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Has anyone heard about slingshot?

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devicemanager

Discussion Starter · Dec 21, 2005

I have heard some news about this but I can not find anything on the internet about it. It is a device that will allow you to stream live tv via ethernet? Has anyone ever heard of this? I think it is the same as IPTV but I am more interested in the slingshot device itself. Thanks.

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Mark J. Foster

· #2 · Dec 21, 2005

Hi, DeviceManager!

I think the reason you haven't found anything is that what you're probably looking for is the Slingbox , not the Slingshot!

Cheers!

MarkF

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bimmerboy750

· #3 · Dec 21, 2005

It is called Slingbox, not slingshot.

I'm looking for something like this too (but not for local streaming to a/v components), sort of the reverse.

Best (worst) Buy has this product coming soon:

D-Link MediaLounge 802.11g Wireless High-Definition Media Player

Model: DSM-520

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davdev

· #4 · Dec 21, 2005

And there's a big article about it on the front page of this forum:

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=619990

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mpgxsvcd

· #5 · Dec 21, 2005

The problem with slingbox is that most peopleâ€™s upload bandwidth is only a fraction of what you download bandwidth is. Most cable modems are limited to 400 kilobits per second or less and some DSL modems only do about 128 kilobits per second upload. That is no where near enough bandwidth to even stream standard def content. Once we get some real high speed lines that allow 1 megabit or more upload speeds then products like sling box will really take off. Oh yea, did you ever wonder why cable companies only allow you 400 megabits or less upload and more than 10 times that download? It is because they donâ€™t want you to take their cable signal and retransmit it right back out the same cable line that it came in on. They could definitely give us more upload bandwidth but that would cut into to their very profitable cable TV business.

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Dean Roddey

· #6 · Dec 21, 2005

Actually I think it's more like they don't want you to buy buy a $25/month (or whatever) internet account, then set up a server and become a mini-ISP on their backs.

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gameboy

· #7 · Dec 21, 2005

Also the fact that you can do this for FREE right now (without any additional hardware purchase - as long as you have a second PC) at orb.com

SD TV is eminently watchable using orb.com. HD has a long way to go though.

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hjackson

· #8 · Dec 24, 2005

I have 2 Slingboxes. One for my HD DVR box and one for my Xlobby media server. I also have an upgraded broadband connection (15 MB down and 2+ MB up) I get very good video quality with my HD cable (1400 Kbs streams) but poor with my ripped DVDs off my laptop HTPC media server (
The cool part is now being able to access my media server anywhere in the world I have an internet connection. With Xlobby, I can have the Slingbox in one window, while I control my Xlobby frontend with the webclient in the browser window (the Slingbox uses the internet but displays through a proprietary software program, not your web browser) Only one computer can view any one Slingbox at a time (prevents multiple people from viewing the same cable content: a cable company no no). The Slingbox also has built in IR commands to control your cable box. You can also add your own IR commands. You also don't ned to leave your PC on to remotely use your slingbox. Overall, a good product, especially now that they are retailing for $199. If I can just improve my bandwidth with my mediaserver though, it would be perfect (OK OK, it would be very good)

hjackson

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bimmerboy750

· #9 · Jan 11, 2006

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Originally Posted by gameboy
Also the fact that you can do this for FREE right now (without any additional hardware purchase - as long as you have a second PC) at orb.com

SD TV is eminently watchable using orb.com. HD has a long way to go though.

How is this different from running a web server on the home PC and opening up the ports on the home firewall?

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MKANET

· #10 · Jan 12, 2006

I am also a happy user of ORB. I can stream ALL my media (HDTV recordings, DirecTV recordings, 2 webcam streams (with sound), music, video clips, etc). All for free.

However, if you have any problems making it work, don't expect to get much help from them since it's a free service.

PS: To answer the questions above... ORB is well suited for people who already have webservers and other services which are already using popular ports. Since I'm already using port 80, 443, 8080, and 21 on my network (and those are the only ports I can get out on at work), ORB was the way to go for me... I can access everything via port 80 and 443 via orb.com.

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bimmerboy750

· #11 · Jan 12, 2006

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Originally Posted by mkanet
I am also a happy user of ORB. I can stream ALL my media (HDTV recordings, DirecTV recordings, 2 webcam streams (with sound), music, video clips, etc). All for free.

However, if you have any problems making it work, don't expect to get much help from them since it's a free service.

PS: To answer the questions above... ORB is well suited for people who already have webservers and other services which are already using popular ports. Since I'm already using port 80, 443, 8080, and 21 on my network (and those are the only ports I can get out on at work), ORB was the way to go for me... I can access everything via port 80 and 443 via orb.com.

Thanks. I can see where one could use orb to create your own remote home surveillence system.

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