Hey guys, I finally decided to cut the cord at my apartment and cancel our dish account there. I tried to live with locals but its almost impossible to pick them up OTA.
Right nowI have a hopper with sling connected to my home dsl (3mbps down 1mbps upload). And the PQ is nice on my ipad, iphone and laptop.
So far this is what I have accomplished.
Setup 1- apple TV 2
-hardwired to my network at the apartment (5mbps down, 2mbps up)
-Airplay works!.... Only when in HQ mode and since my home internet is slow, Its stutters in HQ. SQ is watchable but airplay won't work and i don't understand why(only sound)
At this moment the solution to get this working is to upgrade the internet at home where the dvr is. The problem is that no isp offers more than 1mb upload in that area.
Setup 2- Windows 8 laptop connected via HDMI
-works and looks good when I select "better" in the dish anywhere quality settings.
-is a small hassle to carry the laptop and not being able to work while I watch tv.
-need to use my ipad as a remote in order to control the tv
Is there any other way to get sling content onto a tv? If not I'm thinking of building a cheap HTPC or buying a super cheap desktop and plugging it into the tv with a wireless keyboard and mouse.
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Right nowI have a hopper with sling connected to my home dsl (3mbps down 1mbps upload). And the PQ is nice on my ipad, iphone and laptop.
So far this is what I have accomplished.
Setup 1- apple TV 2
-hardwired to my network at the apartment (5mbps down, 2mbps up)
-Airplay works!.... Only when in HQ mode and since my home internet is slow, Its stutters in HQ. SQ is watchable but airplay won't work and i don't understand why(only sound)
At this moment the solution to get this working is to upgrade the internet at home where the dvr is. The problem is that no isp offers more than 1mb upload in that area.
Setup 2- Windows 8 laptop connected via HDMI
-works and looks good when I select "better" in the dish anywhere quality settings.
-is a small hassle to carry the laptop and not being able to work while I watch tv.
-need to use my ipad as a remote in order to control the tv
Is there any other way to get sling content onto a tv? If not I'm thinking of building a cheap HTPC or buying a super cheap desktop and plugging it into the tv with a wireless keyboard and mouse.
Posted Using The New SatelliteGuys Reader App!