The Slingbox from Sling Media is one of those one-of-a-kind gifts that will astound and dazzle the TV junkies in your life. The premise is simple: You attach the Slingbox to the back of your television, and it redirects the signal from your cable/satellite box or digital video recorder via the Internet to any computer you choose. The visual quality isn't perfect, but the stream is remarkably devoid of skipping, stuttering, or other flaws that plague streaming video.
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The distinctive benefit of the Slingbox goes something like this. You're stuck visiting your in-laws, who insist on watching Dancing With the Stars while you want to watch the Fiesta Bowl. If said in-laws have a high-speed Internet connection, you just connect to your Slingbox ($249) from any computer, and voila! Problem solved. Got it? more info>
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