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    I've been thinking about getting a sling box, but wanted to get some feedback on people who actually own one. Is it worth it? How far can you travel before the signal doesn't work etc.?
     
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    Go get your fucking slingbox.</p>

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    I have a Slingbox....there is no limit on the distance because Slingbox doesnt "broadcast" a signal....it basically works like this: #1you set it up on your TV at home and connect it to the internet....once its configured correctly it give you an id code....you download a program called a slingplayer on the computer or device you want to veiw your TV on...the slingplayers uses your id code to find and connect to your slingboxm and you can watch your own TV....a few things, the faster the connection on both ends the better the quality is....when I 1st connect, the picture is choppy and the sound is too, but it uses compression technology to stablize very quickly (under a minute) and the picture and sound become very good(as good as your monitor will allow)....when you change the channel, it resets that connection though, so its not great for channel surfing....but, you really can watch your home TV from anywhere with a computer and a internet connection, it does work, with slight limitations....Id give the product a 10/10 because it does exactly what they say it will do, nothing more and nothing less....
     
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    What is a sling box cos it sounds like a black guys Inuendo. Not Being Racist. Imagine it</p>

    "Yo bitch get yo Slingbox on my face"</p>
     
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    Thanks TheBeef. Does your TV need to be on for it to work and if someone at home is watching TV does that interfere with what you're watching on your laptop?
     
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    TV doesnt need to be on, because it actually takes the feed from your cablebox or satellite box, but the Slingbox will show whatever that cablebox is showing....you can change the channels remotely, but if someone else is changing them, you will be watching what they want to watch....
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (TheBeef)</div><div class='quotemain'>TV doesnt need to be on, because it actually takes the feed from your cablebox or satellite box, but the Slingbox will show whatever that cablebox is showing....you can change the channels remotely, but if someone else is changing them, you will be watching what they want to watch....</div>

    Thanks, I have a clear understanding of how it works now. I'll have to dedicate a TV to just the slingbox when I'm out travelling around.</p>

    Have you actually tried it overseas? </p>
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Max)</div><div class='quotemain'>

    What is a sling box cos it sounds like a black guys Inuendo. Not Being Racist. Imagine it</p>

    "Yo bitch get yo Slingbox on my face" </p></div>

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slingbox</p>
     
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    Not overseas....I just got a new router so I will need to reconfig it before we can do this, but if you want to download the slingplayer, i can let you connect to mine and see what its like</p>

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    I'll take you up on that offer after I download it to my home computer. Thanks a lot theBeef.
     
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    My brother has one. He said it cost him around a hundred or so. It's pretty cool; when we were in the car he was watching cable television from Rhode Island on his cell phone.
     
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    Ok, im all configured up so we can do the test whenever you are ready</p>
     
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    This offer actually extends to anyone that wants to test out a slingbox....if you want to connect to mine and see how it works, let me know and will make that happen</p>
     
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