Phreak's Training Camp Report; 29 July 2006

Magical_Retard · July 31, 2006, 11:47:16 AM

damn that slingbox thing looks awesome cept i dont know anyone in the philly area to put it on thier tv.

ice grillin you · July 31, 2006, 11:50:48 AM

doesnt the person who puts it on their tv also have to hook it to their computer...meaning the computer and tv would have to be near each other

Susquehanna Birder · July 31, 2006, 12:23:44 PM

They would just plug it into their router (assuming they have one, of course). The problem as I see it is the speed limitation with cable internet providers. While I can get up to something like 12 mbps download speeds to my PC, my uploads (from my home to the outside world) don't get much better than 300 kbps or so. The quality from one home to another - across the country - is going to be much worse than just doing wireless across the length of a house.

Beermonkey · July 31, 2006, 12:24:51 PM

Quote from: ice grillin you on July 31, 2006, 11:50:48 AM
doesnt the person who puts it on their tv also have to hook it to their computer...meaning the computer and tv would have to be near each other

Not necessarily. I would think that you would have to run an ethernet cable from the box to the router, which can be close to the TV or located on another room/floor.

phillywin2k5 · July 31, 2006, 03:53:07 PM

Quote from: T_Section224 on July 31, 2006, 10:30:26 AM
Quote from: Susquehanna Birder on July 31, 2006, 10:24:20 AMSheEagle isn't in the Philly area. By "home games" she means the local franchise's home games.
i know, but it was phillywin2k5 that made the slingbox comment. sheeagles probably doesn't get the home games, slingbox would do her a world of good.

i have season tix but for the away games they dont show em all in NNJ.

as for the quality, its not HDTV but its a fair picture that doesnt require me to leave the house to watch the away games. The stream right now is averaging 350 Kbps. on a 20" screen you get 1/2 to 3/4 screen at decent view. Then i hook it upto my Big Screen TV and its good enough for the games like the Texans game which im sure wont be on. You can get the Slingbox for about $150. You connect it to your cable box and if needed passthru to your TV. Ethernet cable goes to router. Yes you have to watch what they are watching on that cable box. But you also have control of the box if you want to F with them. I remote into the box and always turn on the Spanish Channel to mess with my bro. And i can use the DVR too, hell you can rent PPV if you want.

Wingspan · July 31, 2006, 04:05:27 PM

Quote from: ice grillin you on July 31, 2006, 09:35:33 AM
For example, one could install it on the TV of their parents in the Philly area & allow the user to watch all the Eagles home games, even though they live outside the area.

if i were to do that and my mom was watching american idol but i wanted to watch a flyers game on channel 57 could i do that...or can the pc only carry the station that the tv is set to

www.google.com

PhillyPhreak54 · July 31, 2006, 04:12:57 PM

Quote from: mussa on July 31, 2006, 10:19:01 AM
phreak were u wearing a sleaveless black shirt sat? i think i just saw you on CSN, it was a McCants TD i think.

Sleeveless green shirt

mussa · July 31, 2006, 04:50:23 PM

i think it was you. were you near the endzone on that TD to McCants?>

PhillyPhreak54 · July 31, 2006, 04:51:35 PM

If it was in the afternoon, I wasn't there. I left after the morning and got piss drunk.

dis12 · July 31, 2006, 06:35:00 PM

Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on July 31, 2006, 04:51:35 PM
If it was in the afternoon, I wasn't there. I left after the morning and got piss drunk.

you do that a lot.

PhillyPhreak54 · July 31, 2006, 11:41:09 PM

Quote from: dis12 on July 31, 2006, 06:35:00 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on July 31, 2006, 04:51:35 PM
If it was in the afternoon, I wasn't there. I left after the morning and got piss drunk.

you do that a lot.

I do. And it feels so good too.

Phreak's Training Camp Report; 29 July 2006

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