Anyone using Slingbox with their E2 box?

[gizmofreak]

Hi folks

I'd like to know if anyone has connected their E2 box to a Slingbox and successfully managed to watch their channels from another location?

Also I notice that most Slingboxes at the moment have component connection rather than HDMI and that's probably overcome by using a converter type box.

What about changing channels etc I can't see how that would work.

I have done a search but most of the results are from 2013 and I would imagine things have moved on since then.

Thanks for any replies.

[Trial]

Hi,
I do not have a Slingbox but changing channel is done by an IR eye connected to the Sling. If you have a box with scart it may be possible that you also get a component signal from there and you only need a special cable.

ciao

[DaMacFunkin]

If you have a box that supports transcoding and you can set up a vpn you shouldn't need a sling box.

[2stein]

the slingbox does much better dynamic transcoding... so better results... had one years ago... was very happy with it.

[Trial]

Hi,
Duo2 is quite good. Solo2 is quite bad.

ciao

[timofee]

Slingbox works well, including channel changing.

The big drawback is that the video quality is awful.

[johnhoe]

Slingbox works well, including channel changing.

The big drawback is that the video quality is awful.

Well I have a slingbox and a VU+Solo2 and I think the video quality is quite good. Mine streams at about 1.2M which gives an acceptable picture on phones and tablets but is rather fuzzy on a large screen. Still, it works well and although you have to open up an outgoing port on the router, this seems inherently much safer than having port forwarding open on my Solo2 as the slingbox is probably not hackable from the WAN side.

[Huevos]

If you have a box that supports transcoding

If you have a decent internet connection you don't need transcoding.

[gizmofreak]

thanks for the replies folks.
What I'm hoping to do is stick my e2 box in server rack up in my study room, connect it to a sling box and then use the sling app on my android boxes which I have in every room.
Yes I know what I can use Kodi vu+ add-on method but I find that it doesn't work well and it won't do HD, for this reason I'm thinking to go with slingbox.
I can't understand how the Slingbox remote control thing works though. Maybe the included IR thingy is actually a blaster rather than an IR receiver?

[2stein]

Maybe the included IR thingy is actually a blaster rather than an IR receiver?

yes, it is.

[Trial]

Hi gizmo,
on my Core i3 Kodi PC HD with the VU+AddOn is no problem.

ciao

[johnhoe]

thanks for the replies folks.
What I'm hoping to do is stick my e2 box in server rack up in my study room, connect it to a sling box and then use the sling app on my android boxes which I have in every room.

You can only use a Slingbox with one streaming connection at a time. It is not suitable for simultaneous streaming to several places.

[2stein]

yes, just one connection... a slingbox is better for connections across the internet with varying speeds.

[gizmofreak]

Thanks again. I may order one from amazon and return it if it doesn't perform well.
Why oh why do they not have HDMI!!!

[judge]

What I'm hoping to do is stick my e2 box in server rack up in my study room, connect it to a sling box and then use the sling app on my android boxes which I have in every room.

If you're only streaming to boxes/tablets inside your home, why bother with the slingbox?