SlingBox Pro HD Review

[bradtingram]

I didn't see a problem with the REVIEW is sound like you guys just need to see a DEMO. The man told you everything you need to know about the product. How it works, where it works, what it work with, and how he feels about it. What more can you ask for?

Search for a DEMONSTRATION and you may find what you are looking for.

[afromeo85]

you're really not good at reviewing hardware....

[bearxor]

Dude... I don't want to be a hater... But you've told me almost nothing about the actual SlingBox. I learned nothing. I thought 'any moment now, he's going to show us the interface and how it hooks up and walk through using it' but no...

[Stepherss1]

So if I'm watching tv on the slingbox at school can people at home not be watching a different channel?! Thanks :) this will help me a lot to decide

[eyeoftiger101]

You look exactly like Paul blart

[slimps2]

is it possible to watch directv from 2 different locations via the internet if you have a dual tuner dvr from directv.

[Hayeshacker0NE]

6:07 look at screen

[Exclusive305MDC]

@Hayeshacker0NE At first glance it looks like porn, but its actually a scene from Forgetting Sarah Marshall.

[nickbadabing]

Is it possible to watch Greek TV, via the internet, on your TV with this box?

[nickbadabing]

CAN YOU WATCH GREEK TV IN THE UNITED STATES?

[asia911]

Totally useless if two people can't watch different channels.

[perlitalita]

@asia911 I believe if you have Dish Network, and your receiver is a Duo receiver, you can watch two different channels. However, I am not too sure about the HD since only TV1 gets HD, TV2 gets SD.

[feldmanjared]

Can you watch your streaming media from a computer that is not on the home network?

[vibeuk2003]

@GreenPlasticSoldier Best get the solo if you are just going to stream it on a phone

[vibeuk2003]

@ThaiSamuraiK1 Yep. My Dad is currently abroad in a country whose broadband speeds are... well... they are not great lets put it that way lol. The main slingbox is connected here in the uk and he is streaming uk tv down to where he is and he says that its all fine and its watchable.

[Anphib]

Amazing review! Seriously I don't think you left anything out plus I really respect your camera work and living space.. Nice gear!

[geebones]

cant believe they remove slingplayer desktop how stupid are slingbox

[minakatera]

はなすのはえーよ。



[minakatera]

はなすのはえーよ。

[JakoBang19]

JURASSIC PARK



[rayray5340]

Chris I have the HD PRO and im trying to sling to my Mac book pro. I understand that slingbox currently do not support the HD setups right now. so does that mean i should not use the composite cables?

[rayray5340]

Hey Jupiter im getting a msg on my sling box displaying saying weak or no video signal detected. Have you ever seen this. BTW i have tried all set up configs and still no video. Any suggestions?

[GOOB3000]

Awesome. Thanks for actually knowing what you are talking about!! :D No one else really talked about the sofware inside it.

[rayray5340]

i have the HD Pro but i am pissed at the fact that i cant watch HD on my mac. I have to use my S video to even get a picture. Cant wait till apple fixes that problem. I also have a question about the usb in the rear of the slingbox.

[jawthaw]

your ps3 is suffocating

[unbliv]

If I use this on my mobile device, is the person watching the tv that has the slingbox connected forced to watch what I'm watching on my device when I'm using it?

[SHACKBASH]

4 stars. Great video, but render them in a better format for play back. Most people are not running 20mbps or more at home. Check less mbs rendering option for your videos that output in HD with you video editing software. :-)

[esthiuss]

Will this work with bell in Canada

[helljorge]

I'm pretty sure slinging to handheld devices and over the internet is a fail.

[hymefly]

Great video. I have a question. I do not have cable nor satelite. I watch TV with an antenna or Popcorn Hour. I am not interested in streaming video from my Popcorn Hour. I do, however, want to stream my live TV shows. How can I use this device to stream over-the-air HD channels to a laptop computer when I happen to travel to other cities? Thanks.

