[November] The first A/V component devoted to “place-shifting,” Slingbox lets you access your TV channels from another room — or across the planet.

Connect Slingbox ($250) to your home TV, and when you’re away from home all you need is a PC running the Slingbox software to tap remotely into whatever your cable or satellite box is tuned to — or to even change the channel. Of course, to take those channels with you to a vacation house, a hotel room, or even the office, you’ll need a fast broadband connection on both ends — no big deal these days.

While it isn’t exactly home theater (you get a decent if small image), seeing a local sporting event or TV show (even on premium channels) while out of town lets you follow your favorite teams and series and get your money’s worth from that monthly TV subscription. Like it says on the ingot-shaped box, Slingbox is an affordable way to enjoy your cable or satellite TV shows and movies...anywhere you go. —Michael Antonoff
slingmedia.com

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