September 10, 2008 6:15 PM

I don't know about pre-order but I'm sure after a few days you could buy at ebay....

September 10, 2008 8:53 PM

Just had a question,does anybody know if i can buy a sling catcher in N.America and use it in Japan?

September 10, 2008 10:20 PM

Sorin
Yes, i'm in sunny Canberra

September 11, 2008 6:19 AM

OK, I read the blurb on the SlingCatcher and I'm still a little confused as to what it does.

Does it eliminate the need for my laptop (with internet connection) when connecting to my home TV?

If it does that, how does it make the internet side of the connection?

Thanks, a happy SLingbox user for three years

rjsurfer

September 11, 2008 8:06 PM

So far, I've seen just enough info to make me both curious and confused.
What differentiates Sling Catcher from SlingBox Pro? Apple TV?
How does the receiving (remote) TV interface with Sling Catcher?
Assuming the Internet is involved, what kind of bandwidth is required at the remote site in order to get a clean, unbroken signal?
I have no problem moving TV programming around the house, so the price point seems pretty steep just to occasionally watch TV at a remote location.
Aside from possible broadcast industry objections, I'm also concerned about ISP interference through bandwidth throttling... think Comcast!

September 12, 2008 8:24 PM

For those that are confused about what the SlingCatcher does, it is essentially a reverse Slingbox. Instead of capturing signals from a video source, it outputs the signal from a Slingbox directly to a TV, eliminating the need for a computer. It will also allow viewing of other videos and things over the internet. I'm most interested in this because when I go on vacation I don't have many of the channels that I usually watch. With the SlingCatcher I just have to keep my Slingbox Pro on at home connected to my DirecTV receiver and any TV I connect the SlingCatcher to becomes the TV that my DirecTV receiver is hooked up to. I want to watch TV on a TV, not on a computer screen... and this lovely little device will let me do it.

September 13, 2008 3:50 PM

In other words, you set up the Sling Catcher in a remote location that must have access to hi-speed internet service. You connect it to the Internet source with an ethernet cable and to a TV set with either composite or component cables. You can then connect via Internet with your home-based Slingbox and tune your home video sources (cable box, DVR, etc.) to the video programming of your choice.

Where is the advantage over using a Slingplayer-equipped laptop (assuming one has a laptop)?

September 14, 2008 2:22 AM updated: September 14, 2008 2:22 AM

thomasmoser said: Hello all, has anyone an idea how to preorder a SlCatcher in Germany ?

They don't ship it to Germany and I wonder if they really ship to the UK.  Does anybody know if you have to pay additional import tax and VAT if you order it from the UK or do they send it from within the UK?

September 15, 2008 8:47 AM

thomasmoser said: If you buy a SL-Catcher in the US, you can get the TAX back if you send it to Europe. Here in Europe you have to pay the import TAX. I'm thinking to fly to the US and buy my SL-Catcher there if you can really buy it.

If and when it becomes available in the UK, you won't pay import duties if you're ordering it from another EU country, although it will be subject to our VAT, which is 17.5 per cent. On the other hand, if you import it from the US, you will probably be subject to both import duty and whatever the rate of VAT is in Germany.

September 16, 2008 9:52 PM

I'm so disappointed to have one slingbox pro because I was expecting that all of my 3 children can wirelessly connect to it using their laptops. Slingmedia never mention in their ads the limitation of the unit. If I knew it can only stream to only one laptop, I would rather purchase the TV infinity of leadtec because it can stream wirelessly using wifi signal to a maximum of 4 laptop units. Hope buyers can read this before deciding to buy slingbox unit.