Tag Archives: Place Shifting

JVC Plans 55-Inch LCD HDTV With Embedded SlingPlayer

Posted on Wednesday, July 18, 2012 by MegaZone

Consumer Electronics Daily reports that JVC is planning to release a new Internet connected 55-Inch LCD HDTV with SlingPlayer built in this fall, according to comments made by JVC parent Amtran Video Corp (AVC) during the recent CE Week in … Continue reading →

Posted in Dish Network, HDTV, Place Shifting, Sling Media | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Understanding the Bandwidth Needs of SlingPlayer

Posted on Wednesday, July 11, 2012 by MegaZone

Sling Media’s SlingSupport channel released this video which helps explain the bandwidth requirements for SlingPlayer for streaming content. While tech geeks likely already understand everything in the video, I think it is useful for the less technical user who may … Continue reading →

Posted in Android, iPhone, Mobile Devices, Place Shifting, Sling Media, Windows Mobile | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

More Information On The TiVo Stream And IP STB

Posted on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 by MegaZone

Since I made my post about the forthcoming TiVo Stream and IP STB last night I’ve been getting a lot of questions, and there were a few things I wondered about myself after I had some time to digest things. … Continue reading →

Posted in DVR, Place Shifting, Press Release, TiVo | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 48 Comments

TiVo Stream and IP STB Coming To MSOs and Retail This Year

Posted on Tuesday, May 22, 2012 by MegaZone

Back in February I posted about TiVo’s planned transcoding box and IP STB thin-client, without too many details. Well, The Cable Show is in Boston this week and I’m attending, and today I met with TiVo. I talked mostly with … Continue reading →

Posted in DVR, Place Shifting, Press Release, TiVo | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 24 Comments

Woot! – Slingbox PRO-HD Just $169.99!

Posted on Saturday, May 19, 2012 by MegaZone

Today’s Woot! deal is a refurbished Slingbox PRO-HD for only $169.99 + $5 S&H. This is the top-of-the-line Slingbox, capable of handling 1080i component video and streaming full HD to clients local or remote – provided the pipe is big … Continue reading →

Posted in Place Shifting, Sling Media | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment