What is slingbox solo

CNET editors pick the products and services we write about. When you buy through our links, we may get a commission. Like its big brother, it gives you access to whatever's on your home TV via mobile phone or laptop regardless of where you are in the world.

Strengths The Slingbox Solo is probably the most attractive of all the Slingbox models. Whereas the Pro is enormous, plasticky and ugly, the Solo is comparatively small, finished in glossy metal and has a contemporary air. It's by no means perfect, but this is the first Slingbox product we'd happily display alongside the rest of our AV kit. It lets you watch and control your home TV on an Internet-enabled laptop or mobile phone, and does so very well.

Fortunately, it doesn't require the unwieldy HD Connect Cable arrangement seen on the Slingbox Pro -- you simply attach a component AV cable and off you go. The device also includes composite and S-Video ports. It has a bandwidth of 8Mbps, a four-fold improvement over the 2Mbps Slingbox of old. It didn't manage the full 8Mbps in our tests, but the image quality was vastly improved over the original Slingbox when used over a wired network.

Sport, in particular, went from simply being watchable to being close to broadcast quality. Movies looked great, too, particularly those with subtitles, as text is now sharper. Be warned, though, this doesn't make a lick of difference when it's used over the Internet. I was amazed at how the product worked. I had to buy sling box connectors because my modom is in other room. I am also amazed how they work, the signal runs through my electrical wire to my cable box. I have not really used it yetexcept to play around with it and it worked great.

I was at other location turned tv off and on changed chanels and my wife called me on cell and told me to STOP. Now I can watch all my Local tv stations and everything else i recieve on my home cablebox. Will test it in a month to see how great it works overseas. After testing it overseas it was GREAT loved it but just had to wake up at 1 am to watch foortball games. Slingbox solo is still an excellent product.

There is no need to purchase the new models M1 or unless you need to use a wifi connection. Why pay more? The only problem with all versions is tech support. If you have a simple setup, installation is easy. If you need to troubleshoot, you're on your own.

I have 2 slingboxes connected to the same network. This would be a hard setup for those who are not tech savvy. Skip to main content. About this product. Open box. Make an offer:. Auction: Open box. Stock photo. Brand new: Lowest price The lowest-priced brand-new, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging where packaging is applicable.

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