[TVNerd126]

aww, too bad they dont sell any more sling catchers

[TheRenegadeAssassin]

Hopefully the satellite and cable companies will provide online television accounts soon so you don't have to get this complicated piece of crap

[thee1andonlyme]

I like the part where he says automatically

[1889sufc]

thumbs up if ur slingbox doesn't work

[randomvidz94]

@1889sufc I'm gonna thumb up my leg into your behind based on your stupid comment , you are a thumb up youtube whore aren't you ?

[goodnewzman]

Hey bro. Thanks for the video. So if I was to install the box at someone else's house in hopes to get TV at my house... When accessing the TV from my place their TV/cablebox would be running? Can we watch 2 different shows at the same time? Can I plug into a standard coax line and get the first 99 chanels only. rather than go through the DVR?

thanks

[thewebmogul]

check out my htc touch pro 2 in action...

[thewebmogul]

check out my Windows phone htc touch pro 2 in action...

[fierced1989]

Jupiter I have one particular question...well I'm trying to develop a project where I'm going to broadcast 6 different TV channels through Adobe Flash Media Encoder. So I usually do it on Ustream.tv and then I embed the code into my website. Now is there any way the slingbox can help me avoid purchasing 6 different TV receivers in order to broadcast the 6 channels with only one slingbox? I don't know if my question is clear enough because It's kind of difficult to explain this...

[theteflondon1478]

where can you by the hd pro and a cather with the wifi adapter?

[geebones]

is there a device out there that allows you to watch sky in multi rooms from one box and watch diffeerent channel in each room

[mrA991s]

That's really cool

[whip1242]

In my particular situation thats not really a big deal HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA­HAHAHAHA!!!! But great review im going to get a slingbox tomorrow

[maxxb77]

in concern for your safety- next time put the knife back after opening

[Panther704]

My only qestion, What is the minimum upload speed I need to have??????????

i got time warner and my upload speed is .36mbps

[anthonygracie]

IS THAT A NAKED MAN ON HIS MONITOR AT 6:08 ?

[jdornbos]

@anthonygracie why yes sir it is

[RIverson03]

@anthonygracie ya i noticed that im like wtf

[PROatGLITCHIN]

I was looking at the slingbox solo

Do you know if I can play in HD on my T.V and then record gameplay on my PS3 to upload to youtube.

Please help

Thanks

[xAJVDx]

I have a Slingbox Pro HD and a Slingcatcher...

How do I connect my PS3 to Slingbox Pro HD and to my TV in HD at the same time?

And can one be watching TV on my lving room and someone else watching a diff. channel on a diff. tv in a diff. room with slingcatcher? PLEASE HELP ME!!

[element73]

I just wanna know exactly what can you watch on the sling box? how many channels. I never hear anything about the viewing content on this thing.... i can't seem to find it on their website either.

[FarFromStandard]

You never showed yourself actually using it. Probably doesn't work that well. It's like those cell phone commercials where they put a video overlay over the device they are displaying, because the actual device is made of cheap parts...

[Randomshows124]

@FarFromStandard i own the one he has

it is awesome for road trips or around the world trips

[borat1133]

THIS SH1t IS EPIC I RECOMMEND IT MY DAD'S FRIEND HAS IT AND HE PUT THE BOX AT HIS MOMS HOUSE LOL AND HE WATCHES SOCCER FROM IT

[NixKah]

So this can be a perfect solution if I wanna watch live TV without having to buy a TV? Do you need to do anything with a cable TV when setting up for the first time?

[roy360360]

Okay, so I got a Digital Cable Box, So I connect that to the SlingBox. Now What If I want to watch the cable on a laptop when I am in a different city or different country

[ThatTeckDude]

are u rich?

[magnumblackburn]

hey how do you get businesses to advertising with you and give you promos. Thanks. Bye.

