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Sling Media Slingbox Pro comparison

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Product name	Sling Media Slingbox Pro	Sling Media Slingbox Pro-HD	Sling Media Slingbox	Sling Media Slingbox Solo	Sony LF-V30 LocationFree TV
Price	$325.00	$263.84 to $299.99	$150.00	$159.49 to $179.99	$150.00 to $249.99
CNET editors' rating	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.3 (4.0 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.7 (4.0 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.7 (3.5 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.1 (4.0 stars)	3.0 stars Overall score: 6.0 (3.0 stars)
Average user rating	3.5 stars	2.5 stars	3.5 stars	2.5 stars	3.5 stars
Release date	September 28, 2006	September 24, 2008	July 01, 2005	September 26, 2007	September 15, 2007
The Bottom Line	While its ability to accept multiple sources and optional HD is overkill for most users, the more-expensive Slingbox Pro makes sense for hardcore Slingers with gobs of video gear.	The Sling Media Pro-HD streams live TV to your PC or smartphone--but for most users, its excellent HD-capable picture quality will be diminished when accessed outside of the home network.	If you can't live without your favorite shows, the Sling Media Slingbox is the best way to beam them to any broadband-connected PC or Windows Mobile device in the world.	An evolutionary upgrade of past Slingbox models, the Slingbox Solo remains an excellent way to stream your home TV programming to an increasingly wide variety of broadband-connected computers and smartphones.	Sony's latest LocationFree TV product adds compatibility with HD video sources, but its two big distinguishing factors--built-in wireless networking and PSP compatibility--aren't enough for most users to choose it over the competing Slingbox.
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Buying choices	Amazon.com Marketplace $325.00 In stock: Yes Price from 1 CNET Certified store	B&H Photo-Video $298.00 In stock: Yes Newegg.com $299.99 In stock: Yes Lenovo $298.00 In stock: Yes Prices from 12 CNET Certified stores	Amazon.com Marketplace $150.00 In stock: Yes Price from 1 CNET Certified store	B&H Photo-Video $178.00 In stock: Yes Newegg.com $178.99 In stock: Yes Lenovo $179.00 In stock: Yes Prices from 11 CNET Certified stores	Amazon.com $249.99 In stock: Yes Amazon.com Marketplace $150.00 In stock: Yes Prices from 2 CNET Certified stores
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