- SlingStream - proprietary streaming technology that optimizes your video playback experience. It continuously monitors the connection speed and dynamically adjusts the video compression ratios to match available bandwidth
- SlingRemote - a virtual remote control that displays on your PC screen.
- SlingBar - allows you to dock the video to one side of the PC screen, so you can watch TV while continuing with other PC tasks
- PC Client Requirements -
- Windows XP Home, Pro, MCE, or 2000
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Product Description
Includes: AC adapter, Ethernet cable, 2 RCA composite A/V cables, 1 S-Video cable, 1 RF/Coax cable, & 1 infrared remote control emitter Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home. Now you can enjoy some of the pleasures of home when you're away - through your PC. Introduce yourself to Slingbox. The Slingbox is an amazing, award-winning device that redirects your home audio or television signal to any desktop or laptop PC - no matter its location! Slingbox place-shifts the television signal from an antenna, cable box, satellite receiver, DVR, and more to your PC via the Internet, so you can watch your favorite TV shows anywhere at home or thousands of miles from home. That's right, you can be in the next room or another country, and still enjoy the television signal that's being pumped into your home living room. The Slingbox is easy to install. Connect the TV source to the Slingbox; Connect the Slingbox to the Internet; Plug in the Slingbox power adapter; Load the SlingPlayer software onto your PC (Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/MCE compatible); and you're done! Where ever you are, provided there's an Internet access (broadband) connection, you can contact your Slingbox through your PC to view or play your favorite show. Intel Pentium IV 1GHz 256MB of RAM 100MB of Free Hard Drive Space 24-bit Graphic Card 16-bit Sound Card CD-ROM Drive 10/100 Ethernet Connectivity Network - Router (UPnP Capability Recommended) Cable or DSL Modem (for out-of-home viewing) 256Kbps Upstream Speed (higher is recommended) Video (NTSC) and Audio Source - Analog Cable Antenna/RF Digital Cable Set Top Box Satellite Receiver DVR (including Tivo, DirecTV, DISH, ReplayTV, UltimateTV)
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Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Looks like and outsize chocolate bar and weighs about as much. Although not terribly inspiring when you get it out the box it does exactly what it says on the box. Comes with an impressive array of cableage to connect just about any video signal and the option to have two separate signals. I have connected and NTL box and hard disc recorder so can watch live TV or stuff that I have recorded.
Ideally you should hard wire into your network but will work just as well with a games adapter or ethernet bridge.
The internal set up is a snap. Load the software and run the set up. It searches your local network and comes up with the SlingBox and the set up works well from there. All devices are supported with an IR blaster and the software remotes even have skins so that they look exactly the same as the production remote. Picture quality on an inernal network is excelllent and means that we can watch (and control) TV pretty much everywhere in the house - even in the loo.
Remote set up is a little more complicated but there is good set up guide and the mysteries of port forwarding and virtual servers on all popular makes of router are well described. Once set up the operation from hot spots and other wireless access points is seamless.
Picture quality is dependant on bandwidth and even though they say that you need at least 300kbs I have managed to watch the news on less and have not had too many problems - the optimisation technology works very well.
Now available on Mac as well as PC and there is no limit to the number of computers that you can have the software running on (Sony Location Free please note!)
Top rated and now that we have one it has become and essential piece of kit and used everywhere from work to holiday - never miss a match, film or series ever again. Also great fun for winding up your kids by changing channel from work!
Ideally you should hard wire into your network but will work just as well with a games adapter or ethernet bridge.
The internal set up is a snap. Load the software and run the set up. It searches your local network and comes up with the SlingBox and the set up works well from there. All devices are supported with an IR blaster and the software remotes even have skins so that they look exactly the same as the production remote. Picture quality on an inernal network is excelllent and means that we can watch (and control) TV pretty much everywhere in the house - even in the loo.
Remote set up is a little more complicated but there is good set up guide and the mysteries of port forwarding and virtual servers on all popular makes of router are well described. Once set up the operation from hot spots and other wireless access points is seamless.
Picture quality is dependant on bandwidth and even though they say that you need at least 300kbs I have managed to watch the news on less and have not had too many problems - the optimisation technology works very well.
Now available on Mac as well as PC and there is no limit to the number of computers that you can have the software running on (Sony Location Free please note!)
Top rated and now that we have one it has become and essential piece of kit and used everywhere from work to holiday - never miss a match, film or series ever again. Also great fun for winding up your kids by changing channel from work!
4 of 15 people found the following review helpful
I just got it and am having trouble setting it up as it is not exactly plug and play as advertised. Plugged it in with all the wires etc but am not getting much joy out of it.
To be honest, I do have the whole works, satellite box, amplifier, wireless router...etc. however, even after simplifying it down to the sky box, the tv and the internet, the pc was still not able to "get streams" from the slingbox via the router. Still trying to figure out what's wrong... can't get any simpler than what i have done...
To be honest, I do have the whole works, satellite box, amplifier, wireless router...etc. however, even after simplifying it down to the sky box, the tv and the internet, the pc was still not able to "get streams" from the slingbox via the router. Still trying to figure out what's wrong... can't get any simpler than what i have done...
