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Slingbox AV Review

Slingbox is for the people who like to watch their favorite shows on their PCs with various OS such as Windows or Mac or any other Windows (mobile-based) or in a PDA device without paying any subscription fees every month. With Slingbox, you need not to miss the shows even when you are at work. All you need is a broadband Internet connection. It may be Ethernet, Wifi or else other.

The Slingbox weighs around 2 pounds and measures about 10.5 inches long and 3.5 inches wide. There are five simple steps for set-up as follows:

1, Connect the AV source (Audio/Video) to the DirecTV DVR's back with the help of AV cable.

2, The IR cable for the remote control to the cable next to DirecTV DVR IR(Infra Red) sensors. The remote act as a universal remote control

3, You need a router for using Slingbox. This is because you need to connect the Slingbox to some broadband network.

4, Next you need to connect the Slingbox to some power source. This is not a tough task to do. You need to use the power cable in order to perform this step.

5, Now, the final step is installation of the software on the Operating System you have and setting the configuration as per your needs.

The entire set-up process will hardly take 30 minutes. Once the set-up is done, you are all set to start enjoying the shows. You can watch the playback in different sizes like letterbox or full screen. The main advantage of Slingbox is you can watch the local TV channels even when you are out of station. For instance, say you are in New York and you wish to watch some local channel of San Diego then that is possible if the hotel where you are staying has got Internet access. This supports multi-tasking too. Hence, you can do your works by resizing the window and proceed your works in the other window.

The Slingbox AV is really one of the impressive output of technology which attracts the people who miss their favorite shows during work hours.