Comments on: End of the Road for SlingCatcher?

By: Steve

Steve — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:35:42 +0000

Amazon.com has it for $99 through Monday I think, as part of their “Black Friday” sale. Supposedly if you update the firmware, a lot of the early problems are resolved. I just ordered one and I am hoping for the best.

By: Itay

Itay — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:00:08 +0000

I paid about $270 when it just came out. I use to abroad to stream U.S TV. The best $270 I have ever spent. If they come up with a new one, I will surely upgrade. If they don’t, I may buy an extra one, just to make sure I don’t stuck with nothing, if they stop making it and my currnet one breaks.

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:15:15 +0000

The remote lag is annoying. It does make it hard for me on the TiVo to fast forward and rewind accurately.

However, there’s nothing else available that can easily stream my bedroom Tivo HD to my work out room and it’s already paid for itself in what it saved me from buying another TiVo for that room.

I agree with the other comments that the Dish ownership of Sling has been a debacle. A company that used to be trendy and hip with the whole place shifting thing has been sliding further and further into relative obscurity and total lackluster products and worse support.

Hell, they still haven’t even released an HD Slingbox client for the Mac!

By: rob

rob — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:59:20 +0000

Sling isn’t the same company Dave, that’s no doubt. I have 3 boxes and 2 catchers. In I was on the waiting list when the Classic was launched. Recently I had an issue with my Pro HD because it stopped streaming 16:9 with my D* box. I asked Sling Support for help and their response was to ask me to pay for help. Dish’s ownership of Sling has really taken what was once a great product and turned it down hill.

By: Ben

Ben — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:41:12 +0000

I3dguru are you streaming it over wifi or over a lan? Can anyone comment on how bad the ‘remote control lag’ is over a local lan?

By: I3dguru

I3dguru — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:45:33 +0000

I picked up there clearance stock at BestBuy and was streaming from my PRO-HD and I get alot of lost frames and freezing every 30-40 seconds. Seems like a buffer issue. I am wondering whether it is my local network.

I have friends that are on assignment in middle east and they use a sling Catcher and love it. They said it is like they are back in the states. They are on assignment for 5 yes so they said it is a savior.

By: Shawn Morton

Shawn Morton — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:26:16 +0000

Rick,
I use my Slingcatcher the exact same way. Use it pretty much every day.

Wish I could find the $99 deal here in Columbus. I’d pick up another.

Dave,
It’s weird to realize how briefly the SC has been on the market considering how long ago it was announced/demoed at CES. I still remember getting a walk-through of the SC from you at CES ‘08.

By: Rodalpho

Rodalpho — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:38:57 +0000

Like many of us, I was hoping the slingcatcher would be a sort of XBMC/popcornhour streaming media player that could also act as a sling client. Not so much.

Shrug.