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By Kirstin Mahoney and Laura Norton
What Is Slingbox? Slingbox allows you to watch a
household’s TV programs, on laptops and compliable phones
Anywhere in the world = wherever there is a decent internet connection
Basics of Slingbox Streams both live TV, content and the interface
from a connected DVR, DVD player, VCR and other set-top boxes
Costs $250 for Basic Slingbox Targets goldbricking office workers and frequent
travelers who can’t wait to watch local programming The quality of video is surprisingly clear, particularly
when viewed in the default window size. TV News looks the best Quick-moving sports is less clear
SlingBox Home InstallationRequires some familiarity with the output and input
ports on the set-top boxes to be controlled by Slingbox
Fortunately the fold-out startup guide is clear and there is a Slingbox technical help website
Controlling a TiVo or a digital TV box requires a bit more work
Slingbox has to be connected between the TV and the device
SlingPlayer Software
The viewer software is straightforward and responsive. Sling Media says its planning to release software for
handheld computers and smart phones.
Slingplayer software lacks pause and record buttons, so now short breaks from viewing a program and you can’t copy it to your hard drive (offline viewing)
Sling Media says they didn’t include these features because of “legal issues”
Sling Media’s Newest Products Have just introduced three new models
(initially only to the US) one of which includesA high-def-ready modelCompatibility with Macs (originaly didn’t have)
Competition
Beyond TV and OrbSlingbox doesn’t require a PC to be running at
home while the user is watching TV Sony’s LocationFree Player is the same
conceptSlingbox users are not required to obtain or
pay for a new license, in order to stream to another computer
Limitations Controlling your TiVo on your lap top means home
will be seeing the same thing on the connected TV Copyright concerns and bandwidth limitations
If your home isn’t wired for Ethernet Need some sort of network adapter such as WiFi-to-
Ethernet bridge to get the Slingbox online
Some office firewalls will block remote viewing
Selling Places
Circuit City Amazon.com Office Depot Dell Home Depot J & R / JR.com Comp – u – Plus Target
Legality
Sling Media license agreement prohibits you from logging in to somebody else’s Slingbox or putting your Slingbox in somebody else’s house (software doesn’t enforce either rule)
Originally thought that it was caused lots, and Hollywood would “sue the company’s pants of”. So far nothing has happened…
MLB has publicly grumbled about Slingbox
Are they hitting the big time?
Now part of EchoStar CommunicationsThe company behind the Dish Network
satellite servceEchoStar paid $380 million for the companyWhat does this mean for those who use their
Slingbox with Dish’s archrival, DirecTV?
Sources
Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2
005/07/16/AR2005071600110.html
Sling Media Homepage http://www.slingmedia.com/go/slingbox-in-action
PC World http://blogs.pcworld.com/techlog/archives/005517.html
Fox News http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,175216,00.html
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