Comments on: Macworld: SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone Demo Video

By: Joe L.

Joe L. — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 15:35:42 +0000

I downloaded the app for my I phone works great. I work at DISH so I have been using this technology for a bit now and it works great. This is maximum value for my system, I can view all my recordings and watch news everything and it's great.

By: Bill

Bill — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:11:45 +0000

I will buy it immediatly once released, regarding people comparing sling to orb , there no comparison, orb works only for either antenna or cable , it doesn't work for satelite free to air which slingplayer will. Can't waittttttttttt , hurry up please

By: TOM

TOM — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 20:17:00 +0000

OMG HURRY UP AND COME OUT WITH THIS. I CAN'T WAIT!!!

By: Kelly

Kelly — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 18:25:49 +0000

I'll be buying this the day it's released and I almost don't care how much it is. I just migrated from a WinMo phone (Samsung Blackjack II) and the slingplayer was my most used app on that phone. I'm getting the shakes from not having my slingbox fix. Come on sling and Apple!

By: Edward

Edward — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 01:49:41 +0000

I'd buy it immediately. Worked great on the Palm. What's taking sooooo long??

By: Rafael Hidajat

Rafael Hidajat — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:13:41 +0000

Will it be available to worldwide? Just hoping.

By: Fred

Fred — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:10:21 +0000

The video says 'iphone' but refers to wi-fi and 3g networks, will it work with the ipod touch? Lets hope ...

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:25:48 +0000

I've been waiting for this as well! In fact, I purchased my Sling Box Pro on the bet that they WOULD eventually release an iPhone version. I only had to wait about a year!

BTW, I fully expect this to be priced at the same price as the other mobile versions.... $29.99.

By: Mav

Mav — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:33:01 +0000

If you don't have a Slingbox but want the "remote TV" functionality the Orb could be a good alternative. I have Orb Live (paired with $50-ish TV Tuner card on a PC) and it works great via Wi-Fi or 3G. It's a much cheaper solution then the Slingbox. And you can do a lot more remotely from iPhone with Orb then "just" watch or record live TV. Namely, play and record internet TV/radio streams, play any music files stored on your PC (including iTunes library), browse all pictures or even read the documents (Word files, PDFs etc).

By: Dan,

Dan, — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:57:05 +0000

I can't wait for this to be available. I will buy it as soon as it appears in the App Store

By: nick

nick — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:50:29 +0000

dude if this pops up in the app store not only am i buying it. that same day im ordering a tivo and a sling box

By: alex

alex — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:29:54 +0000

plss.....I have been waiting for this apple and sling

By: Sena

Sena — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:52:06 +0000

Cool!! I can't wait for this App. I have been waiting for this since July 11, 2008. I will pay $100 for it now!!!! Thanks for the video Sena

By: ANA

ANA — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:00:32 +0000

didn't know this was in such high demand

By: Glenn

Glenn — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:38:37 +0000

Wow this looks awesome I hope it gets approved and makes it's way to the app store.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:27:21 +0000

Any idea when this app will be released?

By: lordzod

lordzod — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:00:20 +0000

this looks brilliant, let's hope the app store aprove. It would be cool led next to the pool catching up on the football while the wife reads LOL.

By: KBL

KBL — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:57:25 +0000

Ok for those of us who have SlingBoxes...this is a gift from heaven. If you use your I Phone as a time killer or entertainment feature, this is it. Orb doesn't work for me because I don't have the external TV tuner...that what I got the Sling for. They need to hurry up with this.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:15:47 +0000

Could take it or leave it. Don't have time for it when I'm mobile, and I have a TV when I'm at home.

By: Sting7k

Sting7k — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:47:13 +0000

If Apple kills this for any reason then that will be a shame and just prove there are serious issues with the app store. This looks awesome.

By: aLex

aLex — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:29:05 +0000

Been waiting, most patiently, for this. I too had paid for the WinMo version that I used on my PoC Moto Q, but when I broke my contract to get out from under that terrible phone and got the iPhone instead, I lost my SlingStream....I want it!!!

By: Loz

Loz — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:30:35 +0000

Can't wait for this. A useful (even if extremely lazy and slow) feature of this will be iPhone remote control of my TV!

By: iamse7en

iamse7en — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:58:49 +0000

Been waiting a long time for this as well. Nice work on getting an exclusive demo of it! You're the only one of all the major blogs that I subscribe to.

Pricing is tricky. They'd love to price it at $29.99 like they have with other mobile platforms, but as you know with any apps that have been ported over to the iPhone platform, is that the price is always lower, because of the extreme competitive pricing standard on the App Store.

I can't imagine the app would be more than $20, and could be $15, but no lower than $10. We can thank Apple and the beauty of active markets for getting such great prices on the App Store.

By: ciphone

ciphone — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:34:00 +0000

I want buy one, but how much

By: Fro

Fro — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:59:15 +0000

I've been waiting for this forever. Only issue is that I have already purchased the sling mobile for winmo back in the day. I should at least get a discount, but I'm pretty confident that won't happen.