Sure, it's great to have a Slingbox if you want to watch live or recorded TV on the go. You can plug it in to your TiVo, cable company PVR or other set top box. You can even plug it into a DVD changer to watch movies from your hotel room while you're on vacation.But Sling Media hasn't includes codes to control PC-based PVRs like BeyondTV or SageTV.
Well, as Richard over at FreshArrival points out, you can create your own custom set of Slingbox controls, and that's just what he's done. He's created a file that allows a Slingbox to control his BeyondTV 4.x setup, as if he were using the IR remote that comes with a Hauppauge PVR-150 TV tuner card. I'm sure it wouldn't be too hard to modify the settings to get a Slingbox to work with different remote controls or software.
I'm not entirely sure why you'd choose a Slingbox over the free Orb if you plan to stream content on your PC to another PC. But if you happen to be a Slingbox enthusiast, or have a Slingbox in the living room that you'd like to move into the office, this tweak might be what you're looking for.
1. Brad, it is unlikely that any company will include fish as a means to control any of your electronic devices.
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Posted at 8:55AM on Nov 28th 2006 by typo_king