Slingbox iPhone, iPad Apps Enable Video Out

Sling Media has launched updated versions of its SlingPlayer Mobile  apps for the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. The new apps add support for video out, which means you can transmit video from your mobile device to a TV over a component cable — assuming you have the correct adapters.

You’ll still need a Slingbox to get the most out of the SlingPlayer Mobile app. What the Sling system lets you do is connect a Slingbox to your audio and video components and then stream live TV or recorded shows from your DVR over the internet to the SlingPlayer Mobile app on your iOS device or to a PC or other device with SlingPlayer software.

Now that the SlingPlayer iOS app supports video output, you can use it to do things like record a movie on your home DVR, drive over to your buddy’s house, connect your iPhone to his TV, and watch the movie without burning it to DVD or other physical media first.

In order to use the new video out capability you’ll need an iPad or iPhone 4 (although the latest iPod touch may work as well, since it has the same processor as the iPhone 4).

SlingPlayer Mobile for the iPhone and iPad is available from the App Store for $29.99.

This post republished from Mobiputing.

13 thoughts on “Slingbox iPhone, iPad Apps Enable Video Out”

  1. Forget video out, I’m waiting for AirPlay! Course I guess the long delayed 4.3 iOS version has to ship before that can happen….

  2. Interesting thing I haven’t seen mentioned yet is that the android app will not show up or work on Android 2.3 devices..my nexus one just updated and now I lost sling player after paying 30 for it…they better update it with 2.3 Support asap! Idk if it works on the xoom yet but I’m guessing it has the same problem.

  3. so this sort make your idevice and hopefully android devices into a slingcatcher? cool since my archos 70 has hdmi out.

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