What do I need to record Slingbox broadcast onto my PC?

If I'm watching my Sky broadcast on my laptop elsewhere because it's
being sent via a Slingbox, can I record what I'm watching as a video
file on my laptop? Or better still, can I set a timer to record it?
Excuse the ignorance- am considering buying a Slingbox and want to
know more about its functionality...
Regards

On 19 Apr 2007 05:39:02 -0700, 01steven
wrote:

If I'm watching my Sky broadcast on my laptop elsewhere because it's
being sent via a Slingbox, can I record what I'm watching as a video
file on my laptop? Or better still, can I set a timer to record it?
Excuse the ignorance- am considering buying a Slingbox and want to
know more about its functionality...
Regards

You can use "At Large Recorder" to record the Slingbox stream.
However you will need to use an older version of the Slingbox
software for this to work.

http://www.applian.com/at-large-recorder/index.php

Another way is to use a Slingbox to control a PVR (e.g. a Sky+
box). As well as watching live TV you can use the Slingbox to
playback recordings stored on the PVR or you can programme the
PVR to make new recordings.

Nick.

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This seems something that Slingbox might want to add to their product. This
would have two advantages...

1. Uploading a program could be done "off peak", when the folks back home
aren't surfing the web for example.
2. Playback issues would vanish because the upload could be slower than
realtime (say whilst I'm asleep) but then I can playback later realtime and
best quality.

Of course there is the problem of "copying" files around. What is required
is the same function as is available now - the ability to watch the program
that I saved but NOT the ability to stream the saved file. Now there must
be some sort of security as I login to a Slingbox (I don't own one - yet) so
presumably the same security could be appended to the file requiring me to
"login" to the file.

I say "same" - in fact it would be better perhaps to do the following..

- I login to the Slingbox
- I setup a second set of "upload-and-save" security which is the set
appended to all saved uploads.

This is better because if someone were to get my save file and crack the
security, they still couldn't take control of my Slingbox.

Paul DS.

On Fri, 20 Apr 2007 09:41:47 +0100, "Paul D.Smith"
wrote:

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This seems something that Slingbox might want to add to their product. This
would have two advantages...

You seem to have overlooked that Slingbox has no storage. It's purely
a streaming device.

1. Uploading a program could be done "off peak", when the folks back home
aren't surfing the web for example.
2. Playback issues would vanish because the upload could be slower than
realtime (say whilst I'm asleep) but then I can playback later realtime and
best quality.

That sounds like the service that TiVoToGo provides in the US.

Nick.

"Paul D.Smith" wrote in message
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...snip...

This seems something that Slingbox might want to add to their product.
This would have two advantages...

1. Uploading a program could be done "off peak", when the folks back home
aren't surfing the web for example.
2. Playback issues would vanish because the upload could be slower than
realtime (say whilst I'm asleep) but then I can playback later realtime
and best quality.

Of course there is the problem of "copying" files around. What is
required is the same function as is available now - the ability to watch
the program that I saved but NOT the ability to stream the saved file.
Now there must be some sort of security as I login to a Slingbox (I don't
own one - yet) so presumably the same security could be appended to the
file requiring me to "login" to the file.

If you can be bothered with all the hassle of using it Windows Movie Maker
(part of Windows XP) lets you capture video to a file at the same bit rate
as Slingbox provided the PC has a video input. No copying restrictions
there. Or you could try Windows Media Encoder which is a free download from
Microsoft, and lets you save to a file or stream live from the PC as though
the PC was a Slingbox. It's not as reliable or as easy to use as a Slingbox,
but again there are much fewer restrictions, and I think your live stream
can have up to 5 viewers instead of just the 1 with Slingbox.

Seeing as Microsoft have already blown copyright restrictions out of the
"window" anyway (excuse the pun) I don't know what the Slingbox people are
worried about.

....snip...

You seem to have overlooked that Slingbox has no storage. It's purely
a streaming device.

Not overlooked - just didn't know. Thank's for the info. That makes the
Slingbox less appealing as playback is now at the mercy of the Internet -
and we know how well that works with hi quality video unless you have QoS
from end-to-end.

Paul DS.

On Apr 22, 5:57 pm, "Stephen"
wrote:
"Paul D.Smith" wrote in message

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...snip...

This seems something that Slingbox might want to add to their product.
This would have two advantages...

1. Uploading a program could be done "off peak", when the folks back home
aren't surfing the web for example.
2. Playback issues would vanish because the upload could be slower than
realtime (say whilst I'm asleep) but then I can playback later realtime
and best quality.

Of course there is the problem of "copying" files around. What is
required is the same function as is available now - the ability to watch
the program that I saved but NOT the ability to stream the saved file.
Now there must be some sort of security as I login to a Slingbox (I don't
own one - yet) so presumably the same security could be appended to the
file requiring me to "login" to the file.

If you can be bothered with all the hassle of using it Windows Movie Maker
(part of Windows XP) lets you capture video to a file at the same bit rate
as Slingbox provided the PC has a video input. No copying restrictions
there. Or you could try Windows Media Encoder which is a free download from
Microsoft, and lets you save to a file or stream live from the PC as though
the PC was a Slingbox. It's not as reliable or as easy to use as a Slingbox,
but again there are much fewer restrictions, and I think your live stream
can have up to 5 viewers instead of just the 1 with Slingbox.

Seeing as Microsoft have already blown copyright restrictions out of the
"window" anyway (excuse the pun) I don't know what the Slingbox people are
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How about using the www.orb.com software? This certainly allows remote
recording of the video stream form the host computer, at leats that's
how I've used it with my webcam.