It looks like Sling Media is shipping their Slingbox device. This looks like a very cool way to be able to watch all of you video content outside of your house. In fact, I think that this could replaces some of the uses of BitTorrent for video content. (I think that BitTorrent is used when people already have access to the content at home, but they want to watch it somewhere else.)
I wonder a couple of things about the Slingbox
- How does the setup software get the list of possible remote codes? It doesn't look like there is a way to learn remote codes from the Slingbox itself. Maybe they have a database that is similar to the one used by Harmony Remotes.
- Would it be possible to learn IR codes from multiple devices? For example, plug a AV switcher into the Slingbox, and use remote codes for the AV switcher to change video source, and then send commands for that device.
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1. Slingbox can learn your TiVo or RePlay codes, but your TV. It has it's own (limited) keypad that allows you to enter any TV channel.
ReplyDelete2. Soon, I believe.
Charlie