Slingbox AV $179 vs. Original Slingbox $139

It looks like the orginal Slingbox is going to be phased out over the next month. If you are thinking of getting the original Slingbox it is well worth the money to get it now because you gain more Inputs from the original Slingbox verses the Slingbox AV.

Here is a image of the back of the Original Slingbox

Here is a image of the back of the New Slingbox AV:

You will notice that the new Slingbox AV seems to only contain two inputs verses the 3 that are available for the Original Slingbox. You will also notice that the new Slingbox AV contains no output.

Since the original Slingbox contains the ability to control 3 Devices while the AV contains the ability to only control 2 devices(we think) the Original Slingbox is a steal for $139 from Buy.com verses the $179 from Best Buy .

If you are holding out on a slingbox Get your Original Slingbox now because it looks like we won't be able to get this great value soon.

Slingbox AV on Shelves and PRO coming 10/22/06

According to postings on Sling Community it looks like you can already find the Sling Box AV on shelves in Best Buy. A forum poster has confirmed at Best Buy in Augusta GA. Picture are coming of them on the shelves.

After discussing with the Best Buy staff they revealed that the PRO version with HD support and with integrated TV Tuner will be released on October 22nd.

Hereare some pictures from Best Buy:

Slingbox AV/PRO Pictures Revealed

Looks like Sling is set to release two new products to there Sling Box line.

Slingbox AV and Slingbox PRO. It looks like Slingbox PRO will allow you to sling High Definition content. Not many details about the product yet. Expect to hear something on Thursday. That is when the FCC NON-disclosure expires.

Slingbox PRO looks like it will come with a Cable TV Tuner so that you could watch your regular Analog TV without disrupting service on your existing TV in your living room you can just split the signal coming from your Cable line.

Slingbox AV looks like a simplified version that is ideal for acting as a passthrough.

Slingbox AV features include:

(1)Widescreen support (16:9)
(2)High quality programmable video compression
(3)Watch/Control from any PC/Mac/laptop
(4)Watch recorded TV from select mobile phones
(5)Connects to set-top box cable, satellite, DVR
(6)Remote control of AV devices

Slingbox PRO Features include:

(1)Widescreen support (16:9)
(2)High quality programmable video compression
(3)Watch/Control from any PC/Mac/laptop
(4)Watch recorded TV from select mobile phones
(5)TV analog cable tuner
(6)Pass-through connections for seamless integration into AV configuration
(7)Connects to set-top box cable, satellite, DVR
(8)Remote control of AV devices
(9)Connect HD component devices
(10)Connect & control up to 4 AV devices

PS. It looks like this new Slingbox is ready to ship. This is probably why the old Sling has dropped to $139 at Buy.com.