[mythtv-users] So, how does the SlingBox Pro HD do it?
Robert Kulagowski
bob at smalltime.com
Mon Jan 15 02:01:40 UTC 2007
http://us.slingmedia.com/page/hdconnect.html says:
"The HD Connect Cable lets you watch your home television’s high
definition programming by connecting your HDTV source to the Slingbox
PRO. The HD Connect Cable has component video and stereo audio inputs
and pass-through outputs, and is compatible with HDTV video services of
up to 1080i resolution."
The Slingbox Pro is $199; the HD Connect cable is another $50. So,
internally the Slingbox is taking a 1080i component input and converting
it into something that can be broadcast over the Internet. In this
message board we've discussed how it costs kilobux to take uncompressed
HDTV and convert it into MPEG-2; even if Sling isn't converting to
MPEG-2, they're still doing _something_ at < $250.
Anyone know the internals of what's going on?
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