Slingbox

[Uhfan]

Hi just wondering if anyone has this and what your thoughts are on it/\.

I always hear it being pimped on the Jim Rome show. Looks prety good.

http://www.slingbox.org/

[RockinDaMike]

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wow thats awesome, i'm definitley getting that.

[RockyTop1]

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yeah, it'll really come in handy around ncaa tourney time. I'm hoping for a price drop soon. Don't really have the money for it yet. I think its 300 but there is no monthly charge, which is awesome

[RockinDaMike]

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it is pretty expensive. but since i'm always away from home it can come in handy during my downtimes at work

[p_rushing]

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I paid $200 for it before Christmas.

It works great as long as you have a fast connection, dial-up is a no go. Picture quality is great, but I can still see everything fine. I travel Mon - Thurs so I use it to watch my DVR, so I can watch anything I recorded from the hotel.

Anyone can use it as long as you have the software and passwords, so it was great during the last few weeks of football season, I could watch my Sunday Ticket even when I wasn't home. Only downside is only 1 person can watch it at a time.

[RockyTop1]

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it's awesome that it works with DVR's. How does the controller work for the DVR? Is it just a generic controller or does it match up with your actual DVR controller?

[p_rushing]

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as long as it is in their database, the remote will look just like the one you would use at home

[RockyTop1]

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as long as it is in their database, the remote will look just like the one you would use at home

wow, that's crazy

[nyyanksfan20]

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I just found out about this and it sounds amazing. Just to clarify, if I am at my dorm room which does not get YES, but if I get this I could watch Yankee games from my dorm through my cable connection at home?

[Dice]

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Can anybody verify if it works with Comcast DVR?

[p_rushing]

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I just found out about this and it sounds amazing. Just to clarify, if I am at my dorm room which does not get YES, but if I get this I could watch Yankee games from my dorm through my cable connection at home?

Yes, you won't get crystal clear quality, but I can watch a news/sports channel and read the ticker at the bottom of the screen fine. I watched Sunday Ticket during the holidays while away from home.


Dice,
It works with any video device, you hook it up with composite or s-video cables. Software is free and you can watch it from any pc that has the software as long as you have your ID#. It will keep track of your ID on their server, so if you don't have a static IP, like most people, it will automatically find it for you. Only downside I see, is only 1 person can view it at a time.

[TheMatrix31]

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Yeah, I think you have to watch whatever the person @ home is watching, which SUCKS.

[nyyanksfan20]

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Yeah, I think you have to watch whatever the person @ home is watching, which SUCKS.

Well for me this isn't a problem because when i'm at college my room with tv is empty.

This thing sounds totally awesome. Missing one month of Yankee baseball this September was hard enough for me.

[RockyTop1]

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On sale at Dell.com for $50 off, $199

Seriously thinking about it now

[Laettner32]

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Is it compatible with Mac's?