Reply to: TV abroad

[Bagpuss]

Best way of watching TV from home while abroad? Any ideas? Using my internet connection?

Have you seen www.tv-links.co.uk ?

[Luigi]

£ 25 off Slingbox @ Dixons with this code: now35

Ciao

[DaveB]

You can also hook it up to DVD players/recorders and other devices. Basically anything with a scart socket and view what that is showing as well. IIRC you can connect up to three devices at the same time and flick between them as you like.

[Moscow Mule]

So, you just set up a slingbox in the UK attached to your home TV system and you can view whatever is showing on the TV (via your computer) in a different country?

Yes, it also has a freeview box built in.

Can you watch all cable channels or just the one it's currently tuned to?
i.e. can you control the cable box with it?

Yes, and no. It can only show the output of the cable box. It comes with a couple of remote extender thingies that you put on top of your cable box. The Slingplayer on your computer has a "Virtual Remote" that gives (almost) full functionality. I say almost as I haven't found the button that equates to the big blue button on a telewest remote.

[Pondlife]

Can you watch all cable channels or just the one it's currently tuned to?
i.e. can you control the cable box with it?

[KathyWoolfe]

Aye, slingbox is very good. Get one. Now.

So, you just set up a slingbox in the UK attached to your home TV system and you can view whatever is showing on the TV (via your computer) in a different country?

[andy]

On a similar question how do you connect a computer to tv ?

[Fishface]

If you're watching it on your computer... so if I wanted to conect the output to a TV how would I? I have a litte vaio for example I guess I could use a VGA to S-video convertor or something...

you plug and aerial or scart in the back of the slingbox and your ethernet and you have your router and player configured and it works over t'interweb.

on your home network or whereever can be routed through dynnds or their 'finder' servers.

It is ace.

Especially when faced with weeks of crap asian or US tv.

[Zorba]

Slingboxes aren't bad, bittorrent is the traveller's friend though. Get a series downloaded, load your laptop over the weekend and repeat.

[scooterscot]

It depends on what TV you want, but:
1. if you can't get Sky, look at the best local cable or satellite option, from your point of view. "Local" might mean Danish (or possibly even Dutch) even though you're in Norway. You may get BBC World, BBC Prime for old series etc, and poss a local channel or 2 with English-language programmes sometimes. You'll get used to not reading the sub titles.
2. Buy DVDs of films and series, when they come out. If you're not going down the (UK) pub and discussing last night's TV, you don't need it while it's current.

If you need more, Slingbox looks like what I dreamed of at one time.

Yeah they do broadcast some good channels and in English. It's the odd litte thing, location location location, and river cottage that we're missing now!

[scooterscot]

SLINGBOX works a treat

If you're watching it on your computer... so if I wanted to conect the output to a TV how would I? I have a litte vaio for example I guess I could use a VGA to S-video convertor or something...

[Euro-commuter]

Thank you ****, Sometimes you've had enough of out and just want to sit in front of the tv. In Norway and getting sky to bothersome. Simple solution required. Have already download season 2 my name is earl, it's fantastic!

It depends on what TV you want, but:
1. if you can't get Sky, look at the best local cable or satellite option, from your point of view. "Local" might mean Danish (or possibly even Dutch) even though you're in Norway. You may get BBC World, BBC Prime for old series etc, and poss a local channel or 2 with English-language programmes sometimes. You'll get used to not reading the sub titles.
2. Buy DVDs of films and series, when they come out. If you're not going down the (UK) pub and discussing last night's TV, you don't need it while it's current.

If you need more, Slingbox looks like what I dreamed of at one time.

[Moscow Mule]

One hundred and fifty pounds.

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/product/seo/157886

[BrilloPad]

How much are they?

[Moscow Mule]

Aye, slingbox is very good. Get one. Now.