Comments on: Sling to Debut PC-to-TV Box at CES http://gigaom.com/2007/01/06/sling-to-debut-pc-to-tv-box-at-ces/ Tracking the Internet Evolution Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:24:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Multimedias.mobi » Sling Media’s new SlingCatcher http://gigaom.com/2007/01/06/sling-to-debut-pc-to-tv-box-at-ces/#comment-81296 Multimedias.mobi » Sling Media’s new SlingCatcher Sun, 06 May 2007 18:36:36 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/01/06/sling-to-debut-pc-to-tv-box-at-ces/#comment-81296 <p>[...] Sling to Debut PC-to-TV Box at CES [GigaOM]Read SlingCatcher Is Real! [...]</p> [...] Sling to Debut PC-to-TV Box at CES [GigaOM]Read SlingCatcher Is Real! [...]

]]> By: Read/WriteWeb http://gigaom.com/2007/01/06/sling-to-debut-pc-to-tv-box-at-ces/#comment-81294 Read/WriteWeb Wed, 10 Jan 2007 04:49:30 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/01/06/sling-to-debut-pc-to-tv-box-at-ces/#comment-81294 <p><strong>Exploring Apple TV and iPhone…</strong></p> <p>By Steve O'Hear, a Mac fan who has a ZDNet blog called The Social Web. Steve was also the writer and director of the documentary In Search of the Valley: a personal journey into the psyche of Silicon Valley. Today's…</p> Exploring Apple TV and iPhone…

By Steve O’Hear, a Mac fan who has a ZDNet blog called The Social Web. Steve was also the writer and director of the documentary In Search of the Valley: a personal journey into the psyche of Silicon Valley. Today’s…

]]> By: Jesse Kopelman http://gigaom.com/2007/01/06/sling-to-debut-pc-to-tv-box-at-ces/#comment-81290 Jesse Kopelman Mon, 08 Jan 2007 21:50:22 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/01/06/sling-to-debut-pc-to-tv-box-at-ces/#comment-81290 <p>Yes, there are many ways to connect a PC directly to a TV, that is not the issue. The issue is doing this with the two in completely different rooms and still having a usable remote control interface. If Sling Catcher can do that, it will be well worth $200.</p> Yes, there are many ways to connect a PC directly to a TV, that is not the issue. The issue is doing this with the two in completely different rooms and still having a usable remote control interface. If Sling Catcher can do that, it will be well worth $200.

]]> By: StillLeavingVHS http://gigaom.com/2007/01/06/sling-to-debut-pc-to-tv-box-at-ces/#comment-81292 StillLeavingVHS Mon, 08 Jan 2007 19:59:35 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/01/06/sling-to-debut-pc-to-tv-box-at-ces/#comment-81292 <p>My nVidia card has s-video (and DVI of course) outs that I connect directly to my TV for the price of $0 (I already had the $9 cable). With the right settings in the driver it goes full-screen on the TV whenever appropriate. How much easier can it get?</p> My nVidia card has s-video (and DVI of course) outs that I connect directly to my TV for the price of $0 (I already had the $9 cable). With the right settings in the driver it goes full-screen on the TV whenever appropriate. How much easier can it get?

]]> By: evo http://gigaom.com/2007/01/06/sling-to-debut-pc-to-tv-box-at-ces/#comment-81288 evo Mon, 08 Jan 2007 04:05:26 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/01/06/sling-to-debut-pc-to-tv-box-at-ces/#comment-81288 <p>Note, the SlingCatcher will not be able to Sling HD content from a SlingBox in HD. The SlingBox PRO accepts HD signals, but it only sends 640x480 max (even with the HD connection adapter). Therefore, content goes in from a SlingBox as HD, but comes out at the SlingCatcher as SD. </p> <p>I don't know what the story will be for catching content from a PC, but there are significant bandwidth issues that, in my mind, make it unlikely to be a better story.</p> Note, the SlingCatcher will not be able to Sling HD content from a SlingBox in HD. The SlingBox PRO accepts HD signals, but it only sends 640×480 max (even with the HD connection adapter). Therefore, content goes in from a SlingBox as HD, but comes out at the SlingCatcher as SD.

