The Slingbox

A couple of nights ago our 40 inch TV blew up. Somehow or another the magic smoke was released...make me sad. That TV is the only one in the house with the PVR and the Xbox. The TV in the bedroom is sold school...coax input only. The TV is covered under warranty...but with the Christmas holiday no one can be here until Wednesday
That wouldn't be so bad...except they pretty much just pick it up ant take it in for repair. Now THAT is a two week turnaround. That makes me sad. 3 weeks with no TV in the living room...major suckage.
Enter the Slingbox (www.slingbox.com)

This little jewel will transmit streaming video from your provider of choice to any PC loaded with their player and configured with a unique user ID… Pretty slick… and it seems fairly secure for what amounts to a video server.

I set it up on the Dish Network PVR and. we’re right back in business. Now...granted the stream isn't a crisp as a normal television and to get the video stream outside your network you have to do some configuration on your router...but...this thing is pretty cool. I can be ANYWHERE with an internet connection and watch MY television. It even works on my Tablet PC using the Bluetooth modem on my phone. Once they pickup the wounded big screen I think I'm going to break ut my projector, hook up the Xbox to the Slingbox and game BIG TIME