Features and Benefits of the Slingbox
Features and Benefits
- Placeshifting, the next revolution in TV viewing: the Slingbox lets consumers shift the place they can watch TV the same way a VCR shifts the time they can watch.
- Low cost: the Slingbox is low-cost ($249 retail price) and requires no additional monthly or yearly service fees.
- Enjoy your home television programming on your existing devices: the Slingbox is the only device on the market capable of redirecting any live video or broadcast feed from the home to devices the consumer already owns.
- Watch your home television programming from wherever you are: the Slingbox enables consumers to enjoy their home TV programming from remote locations such as the office, a hotel room, the airport, any WiFi hotspot, etc.
- Get TV on all of your in-home PCs: the Slingbox delivers live TV to all of a consumers' in-home PCs without the hassle and cost of adding new hardware and software drivers (e.g., TV tuner cards) to each computer.
- It works like a long-distance remote control: the Slingbox provides full control of virtually any type of A/V device, including PVRs, digital cable boxes, and satellite TV receivers.
- High quality video: the Slingbox is powered by a high-performance digital signal processor from Texas Instruments and leverages Microsoft's latest Windows Media Video technologies to provide the best possible video quality.
- Optimized viewing experience: the Slingbox utilizes Sling Media's proprietary stream optimization technology - code-named "Lebowski" - to smooth and further enhance the video stream over a wide range of networks and devices.
- Easy to use and set up: Automatic device discovery and setup wizard simplifies the set up experience. Works with all existing A/V components and PC technologies.
- Works without dependence on a host PC: The Slingbox is a simple, standalone device that connects directly to a home network, without dependence on a host PC.


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