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    Really like the slingbox.

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by raidenwow, Aug 15, 2008.

  1. raidenwow

    raidenwow Notebook Guru

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    It's much better than a TV tuner. The new slingplayer 2.0 is great!

    Here's some high quality screens I took of the slingplayer:

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    I highly recommend the slingbox pro for anyone with a laptop. I watch adult swim in my bed wirelessly. With a build in tv tuner I would have to hook up something (and would get near to the same quality I get with sling).

    (this isn't advertising post I just got slingbox and am loving it so far!)
     
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    God OF Death Notebook Consultant

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    how does sling box work does it change the channels on the tv as well?
     
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    raidenwow Notebook Guru

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    If you hook it up to ANALOG cable and pass it through to the TV, it doesn't change the TV's channel because it splits the signal.
    If you pass it through a satellite or cable box, then it changes the tv's channel.

    I myself have a satellite hooked up TV in a room that my dad rarely watches anything on so I have the satellite to myself at night and analog to myself anytime.

    Reason I made this post is because nobody had high-quality shots of the new slingplayer, as well as the quality of the video. The video you see in the screenshots come from S-Video from my Dishpro 301.
     
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