Customer Ratings & Reviews

Ensure you have a pretty solid internet connection before purchasing a Slingbox device. Considering you are most likely streaming content from hundreds of miles away or more, you want to be wired or as close to the wireless access point as possible (both your computer as well as this device you will set up next to the TV). Setup is extremely easy using a phone. Takes less than 10 minutes total. Downloading the software for your computer is annoying as it is riddled with ads (every time you log on to watch, at least two ads pasted on page if you are NOT on fullscreen). The page can freeze or crash the script often. This means you'll want to skip commercials or pause the show but will have to wait for a response or refresh the page before being able to do that. It's happened with folks on multiple browsers unfortunately. Despite these minor annoyances, this is the best legal way to get your shows/content wherever you want them.

The Slingbox M2 was relatively easy to set up. The only drawback was the difficulty placing IR reader to ensure control of the box and I am only able to view the guide up to channel 100. I am able to view channels above 100 by pressing the numbers on the remote in the app. Once adjusted appropriately, it's not much of a problem. The picture quality is amazing on the phone, but on the Roku 3 it sometimes has the pixelating view watching sports. Overall great investment, allowing you to watch your local channels whenever you're away from home.

I got the M2 so that I would have unlimited downloads for free. The M1 is pay as you go. The M2 along with their recommended HDMI/Composite Video splitter works great. The hardware is fairly low profile and set up was easy. The M2 has built in Wi-Fi, but I opted to direct connect since I had a LAN port available. One thing to note is the location to set up. I set up in the mail family room, but I learned that when I access Slingbox from my android phone, it will take over the family room TV. I may move the M2 to my bedroom TV location so I don't impact the family room TV that could be in more use. Bottomline, if you want your TV/DVR programming available anywhere, Slingbox is the way to go.

I previously owned the Solo version of slingbox for over 6 years but wanted hd broadcast on my big tv at my shop so i got the M2 slingbox and it is super easy to install just download and install software and withing a few minutes i was up and running the picture looks amazing in hd when i sling to my tv at my shop using a Roku ..

It works well, but I had higher expectations. 1. Only can record or play back one show 2. limited to one tuner and TV 3. Requires high upload internet speeds from your home network 4. when using remote from your remote device, picture will skip 5. only One device can review Play back. 6. No HDMI connection -- what the heck this is 2015! 7. The free version of their playback app for your device has Ads and their not Ad player is pricy. I bought this to stream from my direct TV to my office. The box will upload the content from your internet to their servers. Then you can view the content on your device that is streamed by their servers. For me, this is a heavy load on my network traffic because it is coming back and forth to the modem/router. I attach everything with Ethernet cable on a 1gb LAN, but still get choppy video's, video single lost or message internet connection is poor. I have not had time to research this but suspect my modem is the bottle neck. It is supplied by Grande and I suspect they are designed more for download then upload speeds. On the Positive side it does work, and you can power on your tuner remotely from their app. This handy if you device is in power saving mode. I am saying No to recommend, but ask someone if they asked how are they going to use it and then give pros and cons

The Slingbox M2 is a great streaming player. It allows me to watch live tv on the go through my phone, laptop, or roku box when away. The picture quality is pretty clear. Cons: The item can only connect to the set top box with a component HD cord (which is included). You have to pay extra and get the Slingbox 500 if you want to connect with an HD cord and get those options such as the full tv guide. The tv guide w/ the component HD wires only goes up to channel 100, you can get the channels above 100, but have to enter it manually.

Had it up and working about 10 minutes after opening box. Downloaded the app for iPhone, and for PC, which installed without problems. Then was able to open the app and watch streaming TV immediately. Later use confirmed Slingbox as a quality streamer and very easy to use.

This product works just like it was supposed to I was able to watch my football game from my phone when I was away from my TV would recommend products to anybody who is looking to have the same situation

Positive Review: Sling Box offers the ability to stream important live television viewership from your home box TV to your laptop or tablet. The ability to view live TV anywhere in the world is truly amazing and given the strong bandwidth connection, the streaming is 100% percent operational. I've personally tested this device from around the world and have had mix results but this was all due to poor network connections, not the actual Sling Box itself. Basically, Sling Box is based on your network connections, if you are in a poor location with minimal strength while on a low bandwidth wireless connection, then you will lose the ability to stream 100% and will endure "hiccups" and possible re-connections.

As a frequent traveler outside the US, I was constantly frustrated at not being able to watch the TV shows that I love. After hearing about Slingbox I researched it as a viable connection of my TV service to a personal up streaming service that I could watch anytime, anywhere. I discussed my needs with the Best Buy staff and finally selected this model. As I write this I am in a weeks-long trip in which I have been able to watch TV shows and my own recorded shows directly from my box! One of the best recent technical discoveries in our household.

I used this for the first year and had one complaint which was the wireless connection would drop frequently. My router is only about 15 steps from the m2 but I did not have Ethernet connection in that room. Once I switched connection to one of the those Ethernet over your electrical outlet, the m2 works great. So in summary, great functionality but wireless is not reliably. Connect somehow over ethernet cable and no more drops.

Works very well. Video quality is very good and was very easy to setup. Thanks slingbox!

I mostly got this to be able to watch TV on a TV on our patio so that I wouldn't have to sting cable outside and get an additional receiver (and the charge that comes with it). Works great and apps are available for both apple and fire devices that are free. But the free apps when I watch on the computer start with an ad - which I don't care for - just there is just one. I believe you can buy the paid app which doesn't have ads. I have only used once while away from home and it worked good. Quality is dependent on internet speed.

I use this at my vacation house, to avoid the need for an additional cable/satellite account. It works great for that, but the tablet software is a little buggy, but not bad. Works best with plenty of bandwidth, otherwise, there is some lag and buffering. I purchased to use with my Chromecast, and a few times, the Slingplayer software can't find the chromecast (even though the TV says they are connected). Install is very simple, great support. I recommend this, it does the job...but not perfect.

It does what it needs to do, as advertised. I haven't used it enough to gauge whether it deserves that fifth star, but a) it does have a lag and b) my wife was having problems losing signal and having to restart.

I think this has to be one of my very best purchases of late. Hooked the device up according to the directions and was able to watch television through my cable box using every device I own, everywhere. And if you're really tech-savvy you can even gain access to the video stream itself and watch it in situations not officially supported, such as using a Linux OS. Quality scales very well, with several bit rates and resolutions available. Box automatically de-interlaces for all typical resolutions, except 1080 as far as I can tell. 1080 stream appears to be interlaced so deinterlacing must be performed client-side. The official Windows Slingplayer client does a decent enough job of this, but VLC has much better deinterlacing capabilities if you have the horsepower. Very happy with this purchase. And if you're a geek about managing video streams at home, you're gonna love this.

Wish hdmi was an option but was able to watch away from home, which is great.

This is a must have for anyone who enjoys watching TV. The power to control your cable box and watch your shows anywhere even half way across the world is awesome. Great HD quality picture and the free Slingbix app makes it that much better.

The Slingbox M2 is a great device. You are able to pair it up with a Roku to access your Slingbox with ease. A fast internet conbection is required to stream programming without interruption. The Slingbox receiver will need to be hooked up to a secondary cable box if someone is home watching TV and you want to view other programming simotaniously. I recently moved and have the Slingbox set up at my parents house so I won’t miss local sports not shown at my current location.

Older versions of this item seemed to get negative reviews but so far we are very happy with our purchase. We've had it for 2 months and are satisfied. Obviously it only works as well as the internet connection that you have at your physical location. Sometimes working the remote via your laptop can be painfully slow and tedious but the HD quality and overall experience is better than expected.