Hook up a slingbox to a hopper (2000)?

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Hey guys

Is there any way to get the hopper to integrate with an old slingbox solo that I have?

I really just got this receiver to get more recording tuners but it would be nice to be able to sling from it if I ever need to

Thanks!

 

[lucky86]

You can hook it up just like you would to any other device but you need to use the Slingplayer application, the DISH Anywhere apps/site will not work with a stand alone Slingbox.

 

[Widescreen]

Yep. Just got a hopper 2000 installed Tuesday and hooked up my Solo to it and it works great. It looks like you can't access it with Dish Anywhere but it works fine using slingbox.com.

 

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Ugh, I really wanted to use Dish Anywhere but something is better than nothing I will start to mess with it tonight after work.

 

[Smwoodward]

You can always add the $50 sling adapter to use dish anywhere.


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You can always add the $50 sling adapter to use dish anywhere.


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I'm probably going to give the slingbox to my brother since ha has basic cable and I'll buy the sling adapter.

 

[lucky86]

I have the Sling Adapter as well as other Sling products and I personally think that the Sling Adapter is much more simple and easy to use.

 

[garys]

The Sling Adaptor works great with Dish Anywhere, it recently updated to include OnDemand recordings as well as the recordings on the dvr (at least on my iPhone, not sure if other type phones get it yet though).

 

[3HaloODST]

A few things I would like fixed with the Sling Adapter/Built-in Sling on Hopper is OTA support, EHD support, adult channel support, ability to change channels on the Hopper TV, most (if not all) of those things work on 722k w/Sling Adapter.

That's the advantage of a Sling Box, pretty much everything you can do in front of the Hopper you can do with the Sling Box.

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[Tampa8]

As mentioned you can do and watch anything with a slingbox.

 

[bchandler02]

Legacy slingboxes will work with hopper as stated just like any other box. I used mine at first like this. Then, I upgraded to the Sling Adapter, which uses dish anywhere. Now I've updated to HWS and no longer need the sling adapter. PM me if you'd like to save a few bucks on a 6 month old one.

 

[charlesrshell]

Be aware that built in Sling and the Sling Adapter does not support the following: Cannot access the EHD. Does not support the virtual 40.0 remote control. No access to the OTA channels. No access to the Adult channels. Remote viewing and Hopper at home cannot sync together while watching a recorded program. And also that has been mentioned earlier, Slingbox.com no longer supports Hoppers with Sling and Sling Adapters. Slingbox.com works a lot smother than Dishanywere.com. I have my old Slingbox Pro connected back up to one of my Hoppers with Sling so I can have all these features.

 

[Tampa8]

If you have never used an actual Slingbox it's probably hard to realize how much it does, plus connecting security cameras, a Roku, just about anything you want to be able to see or hear over the internet or in another room. The pro unit with the OTA tuner is fantastic, you don't even bother anyone else watching TV.

 

[charlesrshell]

If you have never used an actual Slingbox it's probably hard to realize how much it does, plus connecting security cameras, a Roku, just about anything you want to be able to see or hear over the internet or in another room. The pro unit with the OTA tuner is fantastic, you don't even bother anyone else watching TV.

Yep, I hear ya. I think the virtual remote control is what I miss the most.