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Sling Media Slingbox PRO-HD
$169.99 + $5 Shipping
Condition: Refurbished

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Unless i am missing something I would just buy a Vulkano flow for about 100 bucks and go on sale below that often. Does the same thing. I HAVE HAD A GREAT EXPERIENCE WITH MINE.

Oh wait, that was slingbox

Sorry for my confusion...

schardt12 wrote:Unless i am missing something I would just buy a Vulkano flow for about 100 bucks and go on sale below that often. Does the same thing. I HAVE HAD A GREAT EXPERIENCE WITH MINE.

to be fair, unlike the vulkano flow, the slingbox has better input support.

I got one for Christmas and use it everyday, best gift I ever received. I set it up at my parents and watch it from over 400 miles away in Mississippi. Watching the Cardinals and Dodgers game on it right now. Only issue I have had is with the Google TV app freezing from time to time, but on my laptop, Nexus S and HP Touchpad with Android I have no problems at all.

I haven't figured out use for one.

I was thinking of being able to share shows I record on my dvr with people who live elsewhere... but that doesn't clearly justify getting one.

Charitwo wrote:to be fair, unlike the vulkano flow, the slingbox has better input support.

The component inputs are the only ones worth mentioning. While the slingbox does have 2 of these, unless you have both a cable and satellite STBs, a single input is enough, so the flow would work nicely.

How well does this work with DirectTV. I have a HD DVR. Does it allow you to watch DVR shows?

This is so weird. I bought one of these TODAY! Damn. I have to have it purchased and installed by Monday before I leave town, and I can't swing the purchase of this one until I return the one I have installed! That sucks!

Oh well, I urge everyone to buy this thing. It's freaking amazing and works perfectly. The one huge negative I give it is that the mobile apps are $30! That's just absurd. And there's a different app for phones and tablets, so if you want both, that's $60 all totaled. I don't know how they justify that...

Can you use it to build a sling set?

bryanboden wrote:How well does this work with DirectTV. I have a HD DVR. Does it allow you to watch DVR shows?

It allows you to watch anything that's plugged into it. So, yes. You just hook up the video connections, run the IR blaster to the front of the DVR, and select the model in the software. Then you can watch it anywhere, just like you were sitting in front of it.

Last regular sale: $179.99, $10 less this time

http://www.woot.com/Forums/ViewPost.aspx?PostID=4950921

Yes, it works with Directv DVR. The only trouble I have had with mine it the power supply goes out. Covered under the warranty.

Charitwo wrote:to be fair, unlike the vulkano flow, the slingbox has better input support.

Unlike slingbox, vulkano probably has better customer support...

SON_OF_A.....

I just got the one I paid $216.50 for on eBay today and plan to install it at a friend house tomorrow. I dumped cable years ago and have a basic Dish Network plan for my house & RV. My friend has every channel on FIOS TV & a 35/35 internet plan (I have a pair of 7M DSL's because FIOS isn't in my part of town), so he's letting me use the HD-DVR in his spare bedroom for it.

Naturally, Woot has one today a lot cheaper... I was pretty impressed with the test runs I did on a friends Slingbox, so I'd encourage everyone to try them out.

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some folks call it a sling box i call it a kaiser box

bryanboden wrote:How well does this work with DirectTV. I have a HD DVR. Does it allow you to watch DVR shows?

In my experiments with both DISH & FIOS TV, the setup routine lets you select your specific cable box. When you log into your Slingbox, (I use the SlingPlayer for Windows program) it will bring up an exact replica of your boxs' remote, with the same functions and buttons.

So, yes, it will work for anything. (NOTE: The one I needed for my FIOStv HD-DVR wasn't available, so I found a generic Motorola one and the proper IR codes from the Slingbox forums. SO-you should be able to get everything to work smoothly, but even if there is a problem it can be resolved in two hours.)

No HDMI? Read some reviews online, and this doesnt have HDMI because it's an encrypted format with its own DRM.

Also, the app to watch this on your phone and tablet is $30!

Despite these, in for one! Been wanting to get this for some time.

dignan17 wrote:And there's a different app for phones and tablets, so if you want both, that's $60 all totaled. I don't know how they justify that...

I agree that the apps are overpriced. However, FWIW, the iPhone version runs just fine on the iPad. I'm unsure of non-iOS apps, but for iOS devices, just get the iPhone version.

I've had my Slingbox for several years and love it. The app paid for itself many times over as a means to silence the offspring, despite the stupidly high cost.

I can't speak to what other devices might be better or cheaper. I just know I love mine. The ability to have the kids watch their shows while driving down the road is great. Being able to watch programming away from home is great. My parents being able to watch channels they don't get is also nice. And it controls my Verizon FiOS DVRs. My Eye TV HD won't. Perhaps other devices wouldn't work as well, or maybe they'd work better. I just know that the Slingbox HD works very well indeed.

So I am thinking of getting this to watch some things at work. Is the viewer work computer friendly or not? Do you have to install software or can you just view right from the site?

bryanboden wrote:So I am thinking of getting this to watch some things at work. Is the viewer work computer friendly or not? Do you have to install software or can you just view right from the site?

You can view from within a browser.

