Best streaming option?

4 for Boating · 04-22-2019, 10:05 PM

We are using the 500 at home - I cannot really recall why we picked that over the others.

One aspect (there is always something) that I will say/recall is many of the movie channels like HBO and Showtime block this type of solution on the HDMI channel even though it's legal. Slingbox recommends the use of Component (HD) in between your cable box and the sling box as it has no restrictions and will not/cannot be blocked by any HDMI security protocol. This also requires your cable box to have Component (the green / blue / red) output.

You can find many articles on this online and I think it's best to do a little homework on the hookup before purchase to assure everything will connect together as desired.

Once it's going, it has been flawless for us - over 1.5 years now

04-22-2019, 10:05 PM	#21
4 for Boating Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 224 Thanks: 1 Thanked 38 Times in 26 Posts	Slingbox We are using the 500 at home - I cannot really recall why we picked that over the others. One aspect (there is always something) that I will say/recall is many of the movie channels like HBO and Showtime block this type of solution on the HDMI channel even though it's legal. Slingbox recommends the use of Component (HD) in between your cable box and the sling box as it has no restrictions and will not/cannot be blocked by any HDMI security protocol. This also requires your cable box to have Component (the green / blue / red) output. You can find many articles on this online and I think it's best to do a little homework on the hookup before purchase to assure everything will connect together as desired. Once it's going, it has been flawless for us - over 1.5 years now