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Sling Media has recently released the new updated SlingPlayer 1.03.201 for the Mac. You may want to read this before you download and install the update if you use it on a Verizon FiOS TV connection!
The new SlingPlayer “includes many audio performance and quality improvements and also adds some new virtual remotes and a new version of firmware for your Slingbox. There are also some UI fixes and general bug fixes” according to Sling Media. But for FiOS customers it is missing the Verizon Remote skin that the prior versions had. My guess this is an oversight not to include a remote skin that was in the prior version. It appears that the current Windows version of SlingPlayer 1.4 has this same oversight. This Verizon Remote skin is not perfect, as it is the older remote for the Motorola boxes that Verizon uses. But is the best skin right now that Slingbox provides for FiOS! Sure beats the other choices you get for controlling your FiOS TV viewing.
Before you download the new version of SlingPlayer you will want to grab the Verizon Remote skin from the older SlingPlayer before you overwrite it with a new version. If you already lost your remote by upgrading you can get the skin from another computer that has not been upgraded or an older SlingPlayer for Mac version. If you are stuck and can not find the Verizon Remote, contact me and I can send you the file you will need.
This is how to get the Verizon Remote skin from the older version of SlingPlayer for Mac. Right click (Control + click) on the SlingPlayer Application icon in your Applications folder. From the pop up contextual menu choose Show Package Contents. Now lest dig into the applications package. Click on Contents -> Resources -> Remote and now copy the verizon.spr file to your desktop (just drag the file while holding down the Option key). This is the remote skin. Now you can update the player if you want, keeping the verizon.scr file in a safe place.
After updating the SlingPlayer on your Mac you will need to add the verizon.scr file to the same location on the new SlingPlayer app that has been updated. This is the file the new SlingPlayer is missing that contains your Verizon Remote.
OK, Windows users that are missing this Verizon Remote. Here is what you can do. Go the Programs -> SlingPlayer -> Remote and add the same verizon.scr file. Now launch SlingPlayer and connect to your Slingbox connected to FiOS. Under the Slingbox Menu -> Remote Control switch to the Verizon Remote and it should work fine.
Hopefully, Sling Media will fix this in a future versions. Be real nice if they give us a skin that looks like the current remote Verizon FiOS TV is using.
hi,,,could you send me the file for the verizon remote. I am using a PC windows XP computer. How would I load the file in my Slingbox player? I don’t see a remote option when I go to programs. Please clarify,,,Thank you,,,,Steve
Interesting article. I am a FiOS user as well, the comcast remote works, but it has a few problems, I would like to see how the verizon fios remote differs. Please send me the remote file as well.
If possible, I would like to get a copy of the verizon.scr file also. I too am using the comcast remote, but I am seeing a few issues also.
Could you please email me the verizon.scr file. Thanks.
i placed the verizon.spr in the remote folder and i still can’t select the verizon remote. then i tried to rename the original comcast.spr file to comcast.spr.old and then renaming the original verizon.spr to comcast.spr to see if i could trick the system. no such luck, the comcast remote still popped up. any ideas? i am on sling v1.5.0.322.
thanks for your time,
Bobby
Make sure when you setup Sling with the Wizard you select Verizon. I Verizon is not in the menu try to find the Motorola box that FiOS uses.
Can you please send me that verizon file. Thank you.
Ryan,
Download it here:
http://homepage.mac.com/WebObjects/FileSharing.woa/wa/default?user=digiprod&templatefn=FileSharing21.html&xmlfn=TKDocument.21.xml&sitefn=RootSite.xml&aff=consumer&cty=US&lang=en