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Reply to Bad new for future Sky HD viewers (UK) on April 30, 2008

SCART is just a combined analogue composite & stereo sound connection used in Europe ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scart) They'll still have these outputs, just not as good quality as using the component outputs.

Reply to Spring news from Sling on April 13, 2008

Is it a US-only update e-mail - I certainly haven't received anything from Sling recently (in fact not sure when I last did apart from Beta programme things).

Reply to Sling Catcher release date? on April 9, 2008

I must admit that personally I've very little interest in Clip+Sling, but very much interested in the Slinging capabilities of the SlingCatcher (not just the media sharing features).

Reply to SlingPlayer Mobile Updates Aplenty Coming Soon - Bringing UIQ Support and More on March 28, 2008

Any word on an iPod Touch/iPhone version? ;)

Reply to Can Apple Say 'No' to SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone? on March 19, 2008

I'd be happy just with a WiFi version for the iPod Touch! Surely though it's a matter for consumers and mobile networks to decide upon what is a 'bandwidth hog' - Apple don't need to...

Reply to Sling Catcher release date? on February 13, 2008

I agree with you, the_nerdy - the SlingCatcher would be ideal for my parents - they can't get good TV reception in their kitchen and could instead use a SlingCatcher to receive video from either...

Reply to Sling Gets Into the Set Top Box Game on January 11, 2008

Sling should look at releasing a box like this in the UK just now to capitalise on the analogue to digital switchover (sadly no $40/£20 vouchers here though!). Alan

Reply to Sling Catcher release date? on January 9, 2008

Although it's easy to run a home network anywhere you want in your house with powerline ethernet devices - a lot more hassle to run satellite coax to other rooms. It would also be useful...

Reply to Sling Catcher release date? on January 9, 2008

Agreed, that's a great video. It explained the functions really well and actually made me much more interested in the product (esp. the SlingSync functionality which I hadn't really thought much of before seeing this...

Reply to CES Announcements: SlingPlayer 2.0, SlingLink Wireless, SlingCatcher, & SlingModem on January 8, 2008

@Ken - ahh, hadn't realised that! Had ntl many years ago when a digital STB was a novelty in itself! Been using the Slingbox to stream a Humax Freeview DVR until recently and Sky HD...

Reply to CES Announcements: SlingPlayer 2.0, SlingLink Wireless, SlingCatcher, & SlingModem on January 8, 2008

Like the looks of the SlingCatcher. Hope SlingPlayer 2.0 won't be US-only in EPG support. Doubt many in the UK will go for the SlingModem (if it even gets released over here) as Virgin Media...

Reply to Sling Catcher release date? on January 7, 2008

BoulderBum said: ryandh said: Bottom line, noone else's box will be able to receive a SlingBox stream... It depends what you want it for. I'm not really a fan of the SlingBox (I don't see...

Reply to Sling Catcher release date? on January 7, 2008

BoulderBum said: Is what someone said above true? Has the SlingCatcher been pushed back to Q2 now? If so, I regret to say that the SlingCatcher is starting to sound like vaporware to me. I...

Reply to Sling Catcher release date? on January 7, 2008

Nice photos in that Engadget item - I like the presence of an HDMI port (fitting with the SB PRO HD I guess!) and spy a couple of USB ports too - one of which...

Reply to Sling Catcher release date? on January 6, 2008

Ooh, very cool, Dave - can't wait for a UK beta of them both! Alan :-P

Reply to Sling Catcher release date? on January 5, 2008

Can't wait for the SlingCatcher to be released - also like the look of the new Slingbox PRO HD - would be awesome if these two worked in combination, streaming HD telly around your house...

Reply to UK mobile data access - any first-hand reports? on November 3, 2007

Hi Ollie I'm not sure I'm afraid - I know the 'X-Series' handsets from 3 support Slingbox but I don't know if your phone is one of them. I'm also not sure if you can...

Reply to SlingCatcher Spy Pics Hit Blogosphere - More Details Revealed! on October 25, 2007

Sounds brilliant - can't wait for these to be released :)

Reply to Slinging UK to Australia on October 13, 2007

Hiya - the solo and pro definitely have advantages for LAN streaming by way of better picture quality but over remote links I'm not sure it would make that much difference to be honest. The...

Reply to I want to Sling to my Palm (LifeDrive and Wifi) on April 9, 2007

Sharon R. (Sling Media) said: As announced at CES, we've released a publicly available player for the 700p by the end of March. We're working on supporting other models of course, but the 700p was...

Reply to SlingCatcher? on January 29, 2007

Should just be a case of copying the Program Files\Sling Media\SlingPlayer folder off your PC onto your USB drive :D Let us know how you go! Cheers Alan

Reply to Near 100% CPU usage when using forum? on January 28, 2007

Using version 9,0,28,0 of Flash player (the latest) and 7.0.5730.11 of IE. Will keep an eye on things. Cheers Alan

Reply to Near 100% CPU usage when using forum? on January 28, 2007

I'm using IE7. You might be correct re. flash ads - things seem to have settled down a bit morenow and CPU is down to 20-30% (although I've only got a couple of SlingCommunity pages...

Reply to PAL Slingers how many of us are there?...dunno ... Lets find Out! on January 28, 2007

Location of Slingbox: Glasgow, UK Would have posted sooner but only just noticed this thread! Bought mine from PC World a week or so after they were made available in the UK. Have been involved...

Reply to The SlingCatcher is here! on January 10, 2007

Yep it sounds like it - for Sling streaming you won't need a PC but to use some of the other functionality you will.

Reply to SlingCatcher? on January 10, 2007

Agree this sounds like an exciting new product - especially with the possibility of new added services! I'd also agree with bounderboy's plea though - please don't leave the UK out! It'd be great to...

Reply to is it me or are the new slingboxes a ripoff? on January 9, 2007

You guys don't know the meaning of poor value - try $348 (£179.99) for a Slingbox Classic! - that's the price we have to pay in the UK (and it's only available from about two...

Reply to Red Green Yellow Blue buttons on January 9, 2007

Rather annoyingly - no. You're stuck with either the default remote or a couple of others (I think Sky, ntl, & TiVo). I agree it would be helpful to rename them once you've worked out...

Reply to The SlingCatcher is here! on January 9, 2007

I've found that it has always happened on this forum. Make sure you highlight your text then choose 'Paragraph' from the format menu when you're writing a post and it should make things work better...

Reply to Post if you want Palm OS support now on January 9, 2007

I wish they'd stop just mentioning Treos in their material - the TX has WiFi and seems ideally suited so I really hope it works on it too! Alan

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