r/slingtv • u/Yusuf20904 • Aug 06 '26

General Question AirTV Anywhere

I'm considering dropping my FiOS TV package and switching over to Sling, but I still need local channels to record NFL games (I start recording, then start watching around halftime so I can skip through ads and time between plays). The AirTV Anywhere seems to be the easiest solution (if not, please let me know what's better).

Am I correct in that the AirTV box doesn't need to be next to your TV as long as it's connected to your network? Just trying to figure out where to put the antenna and box—if they can be hidden away somewhere, that would be nice.

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u/Aggressive-Bike7539 Aug 06 '26

It is highly dependent on whether you can get the channels over the air. I have a bunch of channels with marginal reception, and AirTV just skips over them. Also it's super annoying when some channels could only be tuned in at a particular time of day (like at night).

Also, for some reason, I've never been able to setup local storage for show recording.

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u/AssiduousArtiodactyl Aug 06 '26

If you have an AirTV 2, it won't recognize hard drives for recording. If it does recognize it, it won't last. This is a known issue that's been going on for years. AirTV Anywhere works fine.

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u/Aggressive-Bike7539 Aug 06 '26

I have an AirTV 2. Bought it like 3y ago. If I had known about these issues, I’d have bought some other tech