[hugo0025]

Me prodrias decir si sling box tiene copetencia en esta area de mercado o sling box es la unica compania con esa caracteristicas y facilidades fantasticas

[lg123xyz]

Thanks for the review, I was wondering if you'd tried the Slingplayer mobile for iPhone and how the quality of the HD channels were on that device compared to the regular quality? I currently have a Slingbox Pro but didn't hook it up to HD (it needs separate cable). Thanks.

[comrade86]

u russian?

[sonofevil2009]

DOES IT WORK WITH A SONY PS3

[Acetoxy]

Wish it had a hard disk so we could store a hogh quality program on the SlingBox, and then transfer the data, without thinking of the connection speed. If the speed was slow, it would just take a bit longer to download.

I know it can be done (I think) using a computer with a tuner card, record the program, and save it in a shared folder. But, I don't think this method works with a DVR or similar.

Just thinking... :-D

[eriksrq]

did he say "the wife"?? y then am I still single

[huflungpu90]

really kool and sling box will be comeing to ps3 in march so sweet

[LBFFL]

those it come with a cd to download on pc?

[bleekblock]

Will he watch Biggest Loser with it?

[oxjr]

omg... is that a dildo on the side of the computer>>>it looks like it... lol

[ilf93dimarco]

its a harman kardon computer speaker set... dumbass

[oxjr]

@ilf93dimarco duh I know...I was making a joke in relation to the guy that posted about seeing the porn on the screen ...but it does look like a dildo that is why it is funny.

[oxjr]

@ilf93dimarco and the fact that it is called a hard-on speaker set is hillllllaaaaarrrrrooooouuuusss­s

[ilf93dimarco]

it fucking hilarious!

[ilf93dimarco]

@oxjr haha you got me there :)

[Duppen]

can i watch different channels with different tvs with the slingbox?

[TECHBUGTv]

Great video! I'll probably buy this tomorrow!

[MrAlfred777h]

how can I watch more then one iphone the seen time on the slingbox

[crazynetguy]

Nice house.  :)

[JUKIO01]

omg, this is so much better than flo tv

[rickyeed]

Great info. ?? Does slingbox work with Att Uverse?

[tantivymuckermaffikk]

Thank you! I want one! :)

[Tysdad1995]

...dude reminds me of "Turtle" on HBO's Entourage...

[Themopheadmango]

they should do a version for the archos 5 and 7

[blackadderxiv]

I have a cable dvr from comcast can i get access to those videos i recored and move them to my pc

[sammbci]

if you click random parts of the fully loaded video is is hilarious to hear him say weird stuff!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TELEthruVOXx]

i got a sling box and it ate my dog.

[alphaq40]

I got the og slingbox and that was one of the best things I have EVER got.

[statesidetv]

We can offer you live TV from new York City using Slingbox technology. All you pay is a low monthly fee (cheaper than HABU, A2B, Fliptube etc.) - no setup, hardware or cancellation charges.

Search online for Stateside TV.

[greg212nj]

Will this slingbox transmit Direct tv from USA to United Arab Emirates?

[alphaq40]

Yes. You can be anywhere in the world. You need good high speed internet for uploading (where the slingbox is located) and good one where you are downloading.

[geoffreyfletcher]

I am living in Europe, if I get slingbox to watch my home programming, can my family at home control the tv independently of what I do?

[Gabrielluna28]

whats the USB connection on the back of the SlingBox Pro HD ? I connected an externanl HardDrive and it power up, but noting happend, I was expecteing to see something like a shere drive over my home network

[rcptwg]

can this work in the bahamas?? what is better solo or HD? TTHANKS YOU

[retsnom92]

I have a TV in living room and that's where i do much of my TV watching... Sometimes i want to watch TV from my bedroom so i am looking for a free slingbox host in the USA. I herd of people privately hosting for others but they pay for them to host. Since i would not use it allot it would be nice to get it free.

I no one wants to host could someone hook me up with a website or something so i cant watch form them?

