Sling Media SlingCatcher Expert Reviews

A pricey but versatile set-top box that lets you watch any online video on your TV, play media stored on USB drives, and place-shift Slingbox content to another TV.

Easy to project Internet video to your TV, Not locked into specific content providers, Can access Slingbox in another room or around the world, Plays music and video stored on USB hard drives, Simple setup and interface

No built-in Wi-Fi, Slingbox Pro-HD support not yet available, MyMedia mode doesnâ ; euro ; trade ; t yet support album art or playlists, Doesnâ ; euro ; trade ; t yet support 64-bit Windows or Mac, Expensive

You don’t need to do anything to play content stored on a USB drive, but you will need to enter your Sling.com account username and password if you want to be able to access your Slingbox remotely, as well as the password for your Slingbox itself. ...

The SlingCatcher is an add-on for Sling Media's Slingbox that lets you stream the content of one TV to another around the world. An attractive piece of kit, the SlingCatcher has generally good picture quality and also supports video playback via USB, ...

Easy to set up ; video playback via USB

Cumbersome to carry around ; interface is sluggish over a network

Sling Media's SlingCatcher is a useful add-on to the Slingbox for anyone who wants to stream the content of one TV to another. It's not exactly an essential purchase though -- there's not much difference between using a SlingCatcher and using a laptop ...

The best way to watch your television on another set?

Lets you watch your Slingbox on the TV, allows you to connect USB drives to watch movies, easy to set-up and install

We struggled with the My Media element, HD streaming not supported

The Slingbox is a great piece of kit, but having to sit in front of your PC, while useful for work, is a bit geeky when if comes to home viewing. The SlingCatcher changes all this giving you that TV experience once again

Got a SlingBox? Want to watch your SlingBox on another TV? Guess what the SlingCatcher does.

An attractive and ingenious piece of hardware, but it's niche and lacks one important function.

Sling Media is best known for its Slingbox device, which a television signal over the Internet. This new product from Sling Media is doing something else: it brings video to the TV just to .

+ all three modes work properly

- quick home needed for good results - no wireless capabilities built in - no UPnP streaming

Overall Catcher is a good, albeit expensive product for a niche market. Who owns a Slingbox or online video on his TV would look, will be satisfied with the results. On the other hand, as long as Sling Media the UPnP protocol support and commitment to its...

Slingcatcher is another smart box from Sling Media. But without one of their relatives in the network is not much to have.

Slingcatcher make your Slingbox better than ever. Good remote control included with the purchase .

Expensive, lack both the wireless network and the opportunity for direct streaming of media from the PC.

Slingcatcher suits you already have a Slingbox and want to benefit from it fully.