View Full Version : Does anyone have a Slingbox?


Ol' Couch Ass
01-09-2008, 09:50 PM
?? Or does anyone have any experience with them. The testimonials are glowing but I'm curious if some smoke is being blown. I would like to watch hockey games while at work and this seems to be the only option. If you've played with one tell me what you thought of it.

sppunk
01-09-2008, 09:54 PM
Don't have one here, but have used them through Boston to watch Red Sox games.

Incredibly awesome. And easy. Just make sure your Internet connection is fast enough for the transfer.

ravenguy2000
01-09-2008, 09:55 PM
When I worked for Verizon a guy had one hooked up to his Q for a while. It worked pretty well but it seems like a lot of people had the same idea around that time and Verizon clamped down on data usage so he had to stop doing it. He used it for Yankees games at work.

Ol' Couch Ass
01-09-2008, 10:56 PM
Thanks for the info gents. My internet speed here is fine but at a few of the stations I work at it may be suspect. Sadly that could really be a problem in trying to track the puck etc. These days I usually DVR the games and watch them in the morning but the delayed suffering of knowing the Lightning probably lost and then having to wait 8 hours to know for sure is rough.

ravenguy2000
01-09-2008, 11:00 PM
http://www.luxuryloveswing.com/images/love-swing1.jpg

i also have one of these if you want some details

Ol' Couch Ass
01-09-2008, 11:01 PM
Is it easy to adjust the height of the swing? That guy standing up looks a bit too high for proper penile insertion.

Besides that any good? Ever had one fall from the ceiling?

ravenguy2000
01-09-2008, 11:11 PM
Ever had one fall from the ceiling?

Slow down bucko, Cobb is over the weight limit, I'm sure.

Ol' Couch Ass
01-09-2008, 11:13 PM
<blink>busted</blink>

redbull
01-09-2008, 11:17 PM
WHEN ONCE YOU HAVE BELIEVED THE LIE
NOW YOU SEE IT SUCKING YOU IN

gpub
01-09-2008, 11:51 PM
I use it all the time and it works great.

Ol' Couch Ass
01-09-2008, 11:56 PM
^ Sweet. I'm assuming your internet connection is usually strong. Good picture and no skippyness or anything?

gpub
01-09-2008, 11:57 PM
yeah. I rarely have any problems

Ol' Couch Ass
01-10-2008, 12:00 AM
Yet another positive testimonial... I'm liking what I'm hearing.

wally
01-10-2008, 12:23 AM
i'm to lazy to look it up. how does it work?

Future Boy
01-10-2008, 04:15 AM
I imagine it needs its own dedicated cable box/receiver right.

Fattening Ass
01-10-2008, 04:19 AM
the peeps over at engadget love that thing apparently

Nimrod's Son
01-10-2008, 05:50 PM
I did, but I gave it away after I got the LocationFree from Sony. The annoying thing about the Slingbox was that it buffers all of its content - changing channels takes forever because you have to wait for the buffer to catch up.

Ol' Couch Ass
01-10-2008, 07:11 PM
Shouldn't be too much of a problem since I would only ever use it to watch hockey games while at work. I'm surprised how affordable these things are as well. I expected them to be at least a couple hundred dollars but not so much.