Sling Media Slingbox AV Remote Control

Pros: Simple and fast, makes viewing your TV shows on the web the way to go.
Cons: Remote video quality will depend on how fast your broadband connection is to internet.

The Big Idea Back in 2004, a new company startup called Sling Media opened their doors and began development on a product that would take the available tools and ideas that had been floating around the technology industry and poured them ...

Pros: Excellent quality and performance. Easy to set up and excellent compression/streaming technology.
Cons: Integrating it into a little more complex home network can be challenging.

I purchased my Slingbox AV a few weeks ago and have been very impressed with its quality and performance. Out of the box, my first concern was that it only had inputs and no outputs. This means that there’s no way to pass the audio/video signal ...

Pros: Great Product, Works as Advertised, No Recurring Fees
Cons: Poor Tech Support, Does Not Work Well with Older Routers, May Crash Your Network

Out of The Box When you open the box you get the sling media box (which is actually pretty small: about 6’’ x 6’’x 1.5’’. You can easily hide it behind your TV stand or computer. Since I have the Slingbox AV version (the ...

Pros: Great on-line support. Company really stands behind its' products.
Cons: Good internet speed (upload) and good computer system is required to use this product.

If you read any review here, you will know this system really works. It’s not magic, juts good technology (although it does not play well with older stuff systems.)What I can offer are two comments – both great - about their service, ...

Pros: You can watch your TV anywhere there is WiFi (and impress everyone around you)
Cons: Need a strong signal; can't watch my DVR

I've had my sling for a little over a year now and still am impressed with it every time I turn it on -- which is pretty frequently. When at home, while cruising the net or working on my website from my external monitor, I turn on my sling and watch ...

Pros: Pretty good streaming video
Cons: Quality of video depends on many factors

This is a very cool device. I use it to watch TV when I'm traveling. As well, I also use it to watch TV at home on my laptop (in a different room from my TV) via my home wireless connection. The video quality at home is excellent (of course it ...

Pros: Once properly configured and a good high speed connection product works great. Support is superb.
Cons: Hard to interface to home network.

I have had my Slingbox for 2 months and it is connected to my home dual tuner TIVO. As a combination while I am on the road this is pure TV bliss. The quality of picture of S/B is fine, the speed if you have a broadband connection at both ends is ...

Pros: Clear picture easy setup great price Actually works
Cons: No physical remote control

I bought this because my landlord wouldn't let me install cable. I figured I could use my parents extra cable box (which is 40 miles away)and hook my computer up to my TV and at least have something passable as television. But what I got was way better than passable, it is perfect.

Set up was super fast and easy, and I was easily watching their cable TV on my computer. When I hooked up my TV to my computer (via S-video) the picture got even better. It fills up the entire TV screen (27") and doesn't look much different from cable or satellite TV. The sound comes in clear and is in sync with the picture.

(Sometimes the sound takes a minute to catch up to the picture when you first turn sling box on)

The equipment I used was Verizon Fios Internet & Modem (parents house), Verizon DSL Modem w/ maximum internet speed, and a cheap old Dell Dimension PC with graphics card.

This exceeded my expectations and the best part is I get all their channels for free!