I'm looking for a way to remotely lock, and unlock, use of my Shield TV. I have issues with my son using it when he's supposed to be working on homework or chores and before he's earned it, but unlike with his phone which can rely on Family Link, or the Switch or Xbox or Windows which all have equivalents, I have no way of locking down the Switch until he's proven he's done his work.
In addition, my Shield is the conduit for my SmartThings smarthome, so past recommendations I've received of simply cutting off internet to it through my router aren't feasible.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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Hey folks so I am trying to do something that I am not entirely sure I can do. I will try my best to explain it clearly and I hope one of you may be able to direct me in the right direction as I am having little luck on google.
Basically I have IPTV through my phone company. I have the option for a second box and am looking for a way to stream that feed through my computer. From my computer I would like encode the feed into a mobile feesable compression and feed it to my phone through.
Is anyone aware of anything like this that will work or something capable of doing this??
If someone even knows of a service provider that works directly with TV feeds over the internet for mobile I would be even happy with something like that. But of course ideally it would be better to be able to use my own services that I already pay for.
On a last note. My cell phone provider DOES offer tv for mobile but NOT for pdas. LOL and the TV service itself is lousy.
I think the solution is on this web-site orb.com
I'm using it successfuly all the time.
Thanks I am gonna check out that software whenI get home.
On further research while here at work. I came across the Slingbox media option. I was curious if anyone has tried this for there home system yet? The website states that it can be connected to your satellite or digital cable boxes but I have to admit I am confused with the interaction of the two. Mainly the remote control portion.
If you have a Sling box which is acting like a "tv" but actually defering that signal to a remote location like a laptop or phone how does this box change the channel if it's just receiving signal? Does the slingbox itself act like a uber remote control and has to be placed directly infront of the digital box to act like a remote to relay the information back to the remote device?
I apologize if this seems on the border of being off topic but the goal is to stream live TV to my PDA which I suspect one of you techy people may have tryed such a solution!
I have used the Slingbox mobile player extensively with my Mogul over the Sprint EVDO network...I LOVE IT!!! Occasionally it's a memory hog and I may have to reset the phone...but all in all the Slingbox will do what you are asking about.
I have loaded and been running orb now for the past week and have to admit I am extremely happy with this application. It is fantastic so far and the intereface is great and easy to use!!
However after continuing research I will definetly be investing into a sling box as I have a second digital box collecting dust and would love to be able to channel surf lol!! Will just have to run both I suppose. Orb for movies and audio and Slingbox for tv surfing!!
Thank you for your input everyone!
mrkawphy said:
... how does this box change the channel ... ?
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The Sling hardware has an IR transmitter dongle, (or two), that you point at the decoder boxes IR reciever. The Sling client app, (both mobile and PC), have a software controller counterpart that can even actually looks like the remote control, (PC version). All IR functions work great from the mobile and the PC clients!
I love the slingbox and use it fine on my titan, although have had issues on other HTC Smartphones. It basically captures any video signal and sends it over the internet for remote viewing. whbell is right, it has a IR blaster that you put on the front of the device you want to control remotely and it sends your remote control codes to the box. You don't need a seperate set top box as long as the people at home are ok with watching whatever you are watching. I have mine hooked up to my pvr and can pull up all my recorded movies, or more importantly, setup a recording remotely if I forgot to do it at home.
Definitely a must have.
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I have loaded and been running orb now for the past week and have to admit I am extremely happy with this application. It is fantastic so far and the intereface is great and easy to use!!
However after continuing research I will definetly be investing into a sling box as I have a second digital box collecting dust and would love to be able to channel surf lol!! Will just have to run both I suppose. Orb for movies and audio and Slingbox for tv surfing!!
Thank you for your input everyone!
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ORB is great for TV, just install a TV tuner / capture card in your PC. Sling box is okay for people without PC's, but if you already have one setup with ORB, there is no need for Sling box.
BTW, if you use Windows Media Center,you could also check out WebGuide.
So first I'm aware of Slingbox, and I just don't travel enough to make it worth my while.
However, if I can put sweat equity into making something work in a creative way then I'd love to try it.
I have a dual tuner DVR from Wave Broadband, which I expect is very similar to many DVR's out there in use by cable providers.
So my question is this... I know it has a hard drive, and it has an ethernet out. Has anyone ever wired their DVR into their network, and then gained access to the programs on said network? This way you can tap into it from your phone when you're on lunch and bored? Watch a show?
I know it's 99% dependant on the software and access of the DVR, but I'm hoping someone figured out a way to do it.
Thanks,
ok so I've done searching, googling, youtubing.. I couldn't decide which place to really ask this question. Here or in the Chromecast section - I leaned here because the hardware is better.
Is there anyway to cast things from a laptop, phone, or tablet without having to have them both connected to the same wifi connection? I'm trying to get things to wirelessly goto my projector easily but wifi isn't always an option for me. If there is another type of device out that will do this as good as Chromecast/NP I'm open to ideas and suggestions. I'd be using miracast capable computers, iphones and android devices.
Thank you
Hi, i have gotten a new phone some months ago. Now my s4 is just laying there, use it sometimes for testing apps and xposed modules.
Anyone have an idea for what i could do with it? Some cool modifications!
There ain't much. You could use it as a retro gaming console. Hook it up to your TV and a controller and welcome back to old school gaming.
The only other useful thing I see is using it for media and web surfing, thus saving battery of your new phone.
Home automation and Media systems
Hi,
You could use your phone to set up Home automation systems and device/geofencing recognition. Basically, you could "mount" it to your wall in the hall way or living room, and use it to control bluetooth/wireless temperature controllers, you could use it as a "area" beacon, such that when your "regular" phone detects it, it switches to home modes. You could use it for "generic" (edit: voice) searches as you walk around the home (weather, movies, tv series, etc.).
As for media systems, you could also just place it in front of your TV, and use it as a multimedia controller to a NAS, chromecast, or remote controlling of your computer (if this is hooked up to your TV screen, you could sit in the sofa and basically use your computer just like you were sitting by it).
These are just some suggestions Hope they gave some inspiration.
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Why don't you just look around you and find someone who can't buy a phone and give it to him as a good thing you done in your life :angel:
Bye bye
wouldn't you like your own personal VPN server or media server/android TV box ? perhaps you'd prefer a baby monitor or online security camera feed ?
the options are pretty much endless if you enjoy tinkering. it's also good to have a half decent backup phone too lol...
I'm currently searching for a working solution to possibly remote into my Nvidia Shield and take full control of the device, possibly with a pass thru of sound also. I've read a number of posts about teamviewer but none of them seem to actually get the job done completely. I did try teamviewer and I could see my Shield device, but could not control.
So far, best I found is scrycpy from GenyMobile on github. This let me use a PC to and network debugging into access and control the Shield. But this is on a PC and not an android device. And still search for a sound solution.
I also tried Vysor chrome extension, but again that is with a PC and it also seemed a bit slower than scrycpy.
Can anyone recommend a combination of apps? This device is currently non-rooted, but I could be root it if needed.
Thanks,
Paul