In case you haven’t caught the news ’round the blogosphere, we’ve just announced the Slingbox PRO-HD and SlingPlayer Mobile for BlackBerry. Both will be available for purchase later this year and both will be on display at CES in Las Vegas next week.
The Slingbox PRO-HD ($399.99) will stream high-def video at up to 1080i and with 5.1 digital audio. Hopefully Ben Drawbaugh (of EngadgetHD) will finally stop sending me hate mail, as we’re incorporating a digital tuner for ATSC and clear QAM content! Like the PRO before it, the PRO-HD will have multiple inputs (and outputs) – supporting a variety of HD and SD sources. Not only will we be able to placeshift HD to a computer, the PRO-HD can ship that high-def content off to another HDTV via the forthcoming SlingCatcher.
SlingPlayer Mobile for BlackBerry ($29.99) will bring the same placeshifting functionality currently available on select Windows Mobile, Palm OS, and Symbian handsets to RIM’s platform later this year. We’re trying something a little new with the interface to take advantage of the BlackBerry trackball, and I’m really digging the “carousel.” Keep an eye on our Sling Community Channel Beta blog for an upcoming opportunity…
As you may have surmised from the BlackBerry Pearl 8120 pic above, I’m at the airport headed to Vegas. Talk to you on the other side.
Looking forward to the Slingshot for the BB!! I went to the Beta addy to apply. Looks great Dave and thanx for the updates!
Re: the Engadet post, Ryan Block mentions that he got the Pro- HD to send live TV to a Blackberry he had over EDGE ( !!! ).
http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/04/slingbox-pro-hd-blackberry-slingplayer-hands-ons/
I have always been told you can’t sling over EDGE. In fact I remember Dave Zatz and a bunch of commenters calling all sorts of names for even suggesting it.
Is the EDGE luv by any SlingBox?
the pro hd looks good. looks much more solid and sleek than its predecessors. i want one.
Todd – I Sling over EDGE on my Treo 680, and have also done so on my Treo 650. If you have a *good* EDGE connection it works decently, good enough to watch. 3G is obviously going to be better, but EDGE is workable.
Sling *officially* only supports 3G since EDGE can be iffy, and at the low-end EDGE isn’t fast enough to sustain a good stream.
Ok, that’s cool. Please provide the URL to the BREW Sling client and I’ll check it out!
Oh wait…
;)
Dave:
Are you saying that the PRO-HD can take a 720p or 1080i COMPONENT input and Sling at a 720p or 1080i res?
Also, CNET says its in home only, not over Internet. What’s the story?
Yup, PRO-HD will encode HD content via digital tuner or component inputs and stream in HD resolutions (with digital audio if available). The ability to stream HD outside the home will primarily be dependent on one’s upload bandwidth.
FYI The Slingbox PRO-HD press release is here and the SPM for Blackberry release is here. We have a few more on the way…
It looks like CNET got it wrong.
Check out this new DVR from GEFEN with 2 HDMI INPUTS!
http://www.gefen.com/kvm/product.jsp?prod_id=4306
Say Goodbye to cableCARD DVRs:
http://hdtivo.wordpress.com/2008/01/05/say-goodbye-to-cablecard-dvrs/
HDTiVo – I bet that, like existing HDMI capture devices, the Geffen DVR cannot record HDMI with HDCP.
The announcement I’m waiting for — a street date for the slingcatcher!
Now that Apple is releasing the SDK, any chance of a Sling ap for the iPhone? I gave my wife a new Treo 750 for Christmas to replace her old 600, and I am so envious of the Sling client. Even if EDGE is iffy, I am often able to use the iPhone with WiFi.
Please
SlingCatcher isn’t Mac compatible?
Check it out! They spelled your name wrong at pcmag.com (http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2704,2246534,00.asp). Four letters and they can’t get it right!
Canoehead, yep we’ll be keeping an eye on that SDK. Big John, not at this time. Bennie, yah I noticed that and will ping them – thanks.