I don’t know what the story will be for catching content from a PC, but there are significant bandwidth issues that, in my mind, make it unlikely to be a better story.

]]> By: East Coast Blogging http://gigaom.com/2007/01/06/sling-to-debut-pc-to-tv-box-at-ces/#comment-81286 East Coast Blogging Mon, 08 Jan 2007 00:39:14 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/01/06/sling-to-debut-pc-to-tv-box-at-ces/#comment-81286 <p><strong>SlingCatcher Catches The iTV And Passes It Up?…</strong></p> <p>Of course this is all based on the fact that the only info we have on the iTV is what Mr. Jobs has told us and other speculation around the web. That being said, ever since he announced the product, the iTV or whatever it’s going to be call…</p> SlingCatcher Catches The iTV And Passes It Up?…

Of course this is all based on the fact that the only info we have on the iTV is what Mr. Jobs has told us and other speculation around the web. That being said, ever since he announced the product, the iTV or whatever it’s going to be call…

]]> By: IP Democracy http://gigaom.com/2007/01/06/sling-to-debut-pc-to-tv-box-at-ces/#comment-81284 IP Democracy Sun, 07 Jan 2007 17:29:48 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/01/06/sling-to-debut-pc-to-tv-box-at-ces/#comment-81284 <p><strong>Sling's Got the PC-to-TV Solution in SlingCatcher…</strong></p> <p>Now the really interesting news is starting to flow from CES and right off the bat one of the most dynamic developments comes from place-shifting pioneer Sling Media. The SlingBox developers are set to unveil a new device called the…</p> Sling’s Got the PC-to-TV Solution in SlingCatcher…

Now the really interesting news is starting to flow from CES and right off the bat one of the most dynamic developments comes from place-shifting pioneer Sling Media. The SlingBox developers are set to unveil a new device called the…

]]> By: Alexander Marktl http://gigaom.com/2007/01/06/sling-to-debut-pc-to-tv-box-at-ces/#comment-81283 Alexander Marktl Sun, 07 Jan 2007 17:13:05 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/01/06/sling-to-debut-pc-to-tv-box-at-ces/#comment-81283 <p>All the hype around internet tv and mobile tv starts to get a little bit annoying. 3 day ago I got a Venice Project invitation. I tried and… well, in fact it's still just TV. I stopped watching TV, because it's dumb. I don't need interactive version of cheap and dumb shows and series.</p> <p>I want first class movies and series and I'm willing to pay.</p> All the hype around internet tv and mobile tv starts to get a little bit annoying.
3 day ago I got a Venice Project invitation. I tried and… well, in fact it’s still just TV.
I stopped watching TV, because it’s dumb. I don’t need interactive version of cheap and dumb shows and series.

I want first class movies and series and I’m willing to pay.

]]> By: Baudolino http://gigaom.com/2007/01/06/sling-to-debut-pc-to-tv-box-at-ces/#comment-81282 Baudolino Sun, 07 Jan 2007 16:16:02 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/01/06/sling-to-debut-pc-to-tv-box-at-ces/#comment-81282 <p>The acid test will be whether it both i) supports high def content and ii) DRM-protected content</p> The acid test will be whether it both i) supports high def content and ii) DRM-protected content

]]> By: alan patrick http://gigaom.com/2007/01/06/sling-to-debut-pc-to-tv-box-at-ces/#comment-81281 alan patrick Sun, 07 Jan 2007 16:02:29 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/01/06/sling-to-debut-pc-to-tv-box-at-ces/#comment-81281 <p>I've had a flatscreen TV that allows a PC connection via VGA for 2 years now…I</p> I’ve had a flatscreen TV that allows a PC connection via VGA for 2 years now…I

