I'm interested...send email to a089300 at verizon dot net...thanks.

I have two almost-new units I would sell if anyone is interested. I am the original owner and they have the latest firmware. They haven't been used in months.

Thanks,

-Rob

Western Digital TV Live Media Players now include Slingplayer capability.

Hey! I sent you a message about this.

Thanks,
-Dan

I've got two brand new in box, unopened units if one is still looking.

:-)

Do you still have a SlingCatcher available? I would be interested. Do please E-Mail me.

I have a Slingcatcher in one house and also Logitech Revue which claims some capability. SC is OK but, of course, discontinued. Revue - don't bother.

If I was doing it today, I'd look at something like this:
http://www.tgdaily.com/hardware-brie...uns-jelly-bean

there are bunch of these Android on a stick devices with HDMI on the market as low as $50. Just load Slings Android app (I have it on a phone and tablet already), Plug into HDMI on set, power to USB and you've got a USB sized SlingCatcher. Get a wireless keyboard/mouse combo or set up VNC and use your phone to control. USB sized Slingcatcher that you can carry around in your pocket and take on the road.

I think this is one reason sling killed the catcher. they saw where things were going & the sw running on all sorts of devices fills that gap. being in the hw biz, of course, is key on the origination side but it is expensive, inefficient and less universal than leveraging generic hw and selling sw on the receiving side.
my moto photon, with hdmi out, can connect to a hotel tv and I've got a slingcatcher setup. I don't do that often because it is inconvenient to tied up my phone that way. but the stick would be a great way to solve that problem.

Projector
 

But, one neat feature is the SlingProjector app for those who do not have a HTPC. Nice to be able to capture a Video in real time from a computer and send it to the Slingcatcher. I have used it a few times and it is fairly useful.

Can I get a bit more detail on how this works? So...if I use this device in your link and connect to my TV, then I'll be able to stream from TV to TV via the new Slingbox 500? Will I have to use the the headphone jack on the audio out of the small android device or will audio stream as well through the HDMI? Sorry but I'm a bit newb on this....thanks in advance!

On the local TV, you would connect the Sling 500 to your DVR or other source, and to your local network with an internet connection.

Then, on the remote TV (either in your home via WiFi) or at another location with internet access, you could use the Slingplayer app installed on one of the "Android on a stick" computers. You plug the device into the HDMI connection on the remote TV and switch to that input.

Then, you would run the Sling app. Audio and Video would be routed through HDMI on the stick connected to your TV. They usually have a "pigtail" with USB so you can power the device from the TV, etc.

The only issue is controlling the Android stick via the user interface. The newest Android HDMI stick I bought has integrated Bluetooth and I use the Motorola Smart Controller that connects via Bluetooth and has a trackpad on it. Think Gyration/Wireless Mouse.

If you need further help, let me know...

-Rob

If you don't mind, I have a couple of follow-up questions for you ...

What kind of reception do you get on your TV with the Android HDMI stick? How fast is your high-speed Internet connection and is it wired or wireless?

How responsive is the Android HDMI stick to the Motorola Smart Controller? Is there a couple of second lag time to change channels on the Slingplayer, for example?

Does the Motorola Smart Controller offer you the ability to operate Sling's virtual Tivo remote or does it only allow for operating basic remote control commands?

Thanks in advance for your help.

ditto this sounds like a really interesting solution, but I've read that the mobile apps don't put out full HD?

I don't think any of the alternatives for watching a Slingplayer feed get to true HD. I have slingcatcher and I use it for the capability, not the quality. IMO, the quality for watching is better on a device app, when on the same network the video approaches HD. Remote streaming is pretty good but not at same level as local. The biggest problem is maintaining a consistent feed/quality level.

Today, the quality from the Android app is better than the 'catcher & given it is DQ'd, the app is a better bet IMO.

ok well being specific, can it decode and play a stream at the "best" setting which is ~1.5mbps

I just watched the Giants beat the Saints on my Nexus 7" android tablet in Italy streaming from my house in the States. Picture was very good. I only saw the stream details once or twice but they were around 800k or so. I am in a Hilton Garden Inn so that may be part of the problem. I rarely see > 1mbps unless I am on the same LAN as the slingplayer. I tried to put it on the TV in the room via HDMI (I have another device with HDMI out with me) but Hilton has the TV locked down and I didn't have time to mess with it yet.