New Sling Orange User Here. Only 65 channels pop up for Sling with Channels TVE and they are not even good channels LOL. I am looking for Freeform, TBS, among others and they are supported by TVE so I don't understand what I am doing wrong to make them not show up. Any Ideas?
As of 11/27/2020 here's what I see on my Channels DVR, using only Sling Blue:
Bravo, E!, FX (east and west), MSNBC, SYFY, USA.
Adding Sling Orange to Blue adds Oxygen & National Geographic (east and west)
That's it.
I'm not buying any extra packages which may contain more TVE.
No locals.
YMMV.
I don't understand how adding Orange adds NAT Geo, since it's on Blue. Regardless Sling has terrible TVE support.
Good points. I don't understand it either. I just shared my experience as it's sometimes hard to find a definitive list of what access you actually get with Sling and what works on the Channels DVR. While I could rely on the Sling DVR and record just about every channel on their system, I don't feel like paying for DVR space with Sling. I'd rather fund the Channels DVR folks who in my opinion, have a vastly superior DVR.
Looks like this is thread is kind of dead. I sprung for a year of channels and added Sling Blue with the Lifestyle package of 10 channels -but none of them show up in my guide. From what I've read this is a pretty common problem, has anyone found a solution?
I really want to drop D but need a fully functional DVR, thought I found one.
I think this chart is fairly accurate.
Yes, Sling tve support sucks
Which TVE is your favorite? Comedy Central is eluding me although I get it on Stremium.
Not sure if this is the right thread, but will give it a shot. I just signed up for Sling Orange, added it as a source in Channels, and get 65 channels added. However, I don't get any ESPN channels (which was my primary interest) and when I edit the listing they all show up as "notAuthorized." I rebooted my NAS but nothing changed.
Suggestions?
Edit: never mind, I did an individual rescan on ESPN1 and ESPN2 and now they both show up. They didn't when I scanned the whole lineup.
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Thanks for this, sfmike. I just signed up for Sling – had it in the past – and now ESPN says unauthorized. Scanning individual channels doesn't change the status. Thankfully, it's a 14-day free trial. Perhaps I will have to pay for better access via TVE. The Sling Orange has nothing.
That's too bad @tamanzi, though I agree with you there doesn't seem to be much worth watching other than ESPN in that package. $35/month is too steep for one channel. I tried Philo before and found almost nothing worth recording. Local OTA is much better.
I am pretty sure that I know the answer, but just wanted to double check.
I added the AirTV to Sling to get the locals in the Sling Guide. (Seems to be working reasonably well.) But I am not able to see or record those local stations in ChannelsDVR. That is because they are not available via TVE. Correct?
Any alternate suggestions?
Easiest way to find out, since Sling has poor TVE support.
Go to each of the network Live TV websites in a browser and try to sign in with your Sling credentials.
If it streams for you it should work in Channels DVR if you enable Local Networks via TV Everywhere in the Experimental section of settings.
Air tv just brings your locals into the Sling interface off your antenna. It has nothing to do with TVE which comes from the individual networks website.
If you can receive your locals OTA with an antenna, you should get a HDHR tuner to integrate with Channels DVR.
I already have a HRHomeRun Quatro that is reserved for use by Channels. I was looking for a way to watch live TV without using using those tuners.
You posted some weird scenario with an airtv into channels but you didn’t think of simply getting another hdhr? Especially since you said “I was looking for a way to watch live TV without using using those tuners”.
I do not want a recording missed because the tuner is being used for live viewing. Since Channels does not recognize AitTV, it seemed a simple approach.
Did sling just loose 20 TVE channels!?