Sling Media Slingbox AV (SB240-100)
by Sling Media
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Customer Review: Great, when it works
Summary: 3 Stars
I have had a Slingbox for a year and a half. After the first couple of weeks setting it up, I used it a lot at my cabin and it was outstanding. However, after the first year it started disconnecting until now it disconnects more than it connects. It now also does this on my home local network. Apparently, according to support blogs, this is common after 1-2 years. The hardware burns out and you need to buy a new discounted slingbox from the manufacturer. I give this sytem 5 stars for its first year of operation and 1 star for its second year of operation. As long as you understand that the purchase is good for only ~ 18 months before you need to replace it, you'll be happy. If you bought it thinking it would last 5 years, you will be disappointed.Customer Review: Dynamite!
Summary: 5 Stars
The Slingbox is everything I expected, and more! Installation was incredibly easy and my daughter in Holland can now enjoy good ole USA TV! I don't know why she would want to do that, but that's not my concern.
As an owner of a wireless Internet service provider company, I was worried about how much bandwidth the Slingbox might chew up. But we did some simple tests and determined that it doesn't put too much load on the system at all.
The unit controls the TiVo it's hooked up to and my daughter can program and watch whatever is on it. Gives us a clue as to her tastes, which haven't severely disappointed us yet.
All in all, a great product, great price, great value. Can't say enough about it!
Customer Review: TV anywhere: need I say more?
Summary: 5 Stars
This will be a short review because there isn't much to say. The Slingbox AV worked exactly as advertized for me. I was even able to do the initial configuration from a remote location using a VPN client. The DSL connection at the location that the Slingbox is installed only has a 60 kBps or so upstream speed, but that seems to be plenty for the Slingbox - the video and sound are smooth, clear, and buffering times are short. For anyone who is not often able to see TV programs at home, this is a fantastic alternative. Highly recommended.
Note: Make sure you get the right model, it can be kind of confusing. It basically varies depending on what type of device/connection you want to use with the Slingbox.
Customer Review: Cool gadget for the road warrior
Summary: 5 Stars
Just received the Slinbox A/V. It took 2 minutes to set up and get running. The slingbox even has great steps for configuring your router. First reaction is that this is everything I could possibly have wanted. No more sitting in a hotel room on a business trip watching animated depiction of a sporting event. I can now catch my favorite teams games wherever I am. You can even use your video on demand and watch it anywhere. Great product. I was surprised how small it is. I wish it had an on/off switch, because I don't want to be streaming my tv 24/7. But pulling the plug works too. If you are looking to stream your digital cable box to your office, friends house, hotel room, go for this.Customer Review: This is a very cool product
Summary: 4 Stars
The Slingbox AV is a very cool product. I use it to send TV to my wireless laptop. That way I can watch live TV or our Dish DVR programs anywhere in the house. I haven't tried to use the Slingbox AV from a remote location. Slingbox customer support was kind enough to help me complete the setup for remote viewing since that part of the setup is more technical in nature. The picture is good to very good. The smaller you set the screen size the better the picture looks.
I only rated the product as a 4 of 5 stars because it might still need to be refined more in terms of ease of setup. The picture is not quite as sharp as what you would see on the actual TV, but it is very good.