The Settings screen would perhaps be better named Audio Settings, since that is the main function. You can select between mono low and high, and stereo low and high. The default is stereo low, but, as you can see, I've selected mono low. Since I generally watch video using the Treo's single speaker for audio, there is no real benefit to using stereo. So I opt for mono to use less bandwidth on the audio, allowing more to be used for the video. If you use a stereo headset, then using stereo probably makes sense for you.

The other option on this screen is 'Show Statistics'. If you check this box then SlingPlayer will display the data rate (in Kbps) and frame rate (in fps) on the upper-right of the playback screen.

The Settings screen is the other screen with the info icon and a Tips screen. The Tips screen simply explains the settings, which are already fairly intuitive.

The Display Mode is a simple choice between Normal (4:3) and Letterboxed (16:9) modes. Select the one appropriate for your source. On minor complaint is that this is global for the player, and not specific to an input. So, for example, when I switch between my S3 (16:9) and S2 (4:3) I have to remember to change this to avoid distorted video. But that's a minor quibble, really.

The last item is the About screen. The first selection there are the Quick Start Tips, which we saw earlier. This is where you access those if you need to reference them after the first time you run SlingPlayer.

The Help screens are really worth reading through before you jump into the application. They contain useful information, such as the keyboard shortcuts. Really, the Help screens are more like the product manual. It is the only explanation you have for the different functions and features.

And, finally, we have the About SlingPlayer Mobile screen, which provides the version number, copyright, etc.

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