So I just got one of these today.... way cool. no monthly fees, can watch my cable anywhere in the world with an internet connection, change channels, record and watch my dvr.... bitchin.

[url]http://www.slingmedia.com/[/url]

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how much was it?

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$220 at Walmart.... I've seen it cheaper online but being the geek I am I "had" to have it today.... This thing rocks.

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That's pretty damn cool. I'm not a t.v. junkie but some friends of mine will be very interested in that.

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thought this thread was going to be about jeff mills or something. :(

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yeah i was expecting "techno" too :(

considering i watch about an hour a week of tv (if lost is new,) this would not be worth me buying

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[quote=Jenks]thought this thread was going to be about jeff mills or something. :([/quote]

yea same here. :( huge letdown imo.

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sorry.... friendly mods just edit the subject line.

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and ban geoff

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[QUOTE=peloquin]and ban geoff[/QUOTE]

+1

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dang.... that didn't take long.....:Nerves:

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I heard about that recently. So what are you watching now?

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still tweaking.... took my laptop downstairs and was watching sportscenter. can't wait to try this on the road...

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[quote=Jenks]thought this thread was going to be about jeff mills or something. :([/quote]

I thought the same thing. Now I am really disappointed in this thread. This thread is lame. Spam if you ask me.

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shopping at wal-mart

-50

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I've been doing this with my MythTV box since before slingbox was available. I can watch live TV, watch recorded shows, schedule shows to record, the whole pause live tv thing, listen to my music library, and on and on. The watching TV thing remotely is a novelty. The guys at my work use it more than I do (for watching sports while at work). Its definately cool on the geek factor scale but in real life, overrated.

BTW I having your geek card pulled, real geeks don't buy it, they build it. ;)

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I've been toying with the idea of picking up Sony's 250 GB DVR which records off of the Channel / Show Listings on Channel 3, this thing seems like an interesting add on for sure.... (not that there is any TV Show I'd be that desperate to want to watch from an overseas location but still interesting)

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[quote=anonin]shopping at wal-mart

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.... $220 Wal-mart, $250 Target, CompUSA etc.... I'll take the loser points and use the money I saved to drink the pain away. After having this for a day now I will say that unless you watch a fair amount of TV this probably wouldn't be worth it. One cool thing is that I can be on the road and if I forgot to set my DVR to record something I can do it online... That, and the stray hot girl at the local coffee shop thought it was the coolest thing she had ever seen.... Unfortunately my fiancee' wouldn't let me keep her....:(

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[quote=geoffgulley]One cool thing is that I can be on the road and if I forgot to set my DVR to record something I can do it online[/quote]

Again something Mythtv has been able to do for years now (see screen shot above). In addition they just added the ability to control your netflix account/queue from your remote. I can also rip dvd's to the HD to watch later. Soon they will be adding a feature to allow you to select a movie playing at the local movie theater on your remote. The tickets get purchased and are waiting for you at the window.