Too Soon?
Sometimes reality can overtake you, run you down, smack you in the
face, and unlay your best-laid plans. And then smack you again in the
face, a little harder, just to remind you who's boss.
See, a
couple of weeks back we wrote a real humdinger of a writeup for today,
where Benazir Bhutto and Dan Fogelberg teamed up to fight a rampaging
tiger who was trying to take Paris Hilton’s inheritance away and spend
it all on steroids for its evil master, Roger Clemens. Believe you us,
it was even more hilarious than it sounds.
In light of recent events, however, we feel that a more sober explanation of the Sling Media Slingbox AV is appropriate. Watch, like this: you hook it up to your TV, log in to the web-based player anywhere in the world, and watch and control your TV, TiVo, satellite, cable, or DVD player right there on your PC. Your office, your hotel room, your prison cell – if you’ve got a broadband connection, your TV back home is at your command. Take your living room with you wherever you go, without the strain on your back and damage to your home that would result from moving your actual living room. You can even watch on your cell phone, if it’s fancy enough.
There. Was that so hard? Sometimes we forget that you don’t need to make crass, offensive jokes to move merchandise. Sometimes, all it takes is a worthwhile product and a little plain speaking. Maybe if Robin Wright Penn had kept that in mind, Sean Penn wouldn’t be leaving her.


Features
Warranty: 90 days Woot
Features:
Single Input
Connects one standard definition device such as your DVR, digital cable set top box or satellite receiver.
SlingPlayer
SlingPlayer is the software that works hand-in-hand with the hardware
inside the Slingbox to bring your entire living room TV viewing
experience to your laptop, desktop or mobile device.
No Monthly Fees
Watch and control your TV and its programming on your compatible cell phone, PDA, laptop or desktop with no monthly subscription fee.
What Devices Can you Connect?
- Basic Cable TV Set-top Box
- Digital Cable Set-top Box
- Digital Video Recorder (DVR) such as TiVo®, Comcast®, ReplayTV®, DISH® or one provided by your cable/satellite provider
- DVD Player/Recorder
- Satellite Receiver such as DIRECTV® or DISH®
- Video/Security Camera
- Windows Media Center
Computer Requirements
Minimum PC Requirements:
- Microsoft Windows® Vista™ or Windows® XP with Service Pack 2
- Intel® Pentium IV 1.3 GHz processor
- 1 GB RAM for Windows® Vista™ and 512 MB for Windows® XP
- 150 MB available disk space for installation
- Graphics card (24-bit color)
- Sound card (16-bit)
- Network connectivity
Minimum Mac Requirements:
- PowerPC® G4/G5 800 MHz or Intel® processor
- Mac® OS X v.10.3.9 (or higher recommended)
- 512 MB RAM (1 GB recommended)
- 150 MB available disk space for installation
- Network connectivity
Minimum Network Requirements
- Cable or DSL Modem (for out-of-home viewing)
- 256 Kbps Upstream Network Speed Recommended (higher upstream network speeds yield higher quality video)
- Home Network Router – wired or wireless (UPnP compatibility highly recommended)
Supported Audio and Video Sources
Connects to one standard definition S-video or composite video source such as:
- Basic Cable TV Set-top Box
- Digital Cable Set-top Box
- Digital Video Recorder (DVR) such as TiVo®, Comcast®, ReplayTV®, DISH® or one provided by your cable/satellite provider
- DVD Player/Recorder
- Satellite Receiver such as DIRECTV® or DISH®
- Video/Security Camera
- Windows Media Center
In the box:
- SB240-100 Sling Media AV Unit
- AC Adapter
- RJ45 Cat5 Cable
- S-Video Cable
- RCA Audio Video Cable
- Get started with your slingbox instruction slip
- 1 Remote Control IR Cable
Specs
Sling Media SB240-100 Slingbox-AVSpecs
Sling Media SB240-100 Slingbox-AVSales Stats
- Speed to First Woot:
- 0m 0.331s
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