is a chrome cast or Roku required to get the connection at the second location? Looking at purchasing the 500 to be located in the states and streaming to Germany. is a Chromecast or Ruko or other streaming device required at the Germany location to acces the streaming? Due to the time difference can programs be recorded on a DVR in the US for viewing later and if so will watching those interfere with the person watching TV in the US?

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907ak · Accepted Answer

No, you must use either their computer application or their web page to view it at the far end. There is a cell phone application that you can pay for too.

kent · Answer

no

NokiaBuyer · Answer

I am doing this for a friend. He has DISH Satellite Cable TV service in the US (at my house) with a DVR. You can control the Dish DVR with an app on the iPhone or Tablet and also watch it on Tablet/Computer. Dish has an arrangement with Sling box to do this. I connect the DVR to Internet via Ethernet. The programs to be recorded on DVR is also selected by the App. Viewing on PC does not work as well. At least on the Dish DVR you can watch one channel in Germany, and the local person can watch another program. With the 500 only one viewer can watch. Either remote or local. Both watch the same program.
The 500 does not have a DVR. So you will need to connect it to a Cable company DVR. And programming the DVR via this remote is not so easy. You cant use Chromecast or Roku to watch the 500 stream. To do that you go to a sling website and login and watch. Hope this helps.

Sling Support · Answer

Slingbox will work on any connected device (computer,tablet, phone). You can also broadcast TV to a streamer as such like the chromecast or Roku as you mentioned. Slingbox has full control over your TV. If you plan on using your DVR it would be in real time where the Slingbox is connected. Slingbox is a 1:1 user ratio, meaning whatever you are watching will directly reflect what is on the TV and visa versa. Since you are in Germany, the time zones should separate viewing parties.

Answered by Sling Support 10 years ago

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