Testseek.com have collected 40 expert reviews of the Sling Media Slingbox Pro-HD and the average rating is 74%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Sling Media Slingbox Pro-HD.
October 2008
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The editors liked
Watch TV on the go
Hardware setup instructions simple to follow for most
Video quality surprisingly good
Full control of your set-top box
IOS app supports mirroring with Apple TV or vide connection dongles
Easy setup
Excellent picture quality
Smooth video and audio streaming
Sleek new SlingPlayer software for desktop
Can pause up to an hour of live content
Streams home TV and other audiovisual sources to any broadband-connected Mac
Windows PC
Windows Mobile
Palm
Or Symbian device in the world
Streams HD video (bandwidth permitting)
No host PC or monthly charges required
Easy-to-use software
Contr...
Streams video to numerous devices
No fees
Simple to setup
Software simple to use
High Def video quality over home network
Streams highdef video from your home to a laptop
New player software includes program guide.
The editors didn't like
Slight lag when controlling set top boxes
Only as reliable as your Internet connection
Box design too big
Software setup challenging due to indecipherable captcha and complicated network configuration
Setting Up the SlingBox
The setup process was str
No Mac support for HD at launch
Can’t record content to PC
Pricey
Cell phone/PDA viewing software costs extra
No built-in wireless networking support
Monopolizes most AV sources during viewing
Best video quality requires ample bandwidth and muscular PC.
Portable devices such as Cell Phone/PDA Slingplayers cost extra
Requires high bandwidth upload capability for high def viewing
Abstract: The Slingbox PRO-HD is the first ever HD-streaming Slingbox. With the Slingbox PRO-HD, you can watch and control multiple devices - including your standard- or high-definition DVR, digital cable, satellite receiver, or DVD player - from anywhere in the...
The Slingbox Pro-HD works extremely well, especially if you have a fast upload speed with your broadband connection. Within a network, its sweet HD all the way, perfect for plugging a laptop into a bedroom TV and watching that HD TiVo while reclining ...
We would consider getting a Slingbox Pro HD if we were confident of having access to reliable, high-bandwidth broadband in places where we expected to watch remotely - and if we didn't insist on flawless performance. Otherwise, the Slingbox Pro HD's p...
Abstract: REVIEW Sling Media invented a product category with the original Slingbox a nifty device that place-shifts any cable box or other television-based media source to any PC in the house, or even anywhere in the world (either to a remote PC, or to a comp...
Easy setup, Excellent picture quality, Smooth video and audio streaming, Sleek new SlingPlayer software for desktop, Can pause up to an hour of live content
No Mac support for HD at launch, Can’t record content to PC, Pricey
When Sling Media first launched the groundbreaking Slingbox, Web video was just starting to go mainstream, and premium content from name-brand providers was few and far between. Now that online video is everywhere—Hulu, Veoh, Amazon Video on Demand...
Published: 2008-09-24, Author: John , review by: cnet.com
Streams home TV and other audiovisual sources to any broadband-connected Mac, Windows PC, Windows Mobile, Palm, or Symbian device in the world; streams HD video (bandwidth permitting); no host PC or monthly charges required; easy-to-use software; contr...
Cell phone/PDA viewing software costs extra; no built-in wireless networking support; monopolizes most AV sources during viewing; best video quality requires ample bandwidth and muscular PC.
The Sling Media Pro-HD streams live TV to your PC or smartphone--but for most users, its excellent HD-capable picture quality will be diminished when accessed outside of the home network. Price range: $299.99
Abstract: The look is a little smoother and you can watch TV from wherever you've got 3G speed, but what we almost didn't mention is that your TV programming isn't just limited to channel-surfing your PC with the included SlingRemote. No, you can also use the Live ...
When it first came out, the Slingbox concept was ground-breaking. Five years later and we’re less convinced. In a bid to offer specific solutions to specific types of customer, Sling Media has ended up offering less than the competition now does. The S...
