I'm thinking of getting my OH a Slingbox for Christmas, but I don't know much about how they work & I know I'll have to do the setting-up etc.
He'd be using it to watch shows on his laptop (Dell Inspiron 1501), so my questions are:
[LIST][*]How does the signal get to the laptop? Does it use your download allowance from your ISP (we've got broadband) or a separate connection or signal?
[*]The shows he's be watching would normally be on Sky. Would he have to leave the Sky+ box on the required channel, or does the Slingbox come with a remote that can be used to change the channels?
[*]If you use a Slingbox with a laptop, can you record the shows to the laptop to watch/burn later or are they encrypted in some way to stop you?
[*]Can the Slingbox record/store shows for watching later, or is it "watch now, lose forever"?
[*]Lastly, how good are they? If I buy one, he'll get all hyper about having it & then never let me hear the end of it if it's poor watching quality or doesn't always receive the shows/channels expected.
[/LIST]Thanks.
[LIST][*]How does the signal get to the laptop? Does it use your download allowance from your ISP (we've got broadband) or a separate connection or signal?
[*]The shows he's be watching would normally be on Sky. Would he have to leave the Sky+ box on the required channel, or does the Slingbox come with a remote that can be used to change the channels?
[*]If you use a Slingbox with a laptop, can you record the shows to the laptop to watch/burn later or are they encrypted in some way to stop you?
[*]Can the Slingbox record/store shows for watching later, or is it "watch now, lose forever"?
[*]Lastly, how good are they? If I buy one, he'll get all hyper about having it & then never let me hear the end of it if it's poor watching quality or doesn't always receive the shows/channels expected.
[/LIST]Thanks.