Most Helpful Customer Reviews on Amazon.com (beta)
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183 reviews
117 of 123 people found the following review helpful
AWESOME PRODUCT - GREAT INVENTION - FANTASTIC QUALITY!!!
4 Nov 2005
Well, I've only been using it for about 2 days now and I must say that I am pleasantly surprised and 99% satisfied! (1% is lost on the fact that only one computer can use it at a time.)
The quality is top-notch! I thought it might be pixelated, jerky, or buggy - but it isn't. It flows and runs like a regular TV. It just feels like you're watching TV.
Let me also mention all of the features that it has:
* You can watch TV with a full screen and either have the remote on the screen, or not.
* You can hit a button and it will automatically dock to one side of the screen and re-adjust the size of your other windows. And then, you can even fine tune and adjust the size of that window.
* If you just want it to be on your screen and not be docked, you can do that and adjust that screen size as well.
* You can also create a list of favorite channel icons, so all you do is click onto your favorite channel's icon. If the icon doesn't exist - you can create your own!
* It also works with channels like HBO On Demand and with TiVo as well (however, I don't have TiVo).
* If your workplace has a firewall, you can access your home computer using your home computer's IP Address.
This product is HIGHLY recommended!
The quality is top-notch! I thought it might be pixelated, jerky, or buggy - but it isn't. It flows and runs like a regular TV. It just feels like you're watching TV.
Let me also mention all of the features that it has:
* You can watch TV with a full screen and either have the remote on the screen, or not.
* You can hit a button and it will automatically dock to one side of the screen and re-adjust the size of your other windows. And then, you can even fine tune and adjust the size of that window.
* If you just want it to be on your screen and not be docked, you can do that and adjust that screen size as well.
* You can also create a list of favorite channel icons, so all you do is click onto your favorite channel's icon. If the icon doesn't exist - you can create your own!
* It also works with channels like HBO On Demand and with TiVo as well (however, I don't have TiVo).
* If your workplace has a firewall, you can access your home computer using your home computer's IP Address.
This product is HIGHLY recommended!
49 of 55 people found the following review helpful
Actually works perfectly out of the box
28 Oct 2005
Amazon Verified Purchase
I was amazed. On my home network, streamed very high quality (though small picture, since the TV signal is actually less than 640x480), and when I went wireless, the quality dropped (as expected), but it kept up with audio, didn't break up. Really amazingly well designed wizard to configure.
49 of 55 people found the following review helpful
Outstanding People, Ground Breaking Technology
20 Aug 2005
Ground-breaking technology. This device allows me to watch my Chicago cable TV service while in Paris. It converts the TV signal into an internet transmission. The image is only about 4 x 3 inches in size on my higher density 1680 by 1050 notebook screen but looks very clean and highly viewable. Sound quality is excellent. Transfer rates ranges from 400 to 700 kbps.
Another feature of this product is that it can be used as an internet based remote control. I have one in my mother's senior home apartment. It enables me to view her apartment, view her electronics, and send remote control signals to her electronics whenever she gets stumped. I'm sure there are many other ways to apply this unique technology.
SlingMedia is an exceptional company. The initial release of this product brought rave reviews -- uncommon for release 1.0. They did not rest. Since then, they have released new versions which further enhanced the SlingBox.
I'm impressed with the concept, the technology, the product, the execution, the installation, the enhancements, the updatability, the reliability, the quality of the support, the people from top to bottom. The staff members are very active on avsforum.com. Great attitudes.
While Tivo enabled me to watch TV when I wanted, this product allows me to watch TV where it was otherwise impossible.
This may be the best consumer electronic product of 2005.
Update 15 Nov 2005: Wow, it happened! Time Magazine named it one of the "Best Inventions 2005" in November 21st 2005 issue.
Update 9 Jan 2006: Won PCMag 2005 Technical Excellence Award\
I'm in no way affilated with SlingMedia. I'm just a SlingBox fan boy.
Another feature of this product is that it can be used as an internet based remote control. I have one in my mother's senior home apartment. It enables me to view her apartment, view her electronics, and send remote control signals to her electronics whenever she gets stumped. I'm sure there are many other ways to apply this unique technology.
SlingMedia is an exceptional company. The initial release of this product brought rave reviews -- uncommon for release 1.0. They did not rest. Since then, they have released new versions which further enhanced the SlingBox.
I'm impressed with the concept, the technology, the product, the execution, the installation, the enhancements, the updatability, the reliability, the quality of the support, the people from top to bottom. The staff members are very active on avsforum.com. Great attitudes.
While Tivo enabled me to watch TV when I wanted, this product allows me to watch TV where it was otherwise impossible.
This may be the best consumer electronic product of 2005.
Update 15 Nov 2005: Wow, it happened! Time Magazine named it one of the "Best Inventions 2005" in November 21st 2005 issue.
Update 9 Jan 2006: Won PCMag 2005 Technical Excellence Award\
I'm in no way affilated with SlingMedia. I'm just a SlingBox fan boy.
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