TiVo Community Forum banner
  • TiVoCommunity.com Ambassador Program Now Open! >>> Click Here

Which is best for live streaming outside of home?

  • TiVO Stream

    Votes: 8 17.4%
  • Slingbox

    Votes: 34 73.9%
  • Belkin @ TV

    Votes: 2 4.3%
  • Vulkano

    Votes: 2 4.3%
  • another not listed

    Votes: 0 0.0%

Which is best for out-of-home streaming for live channels?

6K views 27 replies 15 participants last post by  tarheelblue32 
#1 ·
I am looking to maybe try and do some sort of out-of-home streaming of live channels (I am with Comcast). I have a 4-tuner Premiere so the Stream is an option. From my understanding though, you have to basically initiate a recording first on the TiVo in order to get it to your iOS device (via the Stream). This sounds like simple channel changing outside of the home would be a challenge. Also, since I am with Comcast and they flag premium content, my understanding is that I wouldn't be able to live stream my HBO channels/content either with a stream (since it more or less treats it as MRV content).

I have also looked at some other products; Belkin, Vulkano and Slingbox seem to be the main ones out there right now, but there may be others I am not aware of. I have a non-subscribed series 3 TiVo HD (w/ a cable card) that I could dedicate it's outputs to one of these other devices. I realize I would only be able to watch live channels & REW/FF. No access to recorded material (networked or local) and no programming information, but that is ok for me for now. I also could attach it to a 2-tuner Premiere that is located in a basement guest bedroom that isn't usually occupied so that wouldn't affect anyone else while trying to stream something outside of the home.

Which seems to be the best these days? Adv or disadv? Or any other thoughts on any of the options listed in the poll?
 
See less See more
#27 ·
Well it could certainly help the TiVo Stream if they provided Android support. Then people like me could actually try out the Stream. But as it stands there is no way I will ever use the TiVo Stream as long as it is only supported by Apple products. Since I have never owned an Apple product and have yet to try one that I truly liked. (Well at least as far as portable products.)
 
#28 ·
Well it could certainly help the TiVo Stream if they provided Android support. Then people like me could actually try out the Stream. But as it stands there is no way I will ever use the TiVo Stream as long as it is only supported by Apple products. Since I have never owned an Apple product and have yet to try one that I truly liked. (Well at least as far as portable products.)
And when are they going to add support for Windows? What about support for Roku? Most likely never. Slingbox already has both. I love TiVo, but the TiVo stream will never come anywhere close to touching the Slingbox unless you are an Apple junkie.
 
This is an older thread, you may not receive a response, and could be reviving an old thread. Please consider creating a new thread.
Top