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tcristy · 03-23-06, 07:32 PM

It has composite and s-video inputs, not just a tuner. It can take and encode any standard video signal. You could hook it up to a DVD changer if you wanted to, for example. It also has a built-in universal remote. You put the IR emitters from the Slingbox in front of the device to be controlled and you can send it any instructions you normally would from your standard remote from the client. I can literally use, control, and watch my TiVo like I was in the same room using the real remote (except for the network lag, of course). As far as my TiVo knows, I am in the room with the remote. The composite video out from the TiVo is hooked up to the Slingbox, which encodes it and sends it to the client. I see the same thing I would if I hooked to video out to a TV instead of the Slingbox.

They likely have the remote codes for your cable DVR (they have the major ones) already in the box, so yes you would be able to watch and control it just like at home. There are people doing just that.

03-23-06, 07:32 PM	#10 (permalink)
tcristy Aximsite Prospect Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 12 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	It has composite and s-video inputs, not just a tuner. It can take and encode any standard video signal. You could hook it up to a DVD changer if you wanted to, for example. It also has a built-in universal remote. You put the IR emitters from the Slingbox in front of the device to be controlled and you can send it any instructions you normally would from your standard remote from the client. I can literally use, control, and watch my TiVo like I was in the same room using the real remote (except for the network lag, of course). As far as my TiVo knows, I am in the room with the remote. The composite video out from the TiVo is hooked up to the Slingbox, which encodes it and sends it to the client. I see the same thing I would if I hooked to video out to a TV instead of the Slingbox. They likely have the remote codes for your cable DVR (they have the major ones) already in the box, so yes you would be able to watch and control it just like at home. There are people doing just that. Last edited by tcristy; 03-23-06 at 07:35 PM.