[boobooinaction]

im so fucking confused man.... all i wanted to know was how to record stuff from my 360

[DarkJediDavid]

This is a stupid question, but can you which from receiving HD or SD signals depending on my internet speed? (It changes alot where I live, from 100kb/s to 6Mb/s. Thanks

[noheart76]

its does good with hd over the net but it really depends on the up speed. when my sister had fios 20d/20u it was great!! But when she downgraded to 10d/2u, i was still to get hd over the net. However, if you watching sports (which is the reason i got it) it can get choppy at times which is annoying. Sometimes I have to reduce the reso in the encoding menu to watch it. Movies in hd however works pretty well.

[littlechump]

How well does HD video work when you watch it remotely? Say, you set the SlingBox Pro-HD at home, and remotely watch TV with SlingPlayer over the internet? I see they require a minimum of 1Mbps up speed. Is that really fast enough to get the decent HD quality?

[shoot603]

Is there a way for you to not affect what the person is watching on tv that the slingbox is connected to?

[nhlfan33]

With the slingcatcher can you watch something different from what someone would be watching on the tv connected to the dvr and slingbox? If I'm watching a tv connected to a slingcatcher that's playing something from the slingbox connected to a dvr on another tv does it have to be the same thing? Or can I watch something different.

[rlindstroem]

i´d like to hear if someone have tested this on a 2 mbit upload. Sling Media says something about a 512 upload and a 1.5 mbit. the quality should be better the greater upload you have. what happens if you uses the broadwide to download og upload stuff to a homepage ? does the framerate drop. you can see that the movie in the background is lagging a bit.

[jayknowitall1212]

Im going to Balad, Iraq in June 09. Im getting a new laptop before I leave. I can use Slingbox cant I? We will have internet in our room over there. What all will I need? Please help

[MysticTrunksHQ]

I'm a fan of Japanese anime, will I be able to get HD video from Japan:? Also I'd wrather watch on my TV than my Laptop. Is that possible?

[Knight149]

I'v been trying to find out if your watching on your laptop or cell phone...Does your TV turn on at home like if someone was watching tv???, or does it stay off???, Thanks.

[tweener702]

Your tv stays off, only your cable/satellite box needs to be on

you watch it through any computer

[gofins1]

So if you have the sling catcher does that mean that you no longer need a DirecTV box in that room and if so do you need a sling catcher in every room where a tv would be?

[jupiterbroadcasting]

Right. Main TV gets a slingbox, or where ever the TV service comes in. Then you could put catches on each TV. Though I think there is a limit to only streaming to a single catcher at a time.

[tescatlipoca34]

2 questions:

1- when i watch sling box through my laptop does it switches the TV at home too as channels wise?

2- can i watch my tv over sling on different computers at the same time?

thank you

[jupiterbroadcasting]

1 - Yes. Good and bad. This means you can watch TV "with" someone even when you are not home

2 - Not yet.. But word is this is coming. You can have the sling software on as many computers as you like, but can only stream to one at a time. So far.

[fiskenlotte]

@jupiterbroadcasting Is there no way of watching a different channel on your TV at the same time as watching another channel on the pc?

[phantomwombat123]

Hey Chris can I use a slingbox at my sisters house in Canada, catch the signal on my computer in Korea and play it on my HD TV? I have the TV hooked up to my computer already but the HD channels here are not english. In korea there is no limit as to the quantity of internet usage ie downloading etc.. Is that the same in Canada? Also If I were able to use the Slingbox in Canda from Korea. If I changed channels would that effect the TV in Canada? I heard that a coaxial connection could solve this?

[bajer111]

Hello, great video, but I have a question for you: Why do you have the Airport Express? Is it not possible to connect the Slingbox to a sound system via phono, and to a wireless router via cable, and then make a computer play music and stuff through the sound system, wireless via the Slingbox?

[jupiterbroadcasting]

The Slingbox only sends audio to your computer, you can not send audio to it.

-Chris

[bajer111]

Okay. Thank you :)

[YIL2D]

Hey thx for your info!! Can you capture a little video... for an example... I would appriciate it!!

