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SlingCatcher unslings your media
SlingBox owners are usually pretty happy with the performance and options offered by the SlingBox. Now, at CES (where else) the makers of SlingBox are introducing a new device, called the SlingCatcher, which does basically the opposite of the SlingBox. SlingCatcher allows your PC (and more importantly its content) to interface with your TV. I am not sure I would want to see YouTube clips on a big, HDTV, since YouTube is generally not very HD-friendly, but it is darn cool anyhow. You can get the whole scoop over at GigaOM, but the prospects are enticing. The computerized living room is getting that much closer.via GigaOM
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Subscribe to commentspinguyJan 22nd 2007 3:41PM
It's a nice to be able to watch youtube and google videos on a nice big tv but as you said these youtube videos are not very HD-friendly there is no need to connect it to your tv using a HDMI, and as the SlingCatcher is going to cost about $200 or less wouldn't be a lot better to get a Nintendo Wii? as a wii can surf the web with the fine-tuned Opera browser and can play flash so youtube videos will play fine on the wii.
Matt W.Jan 7th 2007 9:41PM
YouTube probably wouldn't be a good idea, but this sounds tailor-made for that Azureus spin-off Zudeo -- mentioned on Download Squad here:
http://www.downloadsquad.com/2006/12/04/zudeo-azureus-does-video-sharing/
I've never used it, but they're marketing it as a tool for distributing HD content:
http://www.zudeo.com/az-web/app
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/software/0,72223-0.html
lilpunk1302Jan 7th 2007 9:41PM
well...I guess it's a good idea but don't most hdtv's already have a vga in? our LG does, and I've seen a few more that do, so yeah, I guess it could work for people without a hdtv, but yeah...