Not to be confused with the Drake YOLO Bundle.

Here is a long video covering almost everything you need

CowboyDann wrote:Not to be confused with the Drake YOLO Bundle.

Here is a long video covering almost everything you need

do we know if they have addresses the customer support complaints that have plagued this product since day 1? From what I've read and been told from folks that have it, it would be easier to teach a zombie Japanese than get support from anyone that works there.

Wondering what the Turbo boxes do exactly? We have our wi-fi router in a different room than our entertainment center, are these like boosters? Can you be, say, in the back yard on the deck and watch on the iPad? My DH has an office in an outbuilding and our wi-fi does reach his office from our kitchen well enough for him to work from home. Would he be able to watch our TV/DVR out there with these?

traquy wrote:Wondering what the Turbo boxes do exactly? We have our wi-fi router in a different room than our entertainment center, are these like boosters? Can you be, say, in the back yard on the deck and watch on the iPad? My DH has an office in an outbuilding and our wi-fi does reach his office from our kitchen well enough for him to work from home. Would he be able to watch our TV/DVR out there with these?

http://www.slingbox.com/go/slt-howitworks

It's an Ethernet over power line adapter.

http://computer.howstuffworks.com/power-network.htm

Ok, that seems to make sense. This looks like a great deal then at the prices I saw on Amazon. Hubby's birthday is coming up and when I asked him about getting a ROKU player he said what he really wanted was to be able to watch our DVR and TV out in his office or on the ipad. Might have to invest. I'll sleep on it and if it's still there in the morning I'll go for it.

traquy wrote:what he really wanted was to be able to watch our DVR and TV out in his office or on the ipad.

Keep in mind that the iPad app required to access the Slingbox is not free -- currently it's $29.99.

What Android apps work best with this for viewing on my smartphone or is it a direct IP address that I have to enter on it's browser....Still a little confused on how it works...

bmmeup wrote:What Android apps work best with this for viewing on my smartphone or is it a direct IP address that I have to enter on it's browser....Still a little confused on how it works...

You need to purchase the SlingPlayer app to watch from it.

NOT IMPRESSED

If you do buy this, see the link I provided on how to fix the bad capacitor- after about a year of use. I just pitched it and bought a vulkano instead.


http://placeshiftingenthusiasts.com/slingbox-solo-freezing-stuck-optimizing-losing-connection-check-the-capacitors/

WARNING: This model does not stream in HD even though it has HD inputs. It will only stream in Standard Definition, same as 1st gen Slingboxes from almost 7 years ago.

I have the Sling ADAPTER to use with my DISH network, and the homeport thingy that uses the house wiring to get a signal. I watch my live tv or my DVR, upstairs where I have no tv, or 90 miles away at another house, or 300 mi. away in a hotel room. It is SD quality, sometimes a bit iffy. But if it's a matter of no cable tv available, or must-see-my-show... it works well. My adapter died a few weeks ago, and DIsh sent a replacement right away. I got no complaints.

This is a great deal. If you bought this from Slingbox, you would pay almost $280. It would have been nice if it had a longer warranty. I have the original slingbox and it works well. I am wondering if this is really an upgrade from the original.

The only way this is an upgrade over the original model is that it is compatible with devices like the Logitech Revue, Boxee Box, and the WD Live Media Player.

I always feel bad for techwoot, you keep leaving it out of wootoffs like you try to leave the red headed stepchild home on a family vacation. Poor tech can't help being the baby

People still talk about these like there's a problem but I bought mine from Woot in September of 2010 and it's been plugged in and working great since I got it.

There are two Android apps -- one for phones and one for tablets. Each is $30. I bought the one for phones and it works just fine on all of my tablets using all versions of Android. If you have both phones and tablets and you're willing to use the lower resolution, buy the phone version and you should be able to download and use it on anything.

tiphozi wrote:The only way this is an upgrade over the original model is that it is compatible with devices like the Logitech Revue, Boxee Box, and the WD Live Media Player.

I have wondered if the original would work with those devices because the orignal is not supported with the Ipad app, but it does work.

I have a Slingbox HD, so I won't be much help regarding a review of these SOLO devices (I've had mine forever with zero capacitor issues, though my first AC adapter did die on me). However, I do want to comment on the SlingLink adapters. I HATE THEM. That said, I'll give you some background. I had the first generation SlingLinks that I bought shortly after receiving my Slingbox HD as a Christmas gift. They worked for about a year and a half, just long enough to wear out the warranty. I haven't yet figured out what is wrong, but I suspect something like the capacitor issue with the SOLO boxes. I can connect with them and get IP addresses at the destination, but no throughput. The boxes on both ends get extremely hot. I absolutely CANNOT recommend the SlingLink product. Their customer service was a joke (non-existent), and it seemed like I wasn't even there or my problem didn't matter.

