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I think you would want to go with the Slingbox Pro. Otherwise, I have heard that you would only be able to watch what your parents were watching. The Pro also supports HD w/ the HD connect whenever you get your LCD.
It is kind of expensive though, but would pay off in the long run if it worked well. I have never used one personally.
If your parents have TIVO or a DVR, you could hook it up to that. That would be sweet.
It is kind of expensive though, but would pay off in the long run if it worked well. I have never used one personally.
If your parents have TIVO or a DVR, you could hook it up to that. That would be sweet.
my parents have comcast on demand, so I'd be able to watch all the movies they have access to, including HD movies.
I'm planing on trying this out towards the fall so if I can pull this off I'll post up how its working for me.
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I'm sure I'm going to have to check a bunch of things before I know if I can pull this off. I know that there is a device called the slingbox catcher that allows you to take a youtube vid and display it on the TV wirelessly. if I get both of those, I think that would allow me to pull off what I'm planing.
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http://reviews.cnet.com/Sling_Media_...?tag=cnetfd.mt
after reading this review I don't think it will work the way I want. you need a really fast connection for it to work, and the connection I'm borrowing isn't as fast as they speeds they say you need.
I'm still going to do some research, I'm determined to get this to work! in the name of all cheap bastards everywhere!
after reading this review I don't think it will work the way I want. you need a really fast connection for it to work, and the connection I'm borrowing isn't as fast as they speeds they say you need.
I'm still going to do some research, I'm determined to get this to work! in the name of all cheap bastards everywhere!
BOOM goes the dynamite!
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From: in a van down by the rive
i'm thinking about getting one because my gf's parents live near san diego and they get all the padres games. i like to watch them, but they don't show them up here. i'd also like to get someone in the kansas city area to put one up for me so i can watch the chiefs games.