Grtz From Belgium

[YIL2D]

Question: Im lookin for a device to capture actual gameplay from my PS3, but i want to capture it in HD. Is Slingbox Pro HD my answer?

Thx

[jupiterbroadcasting]

You could use the Slingbox Pro HD to stream the game play to your computer, then screen capture it there...

[Nettacki]

So, there's no video recording software that comes with the Slingbox?

[sepsiedy]

to "Nettacki"

no man.. the slingbox will make your gameplay of xbox360 or any console appear in your desktop but if you want to record your computer screen you just download frapps or any other screen capture program :)

[liderlider]

Nice and perfect video .I love it .

Thanks .

[blaqceeza]

Who would of thought that "Turtle" from "Entourage" would be so knowledgeable of technology! J/K Great job Chris! Real helpful!

[misokatsu99]

Why not become a youtube partner?

[dureyes]

Great job Chris, I have been thinking about getting a slingbox for while, I guess its time to stop thinking about and getting it to help out the USA economy, especially since you menttion that its built around Linux, really cool, thanks.

[NahanTrebuh]

Try using better lighting next time. I cant see much of the things you are pointing to throughout the vid. Thanks :)

[doiknowy0u]

Great fucking review.

[Chick6517]

You know my friend told me to watch this video.. and I&TBPSQUOm glad she told me. haha this video is trippy. not a bad trippy a good one! haha

[b33tr00ts]

Hey Chris man , nice video once again! Just wondered if you managed to get your ps3 rocking some Linux? If so i hope your still planning to do a video about how it went? Whatever the case , keep up the great work! You is da man!

[tjdog07]

very nice video!!

[gregbeal1990]

Hey Chris is Bryan going to be doing any in depth look videos with you?

[jupiterbroadcasting]

I'd think so. He has been out, and is back in town now.

-Chris

[ambienceweb]

What he said.

Much as we enjoy your lonely style, it's not LAS without both of you. - KitB

[eierer]

Love the intro of the video, great stuff! I don't really have any use for a unit like this right now though, since I live in a tiny little apartment. I mostly use the UShare UPNP server together with my Xbox 360. Works like a charm!

[CenoTube]

hey chris, i've been following the LAS' videos since the beginning. It was kind of loosing the... entertainment value of it. As in, if you're not really interested in the topic than it wasn't really worth watching. As opposed to say the podcast that was always cool to hear, no matter what was being talked about. This time my friend, you nailed it. big time. It was really funny, seriously I laughed. and the review itself was great, great fluence in monologue. congrats and keep it up!

[jupiterbroadcasting]

Thank you very much!

-Chris

[RobLoach]

Wicked, going to have to check Sling out. Still rockin' the $40 used Xbox along with Xbmc.

[kamaboko1]

Chris...continue doing what you do. I realize that to increase your audience you have to venture into new areas of interest. Furthermore, to keep "your" interest, you have to touch upon different technologies. I too though would like to see a show about the video editing software you use.

[librano]

Hi Chris!

I surely do understand that you're trying to reach a larger audience... and guy's got to do what a guy's got to do to put food on the table...

but I just miss the more Linux-centric stuff the old format used to have... It was entertainment, news, educational and 100% Linux in one healthy dose... and I miss that.

Anyways, all the best with the show. I'll still be watching...

P.S. It's the third time I'm asking... but what do you use for video editing? It's some great work!

[jupiterbroadcasting]

Once I have a working system, I'll post a video on how I do it. For example I recorded this episode at 3:00pm, but was unable to even get it out and posted until 1am.

[librano]

That would be awesome! I'm having a hard time just putting my home videos into a pleasantly viewable form... The software just doesnt seem ready. But your work with the show is spot on! It's more than what I'm aiming for but still would be handy to know.

[growingneeds]

Ha ha ha. Applause applause to Chris for attempting a decidedly refreshing approach in reviewing this appliance. The intro was fantastic, but the unwrapping was a tad draggy. I'd rather hear Chris comment straight away. =)