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Great cable - our picture never looked better. We have slingbox pro and this was a great addition to the picture quality.
It seems Sling Media just wants to nickel and dime us. The option is expensive, but works really well - exacly as advertised. However, this is their platform and they have the right to do it the way they want. Very easy and straight forward to setup and delivers the contents well. The complaint I have is a philosphical one - why not allow the standard HDMI connector / connections instead of the proprietary gadget for HD contents. What I can indeed say is that the gadget, albiet a bit expensive as comapred to perhaps just using a std HDMI option, works really well. If you can use it and can afford it, get.
The Slingbox pro was supposed to be made for multiple connections and has an HDMI like connection but will not work unless this HD Connect is attached to it. This feature should have been built-in to the Slingbox Pro from the beginning. They now have a new model of the Slingbox that has these connections built-in along with 1080i upscaling. A HDMI input/output connection on this dongle would have received a better review. Overall, I was not pleased with the PQ of the slingbox with this connection via PC or remote access and got rid of it.
The HD picture in Slingbox is great, but you need this to fully enjoy HD.
I'm not totally certain that the HD Connect device gives you HD since there is no provision for HDMI cables, only component. Since the picture over the internet isn't perfect anyway I don't see where this device is all that necessary or really useful. Just another fifty bucks.
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