Slingbox

  I ♥ Slingbox 
  Originally uploaded by Kaptain Krispy Kreme.

I finally got around to setting up the Slingbox I got back in the spring when I met Blake at a conference and he talked me into getting one.

It hadn't been a priority because we all use Macs in our family and there is no SlingPlayer for the Mac yet.

But the rumormill suggests that the Mac SlingPlayer is going to come out in beta any day now.

So I spent an hour or so today setting up the Slingbox in my family room entertainment cabinet.

It was relatively painless. I only had one ethernet jack in there and it was being used by the xbox 360 so I had to put in an ethernet switch. Now I've got 5 ethernet ports in my entertainment cabinet. I bet I'll be using more of them soon.

The Slingbox does a nice job of controlling my DirecTV Tivo and the software installed fine on my old ThinkPad.

I'll let you know what I think when I install the Mac Slingplayer. I think its going to be a hit with my kids.

Comments

[Kevin]

Coincidentally, today I was in the subway station on 33rd street and 7th, and there was a guy watching football games on his Moto-Q streamed via SlingBox. The quality looked great, and even in a fairly weak reception spot such as an underground subway station, he had no problem...

[Rob Deichert]

Fred –

If you travel a lot for business it's indispensable. I'm on the road an average of 3-4 days a week and it allows me to keep up with my Tivo.

I have a friend from Hungary who uses it to watch Hungarian TV in the US.

Great product

[Dean Calhoun]

I have used a Sling since they first came out and love it. Using my Verison highspeed wireless card, I can catch up on the latest local football game anywhere in the country. Way cool...

[Dave]

The Mac version is out now... Just came out for Halloween!

[Bob]

I am using slingbox from past 10 month... its a very interesting and good
product... video clarity is great your can the more detail + functional features
here
http://www.mobilephones-info.com/slingmedia/SlingBox.htm