I’m surprised it took nearly a year for some clever company to offer SlingStream recording, a frequently requested feature, but now it’s arrived in the form of Applian’s Replay SlingCorder. Why hasn’t Sling Media integrated this functionality into the SlingPlayer? As with limiting SlingBox connections to one person at a time, I believe this decision was made to minimize exposure to legal issues.
I’ve spent some time with the SlingCorder and it does exactly what it advertises — it records to hard disk whatever your SlingPlayer is broadcasting. Additionally, simple time and channel scheduling is offered. With this initial release, your computer needs to be powered on with your SlingPlayer running for the SlingCorder to function. Output files are 320×240 ASF, which can be easily viewed within Windows Media Player and on portable devices. Folks without a DVR attached to their Slingbox or without an easy method of archiving DVR recordings should find SlingCorder useful.
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