The Slingbox SOLO allows you to watch and control your favorite TV source from anywhere in the world on your laptop or mobile phone. So now nothing can come between you and your DVR, digital cable, satellite receiver, or DVD player. The Slingbox SOLO not only allows you to watch your home television anywhere, but it also allows you to watch any cable subscriptions, special programming, or sports packages you may have—at no extra cost. If it’s on your home TV, it’s on your computer and phone—with no monthly fees. With the Slingbox SOLO, you can watch all your favorites wherever you see fit.
The Solo’s set-up process is straightforward – install the SlingPlayer software and, by and large, you’re away. Sling has certainly improved the process, hiding more the networking stuff away, but it could do more to smooth it for the less technically adept. We forgot to open up the relevant part of our laptop’s firewall, preventing SlingPlayer from spotting the Solo. The app could have suggested directly that we check this – we eventually found the solution in the Help file. It’s a common enough mistake, after all.
Product Features
- Watch your HDTV anywhere on your laptop or mobile phone.
- No monthly fees.
- Watch and control a high-definition or standard definition A/V device, such as a DVR, cable set top box, satellite receiver or DVD player.
- Full set of pass-through connections for easy integration with virtually any A/V device.
- On screen remote control. Every feature that’s available on your TV remote control is accessible through the included SlingPlayer™ software for your Windows or Mac laptop. This means you can view your electronic program guide (EPG), change the channels, queue a recording on your DVR, or even watch pay-per-view movies.
- Clip+Sling ready. Use your Slingbox to clip segments of your favorite TV programs and sharethem with friends and family online.
- Mobile phone compatibility. SlingPlayer™ Mobile software lets you watch and control your TV and all of its programming on compatible Windows Mobile, Symbian or Palm mobile phones.
- Crisp video streaming. SlingStream™ is the innovative streaming technology that ensures you receive the clearest picture possible at any given location.
- Supports over 5,000 A/V devices
- Supports Windows XP/Vista, Mac and Windows Mobile, Symbian or Palm OS-based mobile devices.
