The Sling Media Pro-HD streams live TV to your PC or smartphone -- but for most users, its excellent HD-capable picture quality will be diminished when accessed outside of the home network.
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The Slingbox Pro HD is a neat product that allows you to access your set-top box, PVR and various other video devices from anywhere you want through the internet. In that regard, it's perfect. You should never miss another show again quote
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Great if you're moving high-definition video around a fast home network--or aren't a perfectionist when watching remotely.
Read the full review →The Slingbox PRO-HD earns our Editors' Choice for the best media extender given its versatility, slick software, smooth video performance, compatibility with a wide range of media sources, and dedicated PC, Mac, and smartphone clients.
Read the full review →The Slingbox Pro HD is a neat product that allows you to access your set-top box, PVR and various other video devices from anywhere you want through the internet. In that regard, it's perfect. You should never miss another show again.
Read the full review →For those who travel/spend any time out of the home or on the road, and wish to be able to access their “live” or recorded TV shows, the Slingbox PRO-HD provides a valuable service.
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dotEvan
I really enjoy the Slingbox Pro-HD. The initial software setup was kinda tricky, but that's really more of an issue with the UX than with the hardware itself. There are weird limitations on Mac, though. Chrome OS isn't supported, and I have to run Firefox 4 in 32-bit mode to get the plugin to...
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Narez
Works well for the 1-2 years before it breaks. Search "Slingbox capacitors" in Google and you'll find hundreds of posts (many quickly deleted from Sling Media's support forums) from Slingbox owners who are finding that their Slingboxs are poorly manufactured and are seeing...
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porktiger
I bought the slingbox for a few reasons. So I can watch local sports when I am away from the house and so I can save work some money from buying me cable. It truly makes your cable provider mobile. I have the iPhone/iPad app and can be viewed on any computer with a fast enough internet...
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Dignan17
I purchased the Slingbox last week, and next week it's going back. The setup was pretty simple. I made the connections, signed up for an account, specified what kind of device was connected, and everything was working. The problems started the second I tried to watch Slingbox playback anywhere...
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jfriedman
The Slingbox does what it advertises. You plug devices in, it streams them over the net. Unfortunately, the setup process is tedious, difficult, and rather techy; it requires changing complex router settings and using an online setup tool that's a bit frustrating. From there, using the...
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