apple tv + slingbox =???

[antok86]

will the current gen apple tv allow you to view your slingbox?

 

[posnera]

will the current gen apple tv allow you to view your slingbox?

Not as far as I know. The slingplayer iOS app uses a different video format which I don't think will work with Airplay.

Someone who knows better, please tell me I'm wrong, I'd love to get slingbox up on my Apple TV.

 

[Uabcar]

I'm really hoping to be able access my slingbox via atv.

I think (hope) one of two things happens- either an iOS update in the future will enable downloading of apps onto atv. One big issue here, at least as I understand it, is that the atv has limited on board storage- which is intended for buffering. Perhaps a v.2 version will have more memory.

The alternative is an updated version of the iphones/ipads slingplayer app that supports video over airplay. Given Slings track record with prior updates, if this is even possible (no system/OS constraints etc.), we could expect and update in 2015.

 

[tippman]

Bump

 

[Uofmtiger]

Eyetv has the ability to do it now, so I would expect that it is possible for Sling. As was mentioned, Sling is terribly slow to add updates, so it could be a while before we see it.

 

[TheBaconKing]

Eyetv has the ability to do it now, so I would expect that it is possible for Sling. As was mentioned, Sling is terribly slow to add updates, so it could be a while before we see it.

And when they do finally update they require you to buy the latest slingbox to use the apps..