Slingbox beta client coming for Mac OS X

Interesting that sling would ship a product to stores with a retail box which indicates that they support OS X when they do not at this stage. I thought that was illegal in the US?

I hope someone calls them on their marketing tricks.

I am also disappointed to see that CompUSA & Best Buy let this slip. Who can you trust now days. They all seem to be playing the same game.

Have a read for an update on the OS X client..

http://www.i4u.com/article6882.html

So, "nerd" is an adjective now?

I know it would nice to have a native Mac app, but within an Intel Mac and Parallels you can easily recieve the same results without a Mac version.


As an aside, this "Why doesn't Apple include DVR capabilities?" and "When is Apple going to include DVR capabilities?" is pretty shortsided by those scratching their heads in wonderment. APPLE WILL NOT INCLUDE A NATIVE DVR AND TUNER AS IT WILL CUT INTO THEIR iTUNES PROFITS. How is that, you ask? Why pay $1.99 for a TV show at 640x480 resolution the NEXT day when you can download, for FREE, a much higher resolution version that SAME day? If you want a DVR there are a many nifty 3rd party options for the Mac.

This Update is BS....I just went out and bought this thinking the software will be availiable this week....woe is me!

I did a video review of Sony’s LocationFree Player on Mac, Windows & PSP.

Yes you read it right, I reviewed the Mac client from io-data and it rocks compared to the other clients. I was surprised why so many Mac users don't realize we have this for Mac already. You don't have to wait for the Slingbox solution.

See http://theory.isthereason.com/?p=1238

Too little too late. I got tired of waiting and went with Sony's Location Free TV which already has a MAC client. Sorry slingbox, you were my first choice, but I had to go with someone that supported the MAC...

I'm the "mac guy" at a Detroit area Compusa. We carry a Sony Location Free client for the Mac and it's universal. Anybody know which is better, Location Free or Slingbox? I'm trying to get my friend who lives in Japan to split my Comcast bill with me...'til now I thought SLF was my only option.

Anyone with an EyeTV can use CyTV to turn their Elgato device into a sling box. I use this everyday, check it out.

http://www.lucid-cake.net/cytv/index_en.html

OK, Anyone please have the Sling Beta for mac out there?!?!? I need it so badly. I am stuck in europe and need to see my college football. My Paralles partition died and I don't have a Windows disk to reinstall.

Can someone please send me a link to the Beta download? thanks
seth_weintraub@bigfoot.com

Awesome. I've been hearing rumors for a while and the only reason that I haven't gotten this is the fact that it's not MAC compatible.