Home  »  Support  »  Slingbox + SlingPlayer  »  SlingPlayer 2.0 for Windows  »  My SlingPlayer Guide is off by a few hours
Slingbox PRO-HD
Slingbox PRO
Slingbox SOLO
Early Slingbox
SlingPlayer 2.0 for Windows
FAQs about SlingPlayer 2.0
FAQs about using SlingPlayer 2.0
SlingPlayer 2.0 Help
Download SlingPlayer 2.0
Installation
Troubleshooting
SlingPlayer for Mac
Web-based SlingPlayer
SlingPlayer Mobile

My SlingPlayer Guide is off by a few hours


SlingPlayer gets the current time from the computer it's currently running on. It uses that time to figure out what programs to show you in the SlingPlayer Guide.

However, if your Slingbox is hooked up to a TV in another time zone, there will be a difference between what the SlingPlayer Guide tells you what's on TV, and what is actually on.

So, if you and your computer are in New York, and you're accessing a Slingbox in San Francisco, SlingPlayer (and the SlingPlayer Guide) will be three hours ahead of the programming in San Francisco. That means you'll need to wait another three hours to see your programs.

But that would still be better than the other way around: if you and your computer are in San Francisco, accessing a Slingbox in New York, then your TV programs will have aired three hours ago!

To work around this issue, temporarily change your computer's time zone to match that of the Slingbox you're accessing. The SlingPlayer Guide will then display the correct programming, and you'll be all set Slingbox-wise.



Did this article help?
Yes
No
If it didn't help, why not?
Select all that apply.
The steps provided are too complex.
The steps provided are too general.
It's too techie! Please make it more clear.
The information or solution provided didn't work.
The info helped, but the steps were wrong.
Comments
 


support-survey-sidebar.gif
© 2005-2009 Sling Media. All rights reserved. | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy