Does anyone have a slingbox - a device you connect to your cable box so you can watch your home TV on your computer anywhere.

I really would like to find out how it works from someone who has one.

TIA!

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Mary

my husband got the slingbox for Christmas and we love it....what do you need to know about.

Hi,
I need to know how it works on the computer outside the home. How does the computer pick up the TV program, does the computer need to be hooked up to some kind of cable. Do you have to have a wireless system? I basically need to know if you can watch your own TV in a hospital setting where there is probably no way to "hook-up" the computer to the internet.
Thanks so much for any help you can give!

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Mary

you just have to have an internet connection of any type. I doubt dial up would work very well.....but my husband has wireless internet in Korea and he watches what is on our tv here at the house in the US. He doesn't have to plug into anything....just be online. Let me know if you need more info.

Thanks for the info - jp! My laptop is not wifi so I don't think it will work. Bummer. I guess I'll just have to watch the DVDs...sigh.

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Mary

Ahhh Mary, I looked into this. Its just what we need!

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"Madison AnnMarie " 6/13/2008

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We have a slingbox too! I love it, DH can watch TV in Iraq just fine......I can also access it from a Blackberry......We have the Pro which also allows us to control the DVR.

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Is this a one time cost deal?

yes...it is a one time purchase. You can buy them at Circuit City (and I sure several other places). Just hook it up and you can watch your tv anywhere. We also have ours hooked up to the DVR....which is great since my husband is 15 hours ahead of us in time. He can record his favorite shows and watch them from anywhere. He said just watching the local news and local commercials makes him feel at home.

What a great idea! So he can set the DVR to record all the way in Iraq? Very Cool.

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Mary

Yea, now I think I need to look into investing in a wifi laptop. But my laptop is only 2 years old and I hate the idea of having to get another one. But it would be great for us! Especially since the TV at that place is always set on CNN.

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Mary

Mary, does you laptop have a internal or external nic card...... to get on the internet? What you can do if it is internal. is go get a external nic card. disable the internal one and use the new one. they are all Wifi. I have a few linksys nic cards and it wil work.

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yeah he can......sometimes it's a little freaky, I'll turn on the tv, and the channels will change....spooks me a little, and of course he is still cable of deleting my shows on me.....LOL! I like being able to access on my blackberry too.....wait takes to long in the dr.'s office, etc. I just put on Nick Jr. or something to occupy the kids, or when I'm waiting for the boys at Karate I can watch my shows......

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aahh...what's a nic card?

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Mary

I'll bet it's also a wonderful feeling, knowing y'all are "watching TV" together!

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Mary

Sounds a little silly, but it is nice........doesn't feel so far away that way~!

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