Hmm. Just had a thought. We might be able to program the ota channels to record and then watch the playback. So in effect you could watch your local ota's with a very slight delay.
Haven't played with that yet, but we shall see.
i'm confused!!! I see my OTA channels when I go to the grid. Even the sub-channels. Am I doing something wrong??
If you have a 722K, you have OTA on TV 1 and TV 2. If you have a 622 or a 722, you only have OTA on TV1.
Well, a brief description of my installs, and using DRA. The installation of the adapter itself was simply plugging it in. The ViP722 receiver in my master bedroom recognized it and put up a banner noting it had been attached.
First, I did the iPhone. Using Safari, I went to Dish.com. It recognized that I was on an iPhone and gave me a different screen, ultimately loading a dish app. After that, access via the dish app works just fine. The process wasn't exactly as described in the instructions, but close enough. Of course, it's a small screen, but over 3G it is quite acceptable for one person to watch for short periods, or even two, really close people. My wife was amazed.
Second, I set up the W7 FF4 laptop. I did this over a moderate 3G connection. It loaded a Firefox add-on. This was rather lengthy, perhaps because my av s/w was so carefully examining everything. A restart of Firefox is required. There are 4 quality settings: auto, good, better & Best/HD.
The PQ and AQ on the laptop was lousy over "2 bar" 3G. Via wireless, also, it had too many breakups and lip sync was just awful. I figured it was my miserable Fios Actiontec wireless router. Then suddenly,:. Or perhaps more accurately, DUH! I forgot, my master bedroom ViP722 was connected thru a hub! A brainless, bandwidth destroying, HUB! So I moved the little red wonder down to the living room ViP722. Now, over the same wireless, it works just fine, just leave it on auto. Same for the laptop over a 2 bar 3G, just fine. This weekend, I'll run a VGA cable from the laptop to a TV in our RV and see how it looks. Assuming, of course, we can get anything over the (barely) 3G out there.
BTW, I've run it over RJ-45 also, to good effect.
It is interesting to watch the ViP722 turn itself on and shift in and out of dual mode. Flawlessly. The one thing it does not seem to do is turn itself off when you're done. Minor problem, but it means I need to hit the power switch before using my Harmony to control my system.
Now I've got to run the master bedroom ViP722 directly, bypassing the hub, and leave all the other stuff on the hub. Glad I ran two drops there. Too bad I need four.
Favorites lists would be real nice.
I tried dish online briefly, not much to say there. Maybe after I've used it more.
In short, it seems to be really worthwhile. If it works at the campground, I'm sure we'll get a lot of use out of it. I'll report on that, later.
I'm researching the adapter and you caught my attention with this one.
My solution was going to be run one cat6 to the entertainment center and then add a switch to connect all the devices.
Do you think a modern ethernet switch will do a good job instead of an old HUB?
I'm researching the adapter and you caught my attention with this one.
My solution was going to be run one cat6 to the entertainment center and then add a switch to connect all the devices.
Do you think a modern ethernet switch will do a good job instead of an old HUB?
Pretty much anything you will work that says switch.. you would have to dig very very hard to find a hub.
Pretty much anything you will work that says switch.. you would have to dig very very hard to find a hub.
Have any of you with iPads tried to use HDMI out to watch content on a connected HDTV? I have an iPad 1 but with Apple's new HDMI adapter I'm only getting audio, but no video.
Has anybody tried using Apple's new HDMI out iPad cable to watch Sling Adapter content on a connected HDTV? When I hook up my iPad (version 1) to my HDTV via the HDMI adapter I'm only getting audio, no video.
... I did find this at Uncle Google's House of Homeopathy & Personal Responsibility Clinics... (aka www.google.com ) under "... which ipad apps support ..."
http://www.theipadguide.com/faq/which-ipad-apps-support-hdmi-video-out-digital-av-adapter
Don't know the date on that, don' t know if apple updated or added additional applications that would be "allowed" to send video .. but it at the very least gives you a direction to go.
While I'd normally rail on dish to pay any fees or royalties needed to allow the video to work (if it is this restriction that causes it) I'd instead rail on Apple because of its DRM stance and attutude toward users and its use of witchcrafts and spells that keep their minions under their watchful eye never straying and never rising up with pitchfork or flame to burn the house of apple to cinders.. a powerful magic indeed. O
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