Slingbox Tech Review

Watching TV has changed a lot over the last few years. Years ago you had to plan your evening around your shows in order to see them. VCRs helped with that problem but most people had trouble programming it and eventually never used that feature. Today you can easily set up your shows on a TiVo and watch them when you get home. The question is what happens when you are away on business or on vacation and you cannot get access to your TiVo? Nearly every hotel you stay in has a TV with the same channels you enjoy at home so what does the Slingbox do and why would you ever need it?

The Slingbox is a device that gives you access to your home cable stations, TiVo, PC and handful of other devices anywhere. You may be able to tape your favorite episode but you could not access it until now. The Slingbox connects to the Internet via a router, your cable or satellite as well as a PC to initially set everything up. If you want to watch a prerecorded movie on your TiVo or catch the local news from back home you can with the Slingbox. If you can connect to the Internet you can interface with your home entertainment system from anywhere in the world. You can even access home videos stored on your DVR or Media Center PC to show family members and friends. All they need is the software and a password to access the Slingbox. You could even dedicate a couple of channels to security cameras in your home and route those images through the Internet from the Slingbox.