Slingbox finally reaches Australia

By Ty Pendlebury on 04 February 2009

Looking on with envy at our US friends, the Slingbox range has been on our wish list for a while. Never fear fellow Aussies, it's almost here!

The Slingbox Pro has an on-board tuner
(Credit: Sling Media)

In late March 2009, the family of Sling Media products — the Slingbox Pro, Slingbox Solo and SlingCatcher — will be available in Australia.

Slingbox is designed to enable users to watch their TV from anywhere within the house or anywhere in the world with a compatible web browser. It's particularly useful for users of Foxtel iQ, PVRs or similar products as they can watch live or recorded programs wherever they happen to be. Sling Media recommends a 256Kbps ADSL connection or higher if you want to stream anywhere out of the house, though.

If you have a compatible 3G mobile — such as a BlackBerry, Palm, Windows Mobile and soon the iPhone — you can use SlingPlayer Mobile to access your TV as well.

The two Slingbox units connect via composite, S-Video or component to your set-top box and are controlled via the Slingbox.

The Slingbox Solo, as the name suggests, allows for the connection of a single AV source and includes a pass-through for the chosen input, and it will be available for AU$349.

The Slingcatcher allows you to watch a Slingbox on another TV (Credit: Sling Media)

The Slingbox Pro allows for the connection of up to three separate sources and also includes an integrated analog/digital TV tuner. All inputs have a pass-through, and the unit will be available for AU$499.

The SlingCatcher, on the other hand, is the most recent product and is essentially a hardware version of the software Slingbox player, with a couple of extra features. It allows customers to access and control any device connected to a Slingbox, and allows you to watch it on another TV. The SlingCatcher also allows you to watch online videos from any popular internet site, and will enable you to watch media stored on USB drives. It will be available for AU$499.

Topics: slingbox, adsl, streaming, youtube, 3g, iphone, slingcatcher, sling, watch, media

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Comments (6)

  • Gwilym commented on 03/04/2009 10:01 Report abuse

    I'm with Martin B. Where and when? I want my Foxtel!!

  • Martin B commented on 02/04/2009 07:55 Report abuse

    Ok sounds good... where do we buy Slingbox in Australia then, does not state anywhere and I cant locate any distributors in Melbourne so far...

  • FionaS commented on 28/03/2009 05:47 Report abuse

    Does this mean I'll be able to finally watch Australian TV at home in the USA?

  • Gadgetguy commented on 12/02/2009 04:33 Report abuse

    Its a shame they're releasing the Slingbox Pro - maybe they're dumping old US stock in Australia. Slingbox Pro is not available in US now and its been replaced with Slingbox High Definition since 2008. In fact the technology in the Slingbox Pro is 2006 and we finally get it in 2009.

  • confused commented on 06/02/2009 09:21 Report abuse

    i dont get it

    they seem unnecessary

  • feelthebuzz commented on 05/02/2009 10:09 Report abuse

    These slingboxs are a fantastic idea but they are not going to work in Aus until we get uncaped bandwith like they have in other countries such as the US

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