Released just recently, the SlingPlayer app by Sling Media enables users of the Slingbox to convert their Android tablet into a sort of TV stand-in. By connecting this new app with a Slingbox 120 or PRO-HD, users can watch their home TV on any Android tablet running on 3.0 or later versions of the mobile OS.
The application is incorporated with some decent streaming capabilities that reportedly deliver a high quality, rich video viewing experience. The app’s easy-to-use user interface presents an on-screen remote control that looks just like that on a real device.
Raman Venkatachar, General Manager and head of operations at Sling Media commented, “A Slingbox is the perfect accessory to an Android tablet. When combined with SlingPlayer, now anyone with an Android device can enjoy a beautiful, personalized TV experience anywhere in the world. With the Android market fast catching up, we feel this new state-of-the-art software will be a very significant value-addition to the user experience.”
Users of Slingbox who happen to own Android tablets can now enjoy their favorite TV shows at any place having an internet or cellular connection. They are enabled to switch channels, view live programming and control video sources like cable or satellite set-top box and DVR, Telco/IPTV set-top box and DVR, digital over-the-air broadcasts, TiVo, Apple TV and home security cameras.
The SlingPlayer app for Android tablets is now available for a price of Rs. 1, 477 in the Android Market. The SlingPlayer application for Android phones will operate in ‘Compatibility Mode’ on tablets without any extra charges applicable.