]]> By: digitallantern http://gigaom.com/2007/01/06/sling-to-debut-pc-to-tv-box-at-ces/#comment-81279 digitallantern Sun, 07 Jan 2007 15:58:29 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/01/06/sling-to-debut-pc-to-tv-box-at-ces/#comment-81279 <p>I got your article from <a href="http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2007/01/07/the-livingroom-is-wherever-tv-is/" rel="nofollow">buzz machine</a> and I think Sling has the right idea for an industry changing phenonmenon. I doubt I will see much more at CES tonight, or at MacExpo this week - my money is on simplicity of service and user interface. It is why I love Tivo and have my fingers crossed that Sling will match cool tech with cool experience. Of course a 7.2 MB wireless broadband play - the wireless Internet straight to your box is the real way to go.</p> I got your article from buzz machine and I think Sling has the right idea for an industry changing phenonmenon. I doubt I will see much more at CES tonight, or at MacExpo this week - my money is on simplicity of service and user interface. It is why I love Tivo and have my fingers crossed that Sling will match cool tech with cool experience. Of course a 7.2 MB wireless broadband play - the wireless Internet straight to your box is the real way to go.

]]> By: Patrick Hunt http://gigaom.com/2007/01/06/sling-to-debut-pc-to-tv-box-at-ces/#comment-81277 Patrick Hunt Sun, 07 Jan 2007 13:43:12 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/01/06/sling-to-debut-pc-to-tv-box-at-ces/#comment-81277 <p>Uh, right. Isn't this iTV (aka Front Row, Airport AV, or whatever it will be called on Tuesday)? Granted it appears to have some connections that iTV doesn't (like S-video, but why would you use S anyway?), but I'll go with Apple, since most of my digital media is in iTunes anyway. The best thing about this, I suppose, is that it appears to be priced about $100 less than Apple's iTV, so perhaps it will help drive price down within 6-12 months.</p> <p>http://www.applemorphic.com/2007/01/07/no-more-macworld-2007-predictions/</p> Uh, right. Isn’t this iTV (aka Front Row, Airport AV, or whatever it will be called on Tuesday)? Granted it appears to have some connections that iTV doesn’t (like S-video, but why would you use S anyway?), but I’ll go with Apple, since most of my digital media is in iTunes anyway. The best thing about this, I suppose, is that it appears to be priced about $100 less than Apple’s iTV, so perhaps it will help drive price down within 6-12 months.

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]]> By: Tech Gadgets http://gigaom.com/2007/01/06/sling-to-debut-pc-to-tv-box-at-ces/#comment-81276 Tech Gadgets Sun, 07 Jan 2007 09:23:43 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/01/06/sling-to-debut-pc-to-tv-box-at-ces/#comment-81276 <p><strong>Sling Media's new SlingCatcher…</strong></p> <p>Filed under: CES , Home Entertainment Although Sling Media's first CES announcements aren't until Sunday…</p> Sling Media’s new SlingCatcher…

Filed under: CES , Home Entertainment Although Sling Media’s first CES announcements aren’t until Sunday…

]]> By: Om Malik http://gigaom.com/2007/01/06/sling-to-debut-pc-to-tv-box-at-ces/#comment-81275 Om Malik Sun, 07 Jan 2007 05:32:11 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/01/06/sling-to-debut-pc-to-tv-box-at-ces/#comment-81275 <p>Oh come one, that is playing Russian roulette with five bullets in the gun. you cannot count on Jobs to oblige us.</p> Oh come one, that is playing Russian roulette with five bullets in the gun. you cannot count on Jobs to oblige us.

]]> By: ? http://gigaom.com/2007/01/06/sling-to-debut-pc-to-tv-box-at-ces/#comment-81259 ? Sun, 07 Jan 2007 04:35:50 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/01/06/sling-to-debut-pc-to-tv-box-at-ces/#comment-81259 <p>TV -> PC, and now PC -> TV. Sling, are you getting confused? </p> <p>I think I will wait MacWorld announcement.</p> TV -> PC, and now PC -> TV. Sling, are you getting confused?

I think I will wait MacWorld announcement.

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