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Sling Media SlingCatcher comparison

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Product name	Sling Media SlingCatcher	Western Digital WD TV HD Media Player	Sling Media Slingbox Pro-HD	Sling Media Slingbox	Iomega ScreenPlay TV Link
Price	$198.00 to $212.49	$99.00 to $109.99	$263.84 to $299.99	$289.99	$67.05 to $89.99
CNET editors' rating	stars Overall score: ( stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.3 (3.5 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.7 (4.0 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.7 (3.5 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)
Average user rating	2.5 stars	3.5 stars	2.5 stars	3.5 stars
Release date			September 24, 2008	July 01, 2005	September 01, 2008
The Bottom Line		While it isn't infallible, the Western Digital WD TV HD Media Player plays back a wide array of audio, video, and image files on your TV without the need for a computer.	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.	The Iomega ScreenPlay TV Link offers an easy way to watch digital video files without the need to hook up a computer to your TV.
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Playback capabilities	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Digital audio broadcasting Digital video broadcasting	Digital video broadcasting	Info unavailable
Connector type	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	1 Antenna F connector Installed Rear 1 RF output F connector Installed Rear 1 Composite video/audio input RCA phono x 3 Installed Rear 1 Composite video/audio output RCA phono x 3 Installed Rear 1 Component video input RCA phono x 3 Installed Rear 1 Component video output RCA phono x 3 Installed Rear 1 Audio line-in RCA phono x 2 Installed Rear 1 Audio line-out RCA phono x 2 Installed Rear 1 S-Video input 4 pin mini-DIN Installed Rear 1 S-Video output 4 pin mini-DIN Installed Rear 1 RCA phono Installed Rear 1 SPDIF output RCA phono Installed Rear 1 Network RJ-45 Installed Rear 1 4 pin USB Type A Installed Rear 1 Remote control Rear	1 Composite video/audio input RCA phono x 3 Installed Rear 1 S-Video input 4 pin mini-DIN Installed Rear 1 RF input Rear 1 Composite video/audio output RCA phono x 3 Installed Rear 1 S-Video output 4 pin mini-DIN Installed Rear 1 Network RJ-45 Installed Rear 1 Audio line-in RCA phono x 2 Installed 1 Audio line-out RCA phono x 2 Installed	Info unavailable
Audio output mode	Stereo	Info unavailable	Stereo	Stereo	Info unavailable
Remote control type	Universal remote control	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications
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