I Love My Slingbox

I don't usually write up products, but on a recent trip to the US I bought a Slingbox Tuner and set it up in a home there. Now I have streaming cable television to my laptop wherever I am in the world. As I sit here watching KG, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen match up against Gilbert Arenas in the most anticipated NBA season opener (at least for Celtics fans) in 30 years I couldn't help but blog this. It's just too cool that I can be here in New Zealand while enjoying crisp, clear, cable television from the USA. I've been amazed by the high quality of the streaming video and audio. Slingbox have obviously done some pretty amazing things with the optimizing software.

If you are living in Asia Pacific and maintain a home back in the USA, as I know a lot of people do, then you might want to think of adding a Slingbox to your network there. If you set it up in a room that currently doesn't have a TV, then you won't effect whoever is watching there and you'll be able to keep up on what's going on at home. It's a must for sports fans and investors (having CNBC makes a big difference compared to the financial coverage you get on local news in Asia). I bought the Slingbox Tuner through Amazon to give it a try but I kind of wish I'd bought the Slingbox PRO now since you can also watch and control your Tivo through it as well (it'll give me something to do next time I get back I guess).