Q&A: how does slingbox work??
Question by Dale: how does slingbox work??
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Answer by hari
Slingbox connects the TV source (via coaxial cable, S-video or composite cabling) to an Ethernet router (wireless and power-line bridges also supported). PVRs and cable boxes can be controlled through an additional infrared cable that lets users switch channels on the box when they are remote. A software client on a user's PC (only Windows XP is supported at the moment) connects to the Slingbox and provides the user interface for viewing the "TV" and changing channels.
The device is currently only designed for use with the NTSC television system used in North America, although a version compatible with the PAL and SECAM systems used elsewhere is also being tested, and will be released during 2006.
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June 16th, 2011 - 05:45
Hari has linked to a good source.