Sling Box

[1/28/01]

Who uses one?

I totally forgot that I am going to the Philippines from Dec 21 to Jan 4th. Which means that I will miss the Browns and Bengals game, aaahhhhh!!!!!

I was going to buy a Sling Box and watch from my laptop....thoughts/suggestions?

[PuRock]

I don't but I know Franchise uses one. I'm sure he'll be by soon enough. I've always wondered if it is a useful investment. But for right now I'm sticking to the Directv on the go package.

[1/28/01]

Or better yet, does someone want to allow me to log into their SlingBox acocunt somehow and let me watch the two games I'll be missing?

[Jabara]

[u]Sling Box[/u] sounds like something in the Best Football Terms thread...

[theFRANCHISE]

I would let you use my log-in, but I don't believe either game will be broadcast on my cable provider, so you wouldn't be able to watch it that way. I also don't have the wi-fi attachment needed to install it in my bedroom away from my router (my antenna that I use to watch games is in my bedroom), so I wouldn't be able to hook it up either way.

The SlingBox is amazing. It has multiple purposes. For one, if you're super-paranoid and have a security camera, you can use it to monitor your house away from home. Also, the new SlingPlayer software has DVR-like features (minus recording) that let you pause, fast-forward, and rewind live TV up to an hour back. There's also free 3rd-party software that lets you record the stream from your SlingBox, but that's a different discussion for a different place...

It's a great investment. I watch TV at work all the time (and sometimes in class...), and you can watch from any web browser on a computer that allows Flash Player, meaning you don't need to use the SlingPlayer software. However, I carry the old lightweight SlingPlayer on my flash drive and watch it on any computer. The delay isn't so bad, either; usually about a 7-second delay, on average. And picture quality is excellent on most connections and pretty decent on weak connections.

[flaccopoe]

[quote name='theFRANCHISE' timestamp='1291329962' post='557805']
I would let you use my log-in, but I don't believe either game will be broadcast on my cable provider, so you wouldn't be able to watch it that way. I also don't have the wi-fi attachment needed to install it in my bedroom away from my router (my antenna that I use to watch games is in my bedroom), so I wouldn't be able to hook it up either way.

The SlingBox is amazing. It has multiple purposes. For one, if you're super-paranoid and have a security camera, you can use it to monitor your house away from home. Also, the new SlingPlayer software has DVR-like features (minus recording) that let you pause, fast-forward, and rewind live TV up to an hour back. There's also free 3rd-party software that lets you record the stream from your SlingBox, but that's a different discussion for a different place...

[b]It's a great investment. I watch TV at work all the time (and sometimes in class...)[/b], and you can watch from any web browser on a computer that allows Flash Player, meaning you don't need to use the SlingPlayer software. However, I carry the old lightweight SlingPlayer on my flash drive and watch it on any computer. The delay isn't so bad, either; usually about a 7-second delay, on average. And picture quality is excellent on most connections and pretty decent on weak connections.
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Very proffessional.
Can Sling work with a smart phone?

[1/28/01]

[quote name='flaccopoe' timestamp='1291523576' post='559530']
Very proffessional.
Can Sling work with a smart phone?
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Supposedly, yes.....

[theFRANCHISE]

Yes, it works with a smartphone, but you'll need to pay a one-time $29.99 fee to use it. Otherwise, if you watch from a laptop or computer, it's free (minus the cost of the box, cost of your cable bill, etc.)