Sling Media Slingbox A/V

Pros: Simple set up, great video over home network

Cons: Remote viewing (not on home network) quality is average.

Summary: I was amazed at how easy this was to set up. I know routers well enough that i just forwarded port 5001 and had this working both on my home network and remotely (tested via my neighbors "less than secure" internet connection. The video over my home network is full motion and clear. Remote viewing off of your home network obviously depends on the internet connection you have. I have a 1.5Mbps upload, but the quality was still about 1/2 the quality of viewing over the home network. I wouldn't call this a negative really, as there is only so much available bandwidth, and the system does a nice job optimizing the video for the speed available.

My reasons for buying were two-fold. One, I ran out of available hook-ups on my DirecTV multi-switch and this was a cheap way to put tv in my teenage son's room without buying new 150 multi switch and 70 on a receiver...and he can access the receiver in my bedroom that isn't used that much.

Two, during baseball season i can see the Red Sox at work or on the road, as well as access my Tivo from anywhere to schedule recordings.