As reported earlier in our Sling Community Sneak Preview, Sling Media today lifted the curtain on Sling.com, their new online portal for TV, movies, and other entertainment content. In the works for nearly two years, Sling.com offers a staggering number of on-demand streaming video options ready for your enjoyment.

Ranging from timeless TV classics like Family Ties, I Dream of Jeannie, Knight Rider (the good one), and Perry Mason to today's modern TV hits like House, CSI: (pick a city), The Simpsons, and Family Guy, Sling.com offers a wide selection of full TV episodes from popular shows and an enormous library of video clips from your favorite episodes. Also scattered in are videos from popular Internet sites like College Humor and The Onion, which add some variety to the mix. See all available shows here, or browse by channel here.

While nowhere near as robust as it's TV offering, there is a small selection of feature length films (about 175 by our count) available. I can't say we've ever seen (or heard of) about half the titles on the list, but it could be fun to give a few unknowns a whirl if you're looking for something to watch. Some of the titles available at launch include 28 Days Later, Behind Enemy Lines, The Great Train Robbery, Killing Zoe, and Sideways. For a full list of currently available titles, click here.

Also unveiled today is the web-based version of the SlingPlayer software, which will allow any Windows XP or Vista (as of right now) based Slinger the ability to connect to a Slingbox and stream live TV straight into a browser window. If you've already set up a Sling Account with SlingPlayer 2.0, you're already set to give it a try. 

Shows and movies on Sling.com are currently available to US Residents, though it's expected Sling will expand on Sling.com in other countries around the globe. Like any beta, Sling.com is still a work in progress, and while our testing went smoothly in both Firefox 3 and Internet Explorer 7, some glitches are to be expected.

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