Slingbox now available for less than $200
Slingbox now available for less than $200
John Falcone Senior Editorial Director, Shopping
John P. Falcone is the senior director of commerce content at CNET, where he coordinates coverage of the site's buying recommendations alongside the CNET Advice team (where he previously headed the consumer electronics reviews section). He's been a CNET editor since 2003.
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- Self-taught tinkerer, informal IT and gadget consultant to friends and family (with several self-built gaming PCs under his belt)
It's no surprise to anyone who's been shopping around for one, but we received confirmation today that the list price of one of our favorite gadgets, the Sling Media Slingbox, has officially been dropped to just $199. (The Slingbox had been widely advertised and sold at that price for the past several months, with online prices seen as low as $175.)
The Slingbox allows users to get their cable or satellite TV programming--or any other video device--on any Windows PC or Windows Mobile device with broadband Internet access. The Windows Mobile software costs $30 extra to download (a free demo is available), but beyond the cost you already pay for broadband access, there are no monthly fees associated with using the device. Read our hands-on review for the complete details--and to see a video of the Slingbox in action.
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