I am a little confused>>if I go to Argentina with my laptop do a bring slingcatcher with me and connect to the tv in Argentina or does the slingcatcher stay with my tv in n.h. ?
It's TRUE! SlingCatcher Now Available for Pre-Order
Categories: News, Rumors and Gossip
A long time ago, at a Consumer Electronics Show far, far away... Sling Media announced a little product called SlingCatcher; a revolutionary device designed to connect and stream your Slingbox (meaning your home television sources) to any TV set in or out of the home. That was all the way back in early 2007.
We happened to get another look at SlingCatcher at the 2008 CES, and were no less impressed by what SlingCatcher has to offer the Slinger. Any TV is magically transformed to your TV, plus other nifty abilities like the ability to playback digital audio and video from a disk or USB drive, or even display content directly from your computer screen. We were told that SlingCatcher's feature set was a moving target, so it's not clear yet what abilities it will have at launch until we get some hands on time.
Starting today, SlingCatcher is officially available for pre-order, meaning it won't be long now until this highly anticipated, often considered "never coming" gadget will be showing up at your door.
For $299, the ability to watch and control your home TV on another TV is only a short time away. Tie that in with the new Slingbox PRO HD (which also is now available for pre-order) and you can stream to your SlingCatcher or computer in high-definition resolution.
Pre-Order your SlingCatcher today from the Sling Community Shop (powered by Amazon).
Read More In: News, Rumors and Gossip
Tags
:
Slingbox PRO HDSlingCatcher
September 18, 2008 8:02 PM
"What differentiates Sling Catcher from SlingBox Pro? Apple TV? "
SB PRO: takes the feed and puts it in your computer.
Apple TV: local use (does not allow you to get that feed remotely
Catcher: takes the SB feed and puts it in another TV (either remotely or locally)
September 18, 2008 8:09 PM
"I am a little confused>>if I go to Argentina with my laptop do a bring slingcatcher with me and connect to the tv in Argentina or does the slingcatcher stay with my tv in n.h. ?"
The Catcher goes with you to Argentina so you can get the SP feed on the remote TV there.
September 19, 2008 2:27 AM
Hello all,
can I use the US-Catcher in Europe (PAL-TV Standard)?
Any information when the Catcher is to buy?
Thomas Moser
September 19, 2008 11:35 AM
psquare11 said: Aside from possible broadcast industry objections,What objections? If the broadcast industry had any objections to placeshifting, it would have tried to strangle the SlingBox at birth, and without the SlingBox, what would be the point of the SlingCatcher? All the SlingCatcher does is allow people to do without a computer, what they'd do anyway with a computer.
Member
- member since: 10/01/2005
- rank: 415 of 41904
-
location:
Santa Cruz, United States
- 1 forum threads started
- 6 comments
September 19, 2008 11:26 PM
I Pre-ordered a Sling catcher last week and was told they would not charge my credit card until they were ready to ship my order. Well, 2 days ago the charge showed up..............so hopefully it's on it's way! I can't wait. There are many great features I'm looking forward to trying. My only concerns is hows the picture quality going to be on my 42" Sony.
Member
- member since: 09/03/2006
- rank: 1984 of 41904
-
location:
Canada
- 3 forum threads started
- 17 comments
September 20, 2008 12:54 AM
In Canada, its shows available Oct.9th at one of our online retailers, however I have to admit the price is prohibitive as it costs as much as the new Sling Media Pro HD Slingbox (SB300-140) at $329CDN . I'm not sure about others, but I value the Pro HD Slingbox, in terms of usefulness, more than the SlingCatcher, so its hard to swallow paying the same for them (but, that's just me)
September 20, 2008 11:24 AM
Yes, any news on release dates.
Its confirmed to be released in Canada October 9th. As I live in Canada, I could pick it up on this date, but I'll be in New York city next weekend (Sept 27th to Sept 29th). Would it be released in the US by then?
djino
"Would like to pick one up in the US"
September 23, 2008 10:21 AM
"I Pre-ordered a Sling catcher last week and was told they would not charge my credit card until they were ready to ship my order. Well, 2 days ago the charge showed up..............so hopefully it's on it's way! I can't wait. There are many great features I'm looking forward to trying. My only concerns is hows the picture quality going to be on my 42" Sony."
How did you order it...I want my own?
September 23, 2008 10:57 AM
right from the slingmedia.com . Look at the bottom, Preorder Slingcatcher
Member
- member since: 10/01/2005
- rank: 415 of 41904
-
location:
Santa Cruz, United States
- 1 forum threads started
- 6 comments
September 23, 2008 7:35 PM
littlemo said: Ebuzz did you place the order yourself?
Yes, I preorder from slingmedia website. You have an option to order from 4 or 5 sites. standard delivery is to 10 days, but you can extra for a rush order.
Hopefully will be arriving soon!
Member
- member since: 09/24/2008
- rank: 3623 of 41904
-
location:
New York, United States
- 2 forum threads started
- 6 comments
September 24, 2008 7:29 AM
I also ordered from the sling website but did not see anything charged to my card yet...has anyone else noticed the same thing?
September 24, 2008 11:33 AM
Hi guys !
Here is some information that you may like to check online about the Catcher & guess what ?? is compatible with any of the following: 480i (NTSC), 576i (PAL/SECAM), 480p*.
Here is the link at the Sling Media official website:
http://www.slingmedia.com/go/slingcatcher-tech-specs
**If you want to know about any product information check always the tech specs link so you can read about and also you can see the connections of the catcher online***
http://www.slingmedia.com/go/slingcatcher-connections
Catcher funct:
http://www.slingmedia.com/go/slingcatcher-slingplayer
Catcher features:
*Slingsync usage:
http://www.slingmedia.com/go/slingcatcher-slingsync
*Sling Projector usage:
http://www.slingmedia.com/go/slingcatcher-slingprojector
Enjoy the reading'
Monike
September 24, 2008 11:56 AM
YoBe1 said: Just had a question,does anybody know if i can buy a sling catcher in N.America and use it in Japan?
Yes you can !!
Let me share this information I got from the SM tech support: "..Slingcatcher will work on any TV arround the worls as long as you have internet access & the min speed req. 256kbps upld & dwnld"
Monike
September 24, 2008 11:59 AM
updated: September 24, 2008 12:02 PM
JS76 said: I also ordered from the sling website but did not see anything charged to my card yet...has anyone else noticed the same thing?
Remember that you can get the Catcher within the first 30 days. If you want you can verify your information online using the reference number from the online store.
Here is a link that may help you:
**copy & paste the link above all together**
Monike
Add Your Reply
Sponsored Links
Copyright © 2009
Capable Networks LLC.. All Rights Reserved.
RSS |
Privacy Policy |
Advertise With Us |
Terms of Use |
About Us |
Contact Us |
Site Map
Our Capable Community Network:
DVR playground |
MediaSmart Home |
MotoDash |
My DigitalEntertainer |
My Open Router |
Pogoplugged |
Robo Community |
Sansa Community |
Sling Community |
TechLore |
TiVo Community |
TouchSmartDevZone
Slingbox™, SlingPlayer™, & SlingCatcher™ are trademarks of Sling Media, Inc. SlingCommunity.com is not affiliated with Sling Media or it's parent company,
