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The editors liked
Simple hardware and software configuration
Good video/audio quality under most conditions
Slingbox Finder service lets you access device remotely without knowing IP address
Streams home A/V sources to any broadband-connected Mac
Windows PC
Windows Mobile
Or Palm Treo 700p device in the world
No host PC or monthly charges required
Simple
Straightforward setup
Excellent
Easy-to-use software
Controls almost all cabl...
The editors didn't like
Lacks builtin WiFi
Doesnt support passthrough connections
So you must have unused outputs on your cable/satellite box or DVR.
Cellphone/PDA viewing software costs extra
No built-in wireless networking support
Monopolizes the attached device during viewing
Lack of pass-through outputs may require cable splitters or dual-output A/V sources
Watching TV used to be so simple: Walk over to the set and turn it on, flip to one of the five channels, and sit down. But cable TV came along and changed all that. Then came the TiVo revolution. Now Sling Media has changed the rules again, giving us...
Abstract: Note: This product was previously featured as part of Connect’s Holiday Gift Guide. The SlingBox was first introduced as a single device in 2005, now it is a family of products designed to allow you to watch your TV anywhere, anytime. Today, we take...
simple hardware and software configuration; good video/audio quality under most conditions; Slingbox Finder service lets you access device remotely without knowing IP address
Lacks builtin WiFi; doesnt support passthrough connections, so you must have unused outputs on your cable/satellite box or DVR.
The advent of the DVR revolutionized television by letting you effortlessly "time shift" the shows you wanted to watch. Especially when paired with a DVR, the "place shifting" capabilities of the Slingbox AV are almost as profound. The Slingbox can put...
Abstract: The company that gave us the coolest innovation in TV since TiVo is at it again, today launching three new Slingbox devices that promise a 300 percent video quality improvement along with a much easier setup. If you like the idea of watching your favor...
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Published: 2006-09-28, Author: John , review by: cnet.com
Streams home A/V sources to any broadband-connected Mac, Windows PC, Windows Mobile, or Palm Treo 700p device in the world; no host PC or monthly charges required; simple, straightforward setup; excellent, easy-to-use software; controls almost all cabl...
Cellphone/PDA viewing software costs extra; no built-in wireless networking support; monopolizes the attached device during viewing; lack of pass-through outputs may require cable splitters or dual-output A/V sources; Palm viewing software works only o...
The Slingbox A/V is the best way to stream your home TV programming to an increasingly wide variety of broadband-connected computers and smart phones. Price range: $106.99 - $177.00 See all products in the Sling Media Slingbox (2nd generation)
Abstract: With computers evolving from purely productivity machines to multimedia powerhouses, people have begun using their computers to do everything. One way to use your computer to watch TV is to install a local TV tuner but that lacks the fundamental abilit...
SlingBox is inexpensive yet inexhaustibly useful. You dont have to be a frequent flyer since the SlingBox is as happy beaming BBC Four to your bedroom as it is sending the channel - or any other digital broadcast - across the world to a hotel in a fo...
