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by toms
Sun Apr 26, 2015 8:49 am
Forum: Slingbox
Topic: Comcast X1 with XR5 30 second commercial skip
Replies: 17
Views: 21738

Ok, well I'm home now and have been able to do some experimenting. I've learned a lesson in never making assumptions, because you will be wrong. Short summary is I've got my 30 second skip working on my slingbox with no remote code changes needed.

Turns out the Exit 3 times + 0030 does appear to ...
by toms
Fri Apr 17, 2015 11:15 am
Forum: Slingbox
Topic: Comcast X1 with XR5 30 second commercial skip
Replies: 17
Views: 21738

The Sling remote sends the identical codes to the real one. So if you do the 0030 trick it should work on that as well.

I get the impression that key sequence reprograms the remote itself to send different codes, not changing the box to interpret the same codes differently. Which if I understand ...
by toms
Fri Apr 17, 2015 11:12 am
Forum: Slingbox
Topic: Comcast X1 with XR5 30 second commercial skip
Replies: 17
Views: 21738

On mine that changes the page up button to "live TV" and the page down to "skip back" both of which are in the upgrade file in the files section.

Still no skip forward 30 seconds

I think we might be trying two different things. It does a 30 second skip for me when playing dvr'd programs. I haven ...
by toms
Fri Apr 17, 2015 7:39 am
Forum: Slingbox
Topic: Comcast X1 with XR5 30 second commercial skip
Replies: 17
Views: 21738

The box does have the functionality unfortunately I lack the tools and/or skills to translate that into the sling box world. On the XR5 remote if you press exit three times and then put in the code 0030 it will change the page up button to be a 30 second skip and the replay button to be a 5 second ...
by toms
Thu Apr 16, 2015 2:34 pm
Forum: Slingbox
Topic: Comcast X1 with XR5 30 second commercial skip
Replies: 17
Views: 21738

Comcast X1 with XR5 30 second commercial skip

Is anyone aware of a Slingbox remote that anyone has posted that will work with the Comcast X1 platform and adds 30 second commercial skip/5 second rewind.

Prior to upgrading to X1 I was using a remote that Alan Richey posted and it worked great. Since upgrading Comcast the default Slingbox XR5 ...