Sling Media Slingbox AV Internet TV Broadcaster

I can't believe how easy this thing is to setup and use.

Posted Dec 18, 2006 - I am absolutely floored by how this thing works and how easy it was to setup. I now can watch my TV on my PPC 6700 smartphone streaming over the internet and the picture is amazingly GREAT. I am very impressed by this product....and the best part is, I don't have to ever pay for a subscription which is a major plus. This is truly a revolutionary product.

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Posted Nov 6, 2006 - Would have purchased long ago if it had PSP support. What pushed me over the edge is that we're going on a trip to Germany and my wife HATES to miss her soaps but now she doesn't have to. Great product!

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Slingbox AV - Great Innovative Product

Posted Dec 12, 2006 - If you have kids out of town and don't want to spend extra cash on getting cable service for them, this is great to let them share your cable or satellite service. They most likely have hi-speed internet access, so this allows them to tap into your system at home. Perfect for DVR users. If you go on a trip and have hi-speed internet access and a laptop, you can view your recorded shows that you didn't have time to watch at home.

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Great device

Posted Dec 9, 2006 - I got this to control my Tivo from other locations and it works well. Setup is simple and straightforward. Video quality is pretty good, I'm happy with my purchase.

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Slingbox AV

Posted Nov 29, 2006 - Awesome product !!! Now I enjoy TV in almost any room in my home. I use it mainly to avoid the second receiver fee from Dish Network. Lots of saving for me for the long run.

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Slingbox AV

Posted Dec 2, 2006 - The setup was very easy,Works great from my office as well. wish we bought this early this is one of the best products on the market. The video is outstanding.

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Excellent device

Posted Feb 27, 2007 - I have my Slingbox hooked up to my home network wirelessly using one of the recommended devices on the Slingbox website (a Linksys adapter). Works perfectly, absolutely no major issues. Only problem I had (which was my fault) was the wireless device was automatically connecting to a different network in my area instead of my own. Once configured, there were no more problems. I am very happy there are no "service fees"... in days where it seems like there's a monthly fee for everything, it's nice you can buy it and use it without any fees. Streaming quality varies, but is usually quite acceptable. Controls and features work perfectly, although remote control lag time is sometimes annoying. I won't complain much about that, as it's a small annoyance. I use it to control a series 2 directv tivo system.

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Sling Media Slingbox AV ( SB240-100 )

Posted Dec 5, 2006 - Product works great. Of course, the higher your upload speed at your home, the better the quality of the stream on the internet. Over the lan is a much better picture. Setup was very easy, firewalls or port forwarding might require a bit more expertise. The use of a free DNS lookup service helps for those with dynamic ip's. Streams sources to any broadband-connected Mac, Windows PC or Windows Mobile device in the world; no host PC or monthly charges required; simple, straightforward setup; excellent, easy-to-use software; controls almost all cable and satellite boxes and DVRs; excellent video quality over LAN, decent video quality over the Internet.

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Slingbox, God sent for some.

Posted Nov 2, 2007 - If what you need is to be able to send your television to a computer then you need the slingbox. Whether you want to watch the game in your back yard where you have no television hookup or you want to watch your local news on your trip to Costa Rica the slingbox is what you need. You can also watch your programs on your phone, palm or other wifi gadget.

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Works fantastic! As described!!!

Posted Jan 20, 2007 - I bought this unit to be able to watch my cable TV programs when I am traveling. Oftentimes, available programming in hotels is not what I wanted. I also planned to use this to watch live sport events from the office, but alas, I could not connect because of an office firewall or the port is not available in the office network. I had problems in installation at first, because my router was not listed in the list during set-up. I called the very competent Technical Support and they remotely connected to my computer and set up my router without any problems.

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It really works!

Posted Dec 20, 2006 - Pic quality could be better at full screen, but that may be because of my video card on me laptop. I am currently slinging to my lattitude d600 with centrino. For what this provides, worth every penny!

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Sling Media Slingbox AV -

Posted Dec 18, 2006 - This is a really well designed product that is a glimpse of the future of media entertainment. I am able to stream my Tivo to my laptop when I'm on the road and with the mobile phone software I can also stream to my Q phone. This is a must have for Tivo users as it gives you the ability to program your Tivo anywhere in the world. Great product!

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Sling Media Slingbox AV

Posted Dec 15, 2006 - There is a noticeable delay as Slingbox caches the signal before it sends it to the player. This created a bit of a problem when trying to coordinate a sports broadcast with local radio announcers. Its also a bit of a pain when when I pause/rewind/fast-forward through programming.

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Slingbox AV Great Deal Great Product

Posted Dec 10, 2006 - Bought the Slingbox AV , took about 15 minutes to get it working on my home network. Got good quality video even on wireless with WAP enabled. Works great from my office as well. Great product overall. And the new SlingPlayer v1.4 for the Slingbox Tuner/AV/Pro provides: * Improved video quality on the LAN: up to 4x the resolution of the previous SlingPlayer and over 200% speed improvement.* * Adjust the SlingStream LAN video quality to match your particular computer and network conditions. * Improved Setup Wizard: new screens are streamlined and easier to use. * Improved Setup Wizard: direct access to customer support via real time chat. Relax and let our tech supports set up your router for you! * AutoUpdate feature added to the Setup process ensuring users always install the latest software for their Slingbox. * Users can rapidly cycle between Fullscreen (4:3), Widescreen (16:9), Letterbox, Windowbox and Pillarbox window modes to find the best fit for their video content. * Full-screen improvements: If you put SlingPlayer in maximized mode it will stay there. * Show/Hide player controls with one-click toggle. Just click once on the main player window to remove the controls when you aren't using them. * Audio Visualizations added to Audio-Only mode. WinAmp AVS support means that users can add their own visualizations. * Physical remote controls: SlingPlayer now works with remotes that support Microsoft Application keys. Now you can sit back and click on a real remote control to control SlingPlayer. * SlingPlayer has a whole new look with the RedLine skin--just one more way to change the SlingPlayer to suit your tastes. With SlingCentral and other user contributed skins there are over 30 different skins available and more coming every month.

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Slingbox AV - wonderful if you have the upload bandwith for it

Posted Dec 9, 2006 - The setup was very easy. Online help to set up the router was a breeze. The picture quality is fine and works with our satellite receiver. Obviously for intranet streaming (ie. within the home) the quality is great! But our cable provider limits the bandwith somewhat to about 30kb/s upload, and so our picture quality while away isn't always that good. Until now, I had streamed video via a video-in hookup to a computer near the satellite receiver, but it required me to manually remotely log in and turn everything on. Now with the slingbox, it's a snap!

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