SlingBox
 

Ok, I am finally going to purchase a slingbox, tired of sitting in NRT watching CNN.

Anyone have any good info on what type? Cost? DVR control?
Should I set it up in my office so the wife can watch TV on main TV?

Thanks

Ive been looking at switching to Dish network for the same reasons you state.

Their parent company of Dish network, Echostar also owns Slingplayer and they have an integrated DVR Sat Receiver with Slingplayer built in...

you can watch on one tuner while your wife watches on the other...

http://www.audioholics.com/reviews/d...se-slingloaded

A buddy of mine does ad hock networks for big events and concerts. He is on the road more than us believe it or not, and he tells me all of the guys use sling players and are very happy...

Cheers
George

Is SlingPlayer different than SlingBox?

I have Direct TV and have a DVR set up on my main TV.

I have no real experience using a sling box but I was at Best Buy when it was slow a few weeks ago and they guy showed me how it works. Seemed pretty cool. He had one hooked up to his tv at home and pulled out his phone and we started watching tv on his phone. He said "its time to mess with the roomie" and started changing channels. He told me that when you change the channel on the app it changes the channel on the TV its connected to. So you probably want to put it on a TV the wife doesn't watch very often...unless you want to mess with her. As a poor RJ driver I don't have the extra money to be able to justify a slingbox, but it is something I hope to get in a while once I get more money or they get cheap enough... Sorry I couldn't be of much more help.

Slingplayer is the app on your laptop and Slingbox is the actual unit.

If you have an iPhone, there is a Slingbox app lets you watch on your phone and it works great!

Lots of info on their website. Slingbox.com - Slingbox shows the 2 current models. The big difference is the HD model allows you to connect extra devices and has a built-in tuner. The HD aspect is of limited value because it all depends on the speed of your internet connection.

The biggest challenge is normally getting the internet connection to the slingbox. Unless the slingbox is right next to your home router, you will need buy some type of wireless internet bridge device to connect the internet to the slingbox.

Google for "slingbox price comparisons" for best deals. The phone app is $30 but worth it when you are killing time somewhere.

Geek it up by also getting yourself a travel router. You plug the wire into it and then you can go wireless in your room. That allows me to make skype calls and watch slingbox on my iPhone without turning on the computer. Also allows me to set the computer next to the TV and feed the video from my computer to that big flat screen for better viewing.

Slingbox has a solution for this called SlingLink.

Slingbox.com - SlingLink TURBO

Or you can go geek and do what I did-- take an old $40 router and re-program it to be a wireless bridge :D

Used it all the time and loved it. I hooked it to a receiver /tv in the office by the high speed internet connection. This rarely used receiver left little room for competition to start a battle of remotes. i.e someone else watching with the same box at the same time. A little tricky to set up but their support is awesome. You wont regret having it and your 6hrs of CNN and Sumo watching are over.

The DVR/tivo receiver you select during the setup process will look just like home so you mouse over it and select live or recorded shows as normal

slingbox work with netflix at all?