Customer Ratings & Reviews

Nice product works very well for me interfacing with Direct TV home network feature activated and I can watch all the DVRs in the link together, any where in the world with proper bandwidth.

I bought a previous Sling product because Best Buy said it supported Mac/Windows (like this one says). Used it for a while with my laptop on trips--worked fine--until Sling decided they would no longer support Vista. There was NO warning about this when I paid for it. Now I have a ridiculously expensive paper weight unless I buy a whole new laptop that I don't need. I expect Windows 7 support will be next to go away. I wouldn't even be concerned if I simply couldn't call in for support--no--it just doesn't work at all--check the internet (including their own site) for all kinds of disgruntled customers in the same boat. Unless you plan on throwing away money by continuously updating equipment and operating systems that you don't need, plan on this being obsolete as soon as Microsoft comes out with another operating system or two. (And that is only if you have Windows 10 now; if you have Windows 7 or 8, it will useless be sooner.) No more Sling products for me. Very poor recognition of customer needs.

My first weekend with the Slingbox and it is working very well. Easy setup overall, but selecting the right remote was a bit harder than usual as I am using the Slingbox with an Xbox 360 with Windows Media Center. Took some time and investigation, but I finally found the proper remote on J1.

This product is easy to set up and it works great. High quality picture from anywhere.

Bought one for my BF for his birthday and when he set it up, we couldn't get past the remote config. After looking online I found out it was an issue and the only way to solve it was to bring it back to the store and get a new one, so we did. Had some troubles returning it because the kid did not complete the process and when we followed up, we were told that it never went through so took more time to get. Once we got the new one it worked great right out of the box.

I feel the router is very help. After purchasing a rather large house I need to buy a bigger wireless router to reach my basement and bedroom. I did some research before hand and felt this would be my best option.

Purchased as gift for daughter to use with Amazon Fire and she loves it.

I wanted to be able to sling my DTV signal to a roku tv using a new Samsung Tablet as remote control over my home wifi network.. Before I bought these components I spoke with Sling support twice to assure it was a viable. I was told they recommended the use of a tablet as a phone's display was too small to serve as a remote control. It has been 2 months and the integration of these products does not yet work. The necessary "cast icon" never appears on the tablet to initiate the sling of the video. I have been escalated to level 3 support three weeks ago and there has never been a response. Then I read in their support forum that the issue has been around for 4 months before I bought the equipment. No resolution in sight. Today, I was told by Sling level 2 support that it also does not work with the Google Chromcast (as is advertised).. Sling acknowledges that this is a widespread issue and not native to my set-up, network or equipment. Buyer Beware

Upgraded from last model and no longer need a long cable from my router to the slinbox since this one now has Wi-Fi

We use it for a second room. No wires to run. Works great.

This device is so amazing; great clarity, color and transmission -- what a great product!!

This box works ok but any positive experience to be had with this item are ruined by having to watch ads. IMHO paying a premium for the hardware and having to watch ads is inexcusable.

After a few months, my slingbox stopped recognizing my Chromecast v. 2. The cast icon stopped showing in the slingplayer app (for Android) even though it shows and works fine in every other app I have that casts. I opened a ticket in May and was told that it was escalated. I was never contacted, though I was eventually told that the ticket was closed and that they tried to reach me but couldn't. This is impossible since I am on call. Of course, there is no resolution available based on that ticket. A new ticket was opened, and almost a month later, there is still no information. All I get is a runaround including repeatedly telling me that I emailed them that the problem was resolved because I emailed that a different problem with a different ticket was resolved.

I love the idea of a sling box, but this is definitely not ready. Constantly buffering and freezes. Then it runs great for about 5-10 minuets, then freezes and buffers again. Very frustrating !!!!. Not worth the hassle. I would NOT recommend this product.

I bought this to replace my old 10 year old Slingbox. This product is inferior. When watching via mobile, the signal will give out and go black after several minutes and not come back unless I close and restart the program. When watching at home using a laptop on the same network, the signal won't disappear completely... it will just go to a black screen every several minutes, but then continue streaming after a few seconds. Super annoying and I didn't have any of these issues with the old Slingbox. Plus there are ads on this Slingbox so I have to watch the ads again every time I restart because their signal is so poor.

Probably one of the worst products I've ever purchased. Extremely inconsistent with wi-fi. It rarely works, and when it does, streaming is variable and disconnections are frequent. I've tried different ISPs and routers, all to no avail. Customer service is non-existent. I would definitely suggest not purchasing a Slingbox product unless you are prepared to ethernet it directly..