I looked up your router, the Cradlepoint MBR1400, and couldn't find any information regarding the speed of the USB ports on it. Are they USB 2.0 or 3.0? USB2.0. Specs
Ever considered trying XBMC? One advantage of XBMC over Plex is that it can be skinned, so you have some choices about the interface you use. There are 22 different ones listed at the site so far. I'm probably going to try XBMC before Plex myself, and that's one of the major reasons why. I know of it and I think some of my devices are compatible, but I'm not too knowledgeable. Will it work with Chromecast? XMBC would run on the MyBook Live?
I may have to try that, it sounds too intriguing not to give that a shot. Do have any idea fit the quality is limited by the Internet or wireless speeds, or is it inherent with using the Slingbox regardless of the speed? Basically, I'm wondering if having 10Mbps up and 50Mbps down (or better) plus wired Ethernet would make a difference here. At first, we had an older model that limited the quality. Later, one of the guys sharing with us wanted higher quality, so he paid for a hardware upgrade to the model that will output HD, and he also paid for an upload speed ISP upgrade. Therefore, I believe we are limited by the internet + wireless on the download side, though I'm not sure. I've never seen truly perfect HD out of it, so you're not going to get the same experience you do right from the DTV box, and that can be annoying for live sports. But it's not bad, and given that it's far cheaper than buying individual subscriptions (especially if you're not someone who watches several games per week), then it's an acceptable trade off.
Unfortunately, the area I live in can only get one local channel via an HD antenna, at least if the map I Googled up to check reception was accurate. I just don't live close enough to the broadcast towers. As with most signals, there are ways to boost reception using good antennas, boosters, etc., but you may still be out of range.
Looking forward to hearing more about your experiments! |
