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Old Aug 11, 2010, 9:16 am
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nmenaker
 
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Originally Posted by RichMSN
I love my SlingBox. I bought it when there was only one model, the SlingBox. It has been sitting on top of my receiver for years -- actually, I'm on my second or third receiver and the SlingBox just keeps on ticking.

Is there any real advantage to upgrading to newer technology?
HD streaming is nice, especially if you use something like a slingcatcher at a remote location. I get "HD" streaming with about 800kps, but of course with 1MB upstream it gets much better. I also find things like the ProHD are faster and it SEEMS to play nicer with my iphone and ipad.
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