MightyPez
join:2002-05-01
Saint Paul, MN
 ·Comcast
| reply to baineschile
Re: Purchased
I was in the same situation as you and bought a Slingbox last week (should be here on Monday).
No Slingbox currently supports an HDMI connection. The HDMI port on the Slingbox Pro is just a plug-in for a dongle that can accept component inputs.
If you want multiple inputs, your choices are boiled down to the SLingbox Solo and the Slingbox Pro. Neither will output in high def, but both can accept component inputs.
The major differences between the two is the Pro can control and accept inputs from several sources, and costs the most. The Solo will only accept input and control one source, but is a bit cheaper.
I went with the Solo myself since I will only be using my HD DVR over the connection. The cheapest I was able to find it was at Amazon for about $150 USD with free shipping. |
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RWild
Them Or Us
Premium
join:2003-09-15
Cary, NC
 ·AT&T Southeast
·Windstream
·Comcast
·RoadRunner Cable
| reply to baineschile
The Slingbox Pro has an "HDMI" jack - not standard HDMI. You have to buy a doodad from them that will let you input a component signal and also has a pass-through.
I get a decent picture with 384 kbps up, that is when my RoadRunner connection is up. |
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jmn1207
Premium
join:2000-07-19
Reston, VA
 ·Verizon FIOS
| reply to baineschile
said by baineschile  :I know the software is free, I was asking about the hardware. I do have the 16/2 connection that Comcast offers, but I do a lot of xbox live, and I wouldnt want to see any lag there. I have never had one, but it may be worth it to stream it to my laptop to watch TV in bed. You would only need to utilize your wireless router's speed for streaming to your laptop at home. Regardless, it would not be uploading unless you were connecting, so it should not affect your game performance. It's not constantly streaming video over your network unless you access it with the sling player software. |
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baineschile
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join:2008-05-10
Sterling Heights, MI
·Comcast
 ·magicjack.com
 ·Verizon Wireless B..
| reply to matt314159
I know the software is free, I was asking about the hardware. I do have the 16/2 connection that Comcast offers, but I do a lot of xbox live, and I wouldnt want to see any lag there.
I have never had one, but it may be worth it to stream it to my laptop to watch TV in bed. |
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