"Todd Allcock" <elecconnec@AmericaOnLine.com> wrote in message
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> At 01 May 2008 16:02:07 -0600 Roger 2008 wrote:
>
> > But the issue is version 1.5 works with networks slightly below 100k so
> why
> > can't version 1.6 keep working with networks slightly below 100k?
> >
> > I wouldn't care if I had to slow down the video updates below 1 FPS to
> > maintain the audio portion.
> >
> > All they need to do is allow a Video FPS selection of .5. where ".5"
would
> > mean 1 Frame every 2 seconds. How hard could that be?
>
> Probably easy, but if I might play Devil's Advocate, I see two issues-
first,
> while you (or I) might find that acceptable, many wouldn't, and would
> consider it "broken." Secondly, Sling might fear people would get the
idea
> that that was what the product typically looked/worked like if others saw
> you using it in that way.
>
> Remeber those ancient Zenith mechanical TV remotes that worked when the
> buttons whacked metal rods (essentially tuning forks) that produced
> ultrasonic tones? I once read an article written by the guy who invented
> it. He explained that his team, told to produce a remote control for
> Zenith TVs, created a variety of prototypes to show the head honchos,
> including a primitive infrared remote (basically an infrared "flashlight"
> you aimed at the four different corners of the set to perform the four
> different functions- channel up/down and volume up/down.) Management
> rejected all of the designs except the mechanical clicker because it was
> the only one that didn't use batteries- they feared that consumers would
> think their new expensive Zenith TV was broken the first time the remote
> batteries died.
>
> Similarly, I think Sling is probably "protecting" users from thinking the
> product is crap, by blocking scenarios with subpar performance. While I
> personally don't agree with that thinking, I do understand it.

I see your point since the video on networks below 120k is pretty sad and
not something you would want to show a perspective buyer. But after using
it in "Audio Only" mode a few times I realized I didn't have to turn the
video completely off and that was when I started to experiment with crummy
video.

As for those "Upgrade" messages I used to get. I haven't seen them since I
told the Slingplayer Mobile to "Remind me Later." It looks like there might
be a minor bug in their software where it works the opposite of what you
would think. I'll know more in a few days but for now I haven't seen an
"Upgrade" message since.