What Is a Slingbox Player?
A Slingbox player allows access to a user's home TV, DVD, DVR, cable and satellite on a remote computer.
SlingPlayer Desktop
SlingPlayer is the software that is used in conjunction with the hardware inside of a Slingbox. This software is used on a PC or MAC computer to access the viewer's home entertainment equipment through the Internet.
SlingPlayer Mobile
SlingPlayer Mobile is similar to SlingPlayer, but it allows access by a mobile device such as a cell phone or Blackberry.
Function
Once a Slingbox has been connected to a user's home entertainment equipment and SlingPlayer has been downloaded, access is then granted to the user, allowing him to see exactly what he would see if he were at home. He would be able to watch the same cable programming, or shows that he recorded on a DVR.
Identification
Internet TV allows access to individual programs that are being broadcast over the Internet. Slingbox allows access to any show that is accessible from the user's home TV.
Benefits
SlingPlayer can be accompanied by SlingCatcher, which allows the user to take any video that is on their computer screen and allow it to be seen on their TV.
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