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Slingbox PRO-HD Expert Reviews

Slingbox PRO-HD
alaSCORE 72

26 reviews

November, 2009

78 / 100

7 Experts

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66 / 100

19 Users

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US

Sling Media Slingbox Pro-HD

Streams home TV and other AV sources to any broadband-connected Mac, Windows PC, Windows Mobile, Palm, or Symbian device in the world ; streams HD video (bandwidth permitting) ; no host PC or monthly charges required ; easy-to-use software ; controls ...

Cell phone/PDA viewing software costs extra ; no built-in wireless networking support ; monopolizes most AV sources during viewing ; best video quality requires ample bandwidth and muscular PC

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.

Design of the Slingbox Pro-HD The Slingbox Pro-HD looks like an elongated version of the older Slingbox Solo, with the extra space needed to house the myriad AV jacks found on its backside. Stream your TV anywhere Before we focus on the specifics...

September, 2008

Rating

87

Partner Source
cnet.com
US

Slingbox Pro-HD

By Aaron Broverman

The Slingbox Pro-HD is slinging HD technology to all of your media devices.

October, 2008

Rating

75

askmen.com
US

Review: Slingbox PRO-HD

By Brian Osborne

I've been a big follower of the Slingbox since it came out. Unfortunately, I haven't had the opportunity to play with one until recently. I'm kind of glad I waited this long. That's because the first Slingbox I got was the new Slingbox PRO-HD. The key ...

October, 2008

No rating

geek.com
US

Slingbox Pro-HD

By Michael A. Prospero

Award: Editor's Choice!

Watch your favorite HD channels on your notebook in any room in the house or away from home.

Sleek new SlingPlayer software for desktop, Easy setup, Excellent picture quality, Smooth video and audio streaming, Sleek new SlingPlayer software for desktop ; Can pause up to an hour of live content

No Mac support for HD at launch, Can't record content to PC, Pricey

When we brought our notebook into the LAPTOP testing lab and connected it to our test server, the software took less than 30 seconds to find the signal from the Slingbox in our home. The image, while not as sharp as on our home network, was still ...

Use the Slingbox Pro-HD once and you'll know the answers. The Slingbox Pro-HD undoubtedly offers the highest quality pictures we've seen to date. Unlike the Slingbox Pro, which was able to process HDTV but down-converted to VGA resolution, the...

September, 2008

Rating

80

laptopmag.com
US

Slingbox PRO-HD

By Jamie Lendino

Award: Editor's Choice!

As one of the best performing, easiest-to-use media extenders out there, the Slingbox PRO-HD takes over the Editors' Choice crown that had belonged to its predecessor, the Slingbox Pro. It's a snap to set up, and it works exactly as advertisedtwo rare ...

Streams HD-quality video over a home network and near-HD-quality content over the Internet (provided sufficient bandwidth is available). Can finally pause and resume live TV. New Program Guide is a welcome addition. Well-executed software player. ...

Program Guide and Setup Assistant contain a few rough edges. Still no Wi-Fi, DVR capability, or HDMI input. Ties up the television the device is attached to.

The Slingbox PRO-HD is one of the best performing, easiest-to-use media extenders out there. It's a snap to set up, and it works exactly as advertisedtwo rare qualities in a broad-ranging category, which is full of complex, difficult-to-decipher ...

As with the Slingbox SOLO, Sling Media includes a 6-foot Ethernet cable, but I ended up using a 50-foot Cat 5 cable I had around, since my router is in a different room from the television. (The Slingbox PRO-HD has no Wi-Fi capability, like all......

September, 2008

No rating

pcmag.com
CA

SlingBox Pro-HD Review

By Joaquim P. Menezes

Remote video streaming in hi-def comes to Canada

The device you've pulled out is the SlingCatcher - which enables video - streaming from your living room cable or satellite box over the Internet - to be viewed on your hotel TV thousands of miles away

November, 2008

No rating

pcworld.ca
GB

Sling Media Slingbox Pro HD review

By Yardena Arar

With the Slingbox Pro HD, Sling Media has created a version of its pioneering "place-shifting" device that lets you view high-definition video in high definition, remotely.

We would consider getting a Slingbox Pro HD if we were confident of having access to reliable, high-bandwidth broadband in places where we expected to watch remotely - and if we didn't insist on flawless performance. Otherwise, the Slingbox Pro HD's ...

Like previous Slingbox devices, such as the Slingbox Solo and the Slingbox Pro, the Slingbox Pro HD works by streaming video from a cable TV box, digital video recorder, or other home video source through the Slingbox unit, and then displaying...

September, 2008

Rating

70

pcadvisor.co.uk

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