that looks as if you are using a Slingbox to browse the guide and schedule a recording (but by simulating the remote GUI screens, not by actually streaming the video back to the remote screen).
