![]() It was so simple and the beauty of it was that it wasn’t going to cost me a dime! That’s right, I already had a Mac mini just sitting in my home theater going to waste. That was it! That was the missing piece of the puzzle. It was at that moment that I realized that if I used a Mac mini instead of an Apple TV, I’d be able to install the SlingPlayer app on it and stream content from my DVR to the other TV out in my pool/workout area. I use the SlingPlayer on my MacBook Pro when I’m on the road to watch stuff recorded to my DVR. However, when I gave it a second thought the lightbulb came on! I already have a Slingbox Pro connected to one of my DVRs (the Comcast box in my office). The TV already has a CableCARD in it and I get live TV all day long. He talked about streaming shows from the internet. ![]() I thought that Ivan was missing the point. I was so stuck on adding another box to the mix to do the one thing that I was missing, that I never considered replacing the existing box I was using with one that was more capable! At first glance at Ivan’s comment, I dismissed it. Add Boxee to the mix, and you’ve got ABC, Hulu, Joost, local movies, local tv shows and so on on your TV.” – Ivan Has WiFi and could technically stream whatever you want, at least I think. “I’d suggest replacing the AppleTV with a MacMini :). He suggested replacing my Apple TV with a Mac mini. Ivan suggested something that I hadn’t even considered. It was actually the second response by “Ivan” that really turned the tables. I’m happy to report that not only did you solve my problem, but you blew past my expectations with the stuff you guys came up with. It didn’t take long for the responses to start streaming in. Last week I put my blog readers to the task of giving me a way to stream content from my DVR to another TV wirelessly. ![]()
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