What are my options for place shifting two streams from cable television over the internet to two set top boxes?
All I can think of that would work for sure is two Slingboxes hooked up to two STBs in my place and one Slingcatcher in each remote location.
As an alternative to two Slingbox Solos, is there hardware and software I could load on a CableCard-equipped two-tuner (or more) Windows 7 PC to transmit the two streams over the net to two separate STBs? Each STB would have to be able to control the tuner at my place.
In conclusion,
- I need to be able to change the channel on each stream.
- Comcast will soon encrypt everything beyond basic cable in my area. Very little will be left in ClearQAM. The transmitting equipment must be able to tune or control a tuner compatible because of the impending encryption role out.
- The stream catchers must be set top boxes. They can't be computers, because my parents aren't that tech savvy.
All I can think of that would work for sure is two Slingboxes hooked up to two STBs in my place and one Slingcatcher in each remote location.
As an alternative to two Slingbox Solos, is there hardware and software I could load on a CableCard-equipped two-tuner (or more) Windows 7 PC to transmit the two streams over the net to two separate STBs? Each STB would have to be able to control the tuner at my place.
In conclusion,
- Are two Slingboxes and two Slingcatchers my only option?
- Are Slingcatchers being discontinued? The November firesale Zatz mentioned has me little worried about support for the devices.
- Can I cobble together a PC with CableCard tuners that transmits to and accepts channel tuning commands from two separate STBs over the net?
