1. For those of you using Jaws and Slingbox, how is the accessibility? Will I need sighted help to install and/or set it up?
If you have good Jaws skills you can do it yourself. You need to famliarize yourself with SlingBox hardware'ss connectors like coax, S VHS and so on. I don't know which model you have. You can call 1-877-GO-SLING. You need to know how to open a port on your router. Port forwarding. 2. If I install Slingbox and my mom is watching something on her TV, can I watch another channel on my PC at the same time? NO. What I would tell your cable company is to run a single coaxial cable line into your room where your tv is. And connect this new cable line into the SlingBox hardware. I don't know if you have a tv set in your room and if your computer is in the same room. I have DirecTV andI have DTV Tivo box and I run a composite AV cables out of the tivo box to the SlinbBox's single AV input. 3. Do I need a TV tuner card on my PC? I do have one, so that shouldn't be a problem. NO. Sling Media requires no tv tuner card to work. 4. Is there anything else I should know before going forward with this? I would buy the additional cable box. Get the model number for the cable box. You will need it in order to do the setup process. Call Sling tech support and they will guide you to do the setup over the phone. Call them a few times before you are actually ready to do the setup. Make all proper physical connections. You also get a IR Blaster sensor. The Sling Player is accessible as you can use many keyboard shortcuts to control your cable box. ctrl+M toggles the sound. Alt+P is the player menu. The SlingPlayer has only 3 menus. Every SlingBox has a IP Finder address. When you call Sling tech support tell them you need the direct URL address for the latest SlinPlayer version so you can download it to your PC. Do not run the software. You will just download the .exe file on your hard drive. Have all connections setup and then you call tech support to continue. You do not use the CD that comes with SlingBox hardware. Note: To change a channel wthin SlingPlayer software you use your keyboard's numbers row keys. If your calbe company uses the 0 then you have to use the 0 also. Like 02 for channel 2. Jaws does not read the cable box's menus nor the program guide listings. It's all invisible. Jaws cursor doesn't work either. You can change the channels from the SlingPlayer software. Petro Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
