Slingbox 500 users?

Squelch · 05-16-2013, 03:40 PM

Ok, I see that there was a thread from 2009, but I want to start a new thread. I'm headed to Korea soon, but my wife is staying here in MO. I'm thinking about getting a Slingbox so I can watch TV from over there, especially the shows that we DVR. Anybody have experience with the Slingbox 500? If so, I have a few questions:

Do you need to have a TV hooked up to the box? I would hook it up to a cable box, but without a TV.
How well does the Slingbox do with Wifi? I have a strong network, but if I have to hook it up directly I will.
My last question, related to the second one - is the Slingbox 500 really worth it compared to the Slingbox 350?

Thanks for any helpful info you can give me!

NikonsAndVStroms · 05-16-2013, 04:41 PM

1) No, the slingbox hooks up to the cable box and then has its own IR transmitters.

I dunno about 2 since I have the Solo (using it to watch the Bruins in a room without a cable hook up right now).

3) The 500 has new potential features but if you just want to stream media and don't need wifi the 350 looks like the way to go.

Also it kicks ass having them! I got my Slingbox back around 07/08.

DriveShaft · 05-16-2013, 07:24 PM

I had the slingbox hd. crapped out...too busy and too lazy to fix it. From what I've read, a few cheap parts from radio shack could end my woes, but like I said...too busy and too cheap to fix.

Squelch · 05-16-2013, 09:01 PM

Well that's the bad thing - my wife will be here, and I will be on the other side of the world. So if it craps out, it's not getting fixed.

05-16-2013, 03:40 PM	#1
Squelch ^OP Everyday People Joined: Oct 2005 Location: Platte City, MO Oddometer: 1,018	Slingbox 500 users? Ok, I see that there was a thread from 2009, but I want to start a new thread. I'm headed to Korea soon, but my wife is staying here in MO. I'm thinking about getting a Slingbox so I can watch TV from over there, especially the shows that we DVR. Anybody have experience with the Slingbox 500? If so, I have a few questions: Do you need to have a TV hooked up to the box? I would hook it up to a cable box, but without a TV. How well does the Slingbox do with Wifi? I have a strong network, but if I have to hook it up directly I will. My last question, related to the second one - is the Slingbox 500 really worth it compared to the Slingbox 350? Thanks for any helpful info you can give me!

05-16-2013, 04:41 PM	#2
NikonsAndVStroms Beastly Photographer Joined: Jun 2007 Location: The Hub of the Universe Oddometer: 26,465	1) No, the slingbox hooks up to the cable box and then has its own IR transmitters. I dunno about 2 since I have the Solo (using it to watch the Bruins in a room without a cable hook up right now). 3) The 500 has new potential features but if you just want to stream media and don't need wifi the 350 looks like the way to go. Also it kicks ass having them! I got my Slingbox back around 07/08. __________________ Motorcycles save lives "It's the game of life. Do I win or do I lose? One day they're gonna shut the game down. I gotta have as much fun and go around the board as many times as I can before it's my turn to leave."

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05-16-2013, 07:24 PM	#3
DriveShaft Beastly Adventurer Joined: May 2005 Oddometer: 3,479	I had the slingbox hd. crapped out...too busy and too lazy to fix it. From what I've read, a few cheap parts from radio shack could end my woes, but like I said...too busy and too cheap to fix.

05-16-2013, 09:01 PM	#4
Squelch ^OP Everyday People Joined: Oct 2005 Location: Platte City, MO Oddometer: 1,018	Well that's the bad thing - my wife will be here, and I will be on the other side of the world. So if it craps out, it's not getting fixed.