Sling now has Chromecast support!

[NuclearNed]

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2684799/slings-tv-place-shifting-gains-chromecast-support.html

currently support covers iPhones, iPads, and Android phones, but Android tablet support is upcoming

With this, why would anyone pay an extra monthly fee for multiple cable/satellite receivers?

 

[mmntech]

My only issue with Slingbox is they're still quite pricey for what they are. $200 for the base model is the same amount I'd pay for a new satellite receiver.

 

[rsutoratosu]

it only supports the newer model.. so they screwed all the old customers..

doesn't matter to me, my slingbox works on the device i already own.. desktop and ipad/iphone. I dont need it in chromecast

sling is good for streaming outside the house.. like while you are away on vacation, etc.

Unless it changed, each box can stream to 1 device at a time.. not multiple

 

[zerogear]

it only supports the newer model.. so they screwed all the old customers..

Yep. Which is why I refuse to buy Sling devices, piss poor support.

 

[NuclearNed]

I'm thinking seriously about getting a Slingbox

I have Dish Network, but I don't want to pay an extra monthly fee for a 2nd receiver. The wife & I will 97% of the time want to watch the same programming. Less than 2 years ago I bought a piece of crap BriteView wireless HDMI transmitters, which was great during the small handful of months that it actually worked. So now I need a new solution, and Slinging content to my Chromecast seems to be the best option...

...but I'm open to suggestion. Are there other recommendations?

 

[bearxor]

I love my slingbox but I will never, EEEEEVER, purchase one again. They are just the greediest company and have been since way before Dish Net bought them.

 

[DeviousTrap]

I'm thinking seriously about getting a Slingbox

I have Dish Network, but I don't want to pay an extra monthly fee for a 2nd receiver. The wife & I will 97% of the time want to watch the same programming. Less than 2 years ago I bought a piece of crap BriteView wireless HDMI transmitters, which was great during the small handful of months that it actually worked. So now I need a new solution, and Slinging content to my Chromecast seems to be the best option...

...but I'm open to suggestion. Are there other recommendations?

Why not upgrade to Dish's hopper receiver that his built in sling?

 

[NuclearNed]

Why not upgrade to Dish's hopper receiver that his built in sling?

I want to get away from Dish and satellite in general. I live back in the woods, and don't get a clear line of sight to the horizon any time of year other than winter.

 

[Dulanic]

Why not upgrade to Dish's hopper receiver that his built in sling?

The support for DishAnywhere is piss poor too. I love it, but I hate the software quality.