I don't subscribe to "cable", so the main thing I would want this for is to watch local over-the-air broadcasts when I'm not at home.

For example, if you live NY and were traveling to CA during the Olympics, you could use the Slingbox to watch the NBC primetime broadcast 2-3 hours earlier than CA stations would be carrying it.

Notice, however, there's no coax (RJ5/RJ6) connector on this thing.
That means you can not simply hook your antenna up to the Slingbox.

Your antenna signal needs to run through some sort of tuner first, probably your TV.
So, if your TV doesn't have video outputs, this might not work for that.

anyboatyourow wrote:I don't subscribe to "cable", so the main thing I would want this for is to watch local over-the-air broadcasts when I'm not at home.

For example, if you live NY and were traveling to CA during the Olympics, you could use the Slingbox to watch the NBC primetime broadcast 2-3 hours earlier than CA stations would be carrying it.

Notice, however, there's no coax (RJ5/RJ6) connector on this thing.
That means you can not simply hook your antenna up to the Slingbox.

Your antenna signal needs to run through some sort of tuner first, probably your TV.
So, if your TV doesn't have video outputs, this might not work for that.

Use an old vcr to connect tv to sling box

This is a great price, and the only reason I m still considering it.

Why I am leaning toward no: Low resolution.

Vulkano Flow: 480p
Slingbox Pro HD: 1080i
Slingbox SOLO: Standard Definition

Since this is going to be primarily used for streaming live sports, and DVR programs, I am leaning toward the Pro HD ($200).

Maybe Woot! will offer the counterpart this week?

It downgrades everything to SD signal... that's a killer for me.

The turbos are just glorified ethernet through your home electrical wiring, which in my experience is very slow and will not always work depending on how your home was wired.

I would pass on this....Oops I forgot its a woot off... ignore everything I said, quick buy these things before its too late they are the best thing since sliced bread.

Will this unit work if setup in Canada or are the slingbox Cdn units different?

ThunderThighs wrote:Just don't have enough stuff yet to do a woot-off. Tech will probably be part of the woot-off before too long though.

I wondered why this item was still showing even though the yellow bar was completely gone.

;-)

Add $29.99 for the on IPhone/Droid app

Hi
Bought mine for 99$ without the turbos.
You can watch on a pc without any further purchases. Its hooked to my TiVo which is already a low def model. Definitely worth the price. I don't think the hd is an issue when your just watching the occasionally game on the go. Especially since its usually on a small screen.

HELP PLEASE! I currently have an old school Slingbox AV from 2007 and the video quality for sports is horrible! Wondering if this box will provide better sports quality for NBA, CFB, and NFL. Or should I eff it and get the HD Pro? Thanks!

I've read the description for these things about 20 times in the last 4 years and still don't know what it does or how you use it. Guess I'll pass.

ThunderThighs wrote:They're really cool. They give you an Ethernet connection in other parts of your house without having to bridge routers.

I have one end in my office downstairs here connected to the router. Then I have one in my living room next to the TV.

I now have Ethernet ports right next to my TV for the Slingbox, Roku, DVR, etc.

It all goes through your house wiring.

why do you need ethernet ports with wireless?

blankenshipk wrote:Add $29.99 for the on IPhone/Droid app

There's only one page of comments and you can't look to see if your thought has already been expressed?

I've had a solo for years and it has served me well. I have times when I couldn't connect with it remotely, but a reboot usually solves that. Unfortunately it often happens when I'm thousands of miles away, but when it's working it's great.

I've also had the turbo and it was junk, couldn't get it to work consistently at all, ended up giving it away. It has problems with X10 signals on the same power grid.

Out of warranty support from Sling is not very good, you need to find your answers on-line after the warranty period expires.

I have one of these solo slingboxes and it works like a champ. I got it about a year ago and it seems to have no bugs. The PC and Linux apps are free and work fine. The android app costs $30 and is worth it. I can watch my local teams when I'm on the road. My hookup is all standard def, so I don't miss the HD. It's a little slow if I'm calling in via cell phone, but wifi on the phone or the pc/linux is great. I'm glad I have mine.