I use it to watch tv on my phone from the L in Chicago. Watch it from my tablet in my bedroom while i'm falling asleep. Works perfectly as a mobile TV on wifi. The 3g signal doesn't work quite as well but stil worth it. The only downside to slingboxes is they aren't hackable. I think my sister paid 279 when she bought this for me a few years ago, looks like it has held its value pretty well.

For people with DTV that have composite and not component out. It's kind of annoying to use composite on the DTV box because it won't output the guide or any of the on screen stuff to composite out. Instead it displays a message while the guide/bar is on and you won't see the show until the guide/bar is off the screen. Kind of annoying but it still works. With my tablet running slingbox I use an application on my phone called "DIRECTV remote" which will allow you to put in your favorite channels, will tell you what is on, and show you a picture of the remote which you can use just like the physical remote. Basically I use my android phone to control what is on my android tablet running sling box when I am going to bed.

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Have 2 of these in the house, prior to these I had used just about every other method to watch tv on the go or through the Internet. Slingbox has by far exceeded everything in my opinion.
I use them not only on my iPad and iPhone but I also download the free desktop app and stream HD content to other rooms in the house without the need for another cable box. Saves me the cost of renting that equipment from the cable company.
If you don't want to download the desktop app you can always just go to the sling website and watch through your browser from anywhere too.
FYI if your connected box is a DVR you will have full access to all of your recorded content, and can easily set your DVR to record while away as well.
Just when I thought this thing couldn't get any better?????? The last iPad update????? Blew me away they added everything I was looking for. Little things like a simpler remote, continuing to watch what's on when you pull up the guide, it seems to load faster. I can go on but I won't.
I've used my slings to stream content other than tv as well.
This is a good price, I purchased mine for 229.99 and 239.99 and that was nearly 2 years ago. So to see it at 169.99 if I needed another I wouldn't hesitate regardless of the refurb tag.

Realy my experience with HAVA SUCKED big time.

No updates stuff doesnt even work out of the box. very disappointing

For mobile use on a tablet or phone Vulkano flow seems like the better deal. Benefits of HD are diminished on small screens. Picked one up new from Microcenter for $70 when it was on sale and it works great with DirecTV on my iPad and android phone. Regular price for a new one is $100 or less.

Been considering getting one for a while but i'm worried about the cables.

I have Cablevision's box hooked up to my tv via HDMI.

If this doesn't have HDMI how do you configure it so I can continue to watch at home and then if I go out, on my cell or pc?

Has anyone used this with Windows Media Center? I'm thinking of connecting my HTPC to one of these, so I can remotely access my media center stuff and digital cable (from a cablecard tuner). I'm mostly wondering how well the IR blasters work for WMC.

I love my Slingbox Classic (bought from Woot years ago), and it works great for analog cable at my mother's house. I could leave it there and buy a PRO-HD for myself.

mrjoewood wrote:I agree that the apps are overpriced. However, FWIW, the iPhone version runs just fine on the iPad. I'm unsure of non-iOS apps, but for iOS devices, just get the iPhone version.

I, too, can use the Android phone version on my Android tablet with no issues.

I get a lot of use out of it.

You need to have the ability to connect the slingbox to internet nearby or you are going to need a slinglink. i have a slingbox and do love it and the app was well worth it. i have a slinglink new in box if someone is interested.

Does this work on a 220 volt circuit (international)? Appreciate the help.

jochasta wrote:You need to have the ability to connect the slingbox to internet nearby or you are going to need a slinglink. i have a slingbox and do love it and the app was well worth it. i have a slinglink new in box if someone is interested.

You can also use most wifi routers set up to receive and pass the signal out through their Ethernet ports. I do this with an AirPort Express. I think most cheaper routers can do the same (assuming you have a wifi signal already).

The SlingLinks can be hit or miss due to using the power wiring in your place as opposed to wifi. In same cases they work better than wifi and in some cases worse.

The fact that the Vulcano has built in wifi was the main reason I went with it. It's connected to the cable box in my third floor bedroom with the router downstairs. Connects with no problem.
Plus it was only $99. Not HD but still a very good picture.

Can you access the Sling Media Slingbox PRO-HD from anywhere in the world (does sling only allow you to access in the USA)?

schardt12 wrote:Unless i am missing something I would just buy a Vulkano flow for about 100 bucks and go on sale below that often. Does the same thing. I HAVE HAD A GREAT EXPERIENCE WITH MINE.

I couldn't agree more with schardt12. I got a Vulkano Flow, works beautifully, has great picture clarity on my iPhone & iPad (one time app fee of $13)!

Nemcok wrote:Can you access the Sling Media Slingbox PRO-HD from anywhere in the world (does sling only allow you to access in the USA)?

You can watch anywhere you have an Internet connection. I regularly watch a Slingbox in Michigan from Germany. No issues other than the streaming is of course real-time. Prime time television comes on here in the middle of the night. Need to use a DVR to get around that to time shift as well as place shift.

hpatelmd wrote:I couldn't agree more with schardt12. I got a Vulkano Flow, works beautifully, has great picture clarity on my iPhone & iPad (one time app fee of $13)!

Forgot to add, the wifi on the Flow is also a winner. I didn't have a wired connection nearby, so no Slingbox option. As I said, great streaming picture, over wifi with the Flow. Customer service is great from Vulkano too.

Absolutely refuse to touch these after they bricked mine with an update and refused to fix it!
Vulkano Monsoon the way to go-you can record and free app for Android & Apple.