Q&A: Using tivo as a slingcatcher?
Question by Adam: Using tivo as a slingcatcher?
Hi I live overseas and have been offered both a slingbox pro and a tivo seiries 2 I was just wondering if I could use the actual tivo as a sling catcher. Like to watch my american cable overseas.
Best answer:
Answer by classicsat
Simply no.
The Series 2 has only MPEG2 video codecs, and can only download MPEG2 from the internet and videos servers in your house (they need to serve files in a specific way TiVo needs).
While the Series 3/HD units can stream MPEG4, they currently lack software to "catch" Sling.
What you would use the Series 2 for is to record the TV you receive in America (albeit in SD), so you can watch it at your convenience over Slingbox, on your computer or with a proper Sling Catcher.
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