More Slingcatcher information leaked
I’m very happy to see more information being released about the upcoming SlingCatcher. I could care less about streaming media from my PC to it, but I’m interested in using it to connect to other Slingboxes.
“SlingCatcher supports streaming from any Slingbox regardless of input video format”
My Slingbox Classic currently lives in Connecticut at my parents place. I haven’t had cable for a year now, and this is nice for if I need a fix of channel flipping. The only problem is watching it on another computer screen. With a SlingCatcher, I’d be able to stream it directly to my television instead. It even comes with a remote.
My only real concern over this is the price. Its expected the SlingCatcher will run around $200. Why? Built in hard drive, so you can copy files to it, and then watch using only the SlingCatcher powered on. Nice idea, but its more than I need. What they need to do is split the Catcher into different product categories like they did with the classic. Now they have the Slingbox PRO, Slingbox AV, Slingbox SOLO, and the Slingbox Tuner , each one with different feature sets. I’d like to see the onboard storage removed and just have a standalone catching unit.
The hard drive is an option and is not built in. The wireless interface is also not integrated and will require the purchase of a compatable USB adapter. Target price (without mentioned options) is under $200. Who the hell knows what that actually means until it’s released?
I’m hoping hoping hoping that it will come down to affordable (I don’t have cable for a reason) If i can get it without a HD thats perfect, and I’ve got cat5 everyplace, so I’ll be fine without wireless. time to cross my fingers