slingbox streams your tv signal over the net? On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 7:24 PM, PoPeYe <[email protected]> wrote:
> Sling box is fantastic for die hard sports fans... works great on my > android... Go Pats, again! > > Nat Russo <[email protected]> wrote: > > >I need to look into that. Seems I've been hearing more and more about > >Slingbox lately. > > > >Nat > > > >Sent from my iPad > > > >On Jan 30, 2012, at 12:53 PM, Tim Hickey <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >You can always solve that problem with a slingbox and a family member (or > >friend). That's what I did. I pay my parents $15 for a DVR and hook it up > >to my slingbox. > >On Jan 30, 2012 11:26 AM, "Jason Green" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Now I'm thinking of relocating to the UK for 2 minutes, too... > >> > >> I went through a similar issue with the NBA. I'm a Lakers fan. But I > >> refuse to pay for cable. I don't want to pay $1500 a year for a bunch > of > >> TV channels that I don't care about. I cut the cord on cable about 5 > years > >> ago, and replaced it with Netflix and Hulu+ - now my total cost each > year > >> is under $150. But - no Lakers games. > >> > >> The nice thing is - the NBA has a "League Pass" subscription, where you > >> can pay (it's about $200) to watch up to 7 of your favorite teams. That > >> seems reasonable to me (YMMV) as I love watching basketball. So I paid > my > >> $200 and got ready to watch some Lakers! Everything is great, right? > >> > >> Nope. Sadly, since I live in the Lakers broadcast area, their games are > >> blacked out locally. > >> > >> So, a product that I want, which I could easily obtain illegally (there > >> are dozens of streaming services out there) but which I prefer to pay > for, > >> I can't get. So, I cheated. I paid for a VPN service, spoofed my IP > >> address so it looked like it was in San Francisco (outside of the Lakers > >> broadcast area), and got it that way. > >> > >> I hope Nat is right. I would gladly pay to watch, and I don't like > >> illegal downloading. > >> > >> > >> > >> On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 9:00 AM, Nat Russo <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >>> I just wanted to highlight this point, because I think it bears > >>> repeating. It takes a while for both laws and business models to > catch up > >>> with technology. Nothing moves as fast as technological innovation. > There > >>> are definitely some growing pains, but eventually everyone will catch > up. > >>> > >>> Nat > >>> > >>> > >>> On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 10:36 AM, Raymond E. Feist < > [email protected] > >>> > wrote: > >>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Also keep in mind we're talking new technology and old business > models. > >>>> Makes things difficult for a while. > >>>> > >>>> Best, R.E.,F. > >>>> > >>>> ---- > >>>> www.crydee.com > >>>> > >>>> Never attribute to malice what can satisfactorily be explained away by > >>>> stupidity. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Sent from my Crappy Laptop (tm) using a poor excuse for a web browser. > >>> > >>> > >> >
