Killer App!
After several months of deliberation, I went out and bought a SlingBox. What this little box does is connect to your home network and your Tivo or Cable box. It has a little IR dongle so that it can control your Tivo or Cable box. At this point, you can now watch your Tivo from wherever you can get a broadband connection.
This is the shit-coolest thing I've bought for my TV since I bought my Tivo! I can watch my TV or Tivo'ed shows from anywhere. I've used it at the office to watch some news and stuff, while doing menial system administration, I use it at home while in the home office, which doesn't have a TV and I can use it on my Motorola Q.
Aside from being able to watch TV you can use it to program your Tivo or DVR while on the road, catch some of that football game while on vacation or watch whatever. It's very cool.
While sitting waiting for our flight in Detroit, my friends and I were able to catch the start of the 49'ers vs. Raiders game. The quality it totally acceptable, even though there is some compression artifacts and such.
If you're looking to spend some cash on a new toy, try this...
That is way fucking cool. We could have used that in Costa Rica when we were stuck watching Spanish-translated episodes of "The Golden Girls" (or "Las Chicas De Oro").
Posted by
David James |
6:04 PM
You mean between power outages? Heh...
Posted by
Scooter |
11:58 AM