watch tv and slingbox at same time

BETTYB33

when I'm abroad and watching TV through my Slingbox, if someone at home changes the channel, mine changes too - is there a way around this?

PaulR

Are they changing the channel on the Slingbox or the TV?

If they're changing the Slingbox, the answers obvious. Tell them not to!

If they're changing the TV channel then it sounds like the Slingbox is set to take its signal from the TV. Change it so that the Slingbox is using its own internl tuner.

EDIT

Just remembered that not all Slingboxes have their own tuner. If yours doesn't then the only thing I can suggest is to buy a seperate Freeview box and plug the Slingbox into that.

PaulR As I get older I find myself thinking about the hereafter - I go into a room and then wonder what I'm here after.

satelliteman

Welcome to the forum,

Sounds very much like you need a separate source (assuming your using a sky receiver or freeview). In addition, the Uk version slingbox also incorporates it's own freeview receiver.

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BETTYB33

Thank you very much - you've cracked it! Slingbox comes through Sky and that's what they were using to change channels.

satelliteman

Options are to use the embedded freeview tuner or another sky box.

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