Sling Media Slingbox - Watch Your Home Digital TV Anywhere

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Editorial reviews

Product Description
Sling Media Slingbox - Digital multimedia receiver / broadcaster / TV tuner Product description Slingbox is a compact and elegantly designed state-of-the-art electronic device that connects to the back of your TV. It redirects or "placeshifts" the TV signal from your cable box satellite receiver or personal video recorder (PVR) to your computer or laptop of choice no matter your location - so long as you have a high-speed Internet connection. This utterly unique device will transform the way you watch TV. Whether you want to watch your soaps in the shower room or catch the big game during a conference call or watch your local news from China the power is now in your hands. Main Specifications Manufacturer's Part Number: SB150-110 Weight: 0.7 kg TV Tuner: - NTSC Power: AC 120/230 V Audio: Stereo Product Description: Sling Media Slingbox digital multimedia receiver / broadcaster / TV tuner Product Type: Digital multimedia receiver / broadcaster / TV tuner Dimensions (WxDxH): 26.9 cm x 10.2 cm x 4.1 cm

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Customer reviews

review by: date: 2007-10-04 rating:
Fantastic with one big limitation
This is a great item, easy to setup, and even easier to use. Watch and control Sky TV from your mobile phone, mac or pc. Biggest issue that isn't mentioned in the product literature is that you can only access it from one device at a time - ie forget streaming to two computers in different rooms of the house. Even so, its still a great product and you will be not be disappointed with it.

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review by: Geek In Denial date: 2007-09-01 rating:
A 'Change Your Life' Product
This is one of those devices that changes the way you think of how everyday things work. This has been as revolutionary to the way I think of TV in the same way that they ipod completly redefined the way I use music. The first time I had it working is what I can only describe as an 'ipod moment'. The slingbox is a reason in itself to get broadband in your house.


I had it set up in less than 30 minutes. The instructions were easy. I downloaded software onto my desktop PC and was quickly able to watch and control my Sky TV in my bedroom. The whole sky remote works in the software perfectly. Great. Downloaded the software onto my laptop, no problem in the house. Worked perfect. Great. The only snag I did hit was that it told me during set-up that it would not work outside my house (which is rather the point) however, the screen guidance told me what the problem likely was (my router) and how to solve it. 10 minutes later (with a wee bit of help from google) I was perfect again - and I'm glad the set-up told me this before I went out.

So, I travel a lot with work, and have now been able to watch my home TV in real time, in Germany, Spain, Dubai, Australia, USA without any problem at all. Sitting on the beach, using the hotel wifi, watching the permier league on my laptop. How good is that?

I have since signed up with the mobile operator Three who have a deal with sling and software so that you can even watch it on your mobile phone (extra tenner a month for unlimited use). It is mental! and it works! To be honest I don't actually watch as much TV on my mobile as I thought I would (one of those things, just because you 'can' do something doesn't mean you will... however, it has saved me several times because I can set the sky + or whatever using it. The phone thing isn't an essential upgrade but it is a nice option to have.

This is a genius gadget - cool for anyone - but ESSENTIAL for anyone who travels overseas a lot, gets stuck in hotel rooms, and misses TV. At under £100 it is also just a ridiculous bargain.


review by: Gamertag- Vyper06 date: 2007-02-21 rating:
The next best thing since the archos...
For starters, the webpage does not tell you much about the product itself, therefore I will briefly tell you it essentialy lets you watch television on your computer. Very handy with people who work away from home, or simply want to watch the latest episode of Lost (or even live tv) on your daily commute. You plug this device into say, your Sky box, and then hook it up to the internet and then using the bundled software (PC only for now Mac version being released soon) you can watch live TV using the on screen remote or any shows you have told it to record. It is very handy, and easy to set up, and now I have one I even use it around the house! For example I have replaced my sons television with a computer recently, and now he can watch TV on it anyway!
Another revelution in the Television industry, a must have if you want to be at the forefront of technoloigy, but if you do not watch television that much, or do not require to watch it away from home, then this may not be the product for you.
P.S you can also archive your recorded TV and cut out the adverts, and maybe burn them to DVD to view at a later time to save disc space!

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