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[*] posted on 10-19-2007 at 01:01 PM
Slingshot TV via internet


A friend of ours just showed up in Loreto with a ,to me, new way to receive TV. In Sacramento has a slingshot box connected to his comcast cable provider and via his laptop here can transfer, via the internet, all the programming he pays for to his 32 inch TV screen. He says that with the latest laptop you can even get the programming in HD. The laptop even shows a remote like the one we're used to and works like the one you have next to you on the couch.:P:P
This is all news to me and since I have never seen it mentioned anywhere in the forum, must be new to most participants :?::?::?:




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[*] posted on 10-19-2007 at 01:37 PM
It's SlingBox


http://www.slingbox.com

Works well. You basically control your tv over the internet and view it. You can also plug a webcam into a secondary input and see what's going on at home.

It needs good downstream bandwidth. Satellite internet will work, keep bandwidth limitations in mind.
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[*] posted on 10-19-2007 at 02:32 PM


Thanks for the correction Roberto.
I was wondering why this isn't in much wider use here with lots of people already having cable and such in the States.:?::?:




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[*] posted on 10-19-2007 at 02:35 PM


Keeping bandwidth in mind is extremely important. Chances are if used with consistency you will exceed you FAP limit with Hughes. Then you are down to real slow dialup.

If you are on Infinitum and paying the top price you can probably use it effectively.

Just remember that there is a FAP (Fair Access Policy) on the satellite internet providers.
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