Filed under: Software, Video, Beta Beat
SlingPlayer for OS X beta goes public
We've featured screenshots of it, reported that is would be available on Halloween, and generally anxiously awaited its arrival. Our wait is over, as SlingPlayer is now available for OS X, though it is still in beta. SlingPlayer, you'll remember, works together with a SlingBox to stream your TV over the network to a number of devices including Macs, PCs, and PDAs.You'll need a SlingBox, OS X 10.4, and a Mac (Intel or PowerPC) to use this beta. What you can't use, though, is an Airport Express. As explained in the FAQ, since the SlingBox needs to be hardwired to your broadband source.
Since I don't have a SlingBox I can't offer up many screenshots, but there is one after the jump
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Here's the not so exciting screenshot:
Here's hoping they will work on making the interface a little more Mac like before it leaves Beta.
![TUAW [Cafepress]](http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tuaw.com/media/tuaw-cafepress-promo.png)
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Ruby on Rails LiveCD said 11:57PM on 10-30-2006
It works great on my Powerbook. I didn't try it on the intel Mac in the other room. All features work as expected/advertised, including full screen and a ReplayTV remote. It's about damn time, too. Good for SlingMedia for committing to the Mac and sticking to that committment even after it hurt a little missing their ship dates.
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Ruby on Rails LiveCD said 12:01AM on 10-31-2006
Also, the Airport Express comment is a bit misleading. You can have an Airport Express connected in Bridging Ethernet mode and that can be the way your SlingBox connects to the network. This works not only with the Airport Express, but any other wireless ethernet bridge out there including the one SlingMedia sells on their site. But that SAME Airport Express can not also be your WAN router. That would be an impossibility since the APE has only one ethernet port.
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John Mclaughlin said 1:46AM on 10-31-2006
I'm impressed. In my quick test on my 15" MBP it was flawless. Really seems a solid implementation SlingMedia!
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James said 3:19AM on 10-31-2006
I thought it was iTunes like?!?!?!!?
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allyourbasekris said 4:38AM on 10-31-2006
Rats, no PAL support. Going to have to keep my dualboot a bit longer.
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allyourbasekris said 4:53AM on 10-31-2006
Scratch that, I've just tried it and it works, whoo hoo.
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Eric B. said 9:30AM on 10-31-2006
Thank you Slingmedia! I am going on a business trip next week and can finally use my Slingbox on my MBP17!! LOVE IT
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Lance P said 7:12AM on 11-01-2006
I have been running Slingbox in Parallels without any trouble and was quite happy to see that it is now out for Mac OS X. It was the last app that I needed to be 100% Windows free. I am running it on a MacPro with 8 GB of RAM and it freezes up and stops responding after about 1-2 minutes. When this happens it also disables my internet connection.
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Blair said 1:10PM on 10-31-2006
Doesn't work at all for me. Starts up then I get a spinning beach ball for eternity.
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Blair said 1:14PM on 10-31-2006
Scratch that... it works great on my PPC Mini but not on any of my Intel Macs.
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JoJo Mascalero said 10:53PM on 10-31-2006
Works great on my MacBook 2.0 GHz (512MB RAM), OSX 10.4.8.
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JoJo Mascalero said 11:03PM on 10-31-2006
Works great on my MacBook 2.0 GHz, OS 10.4.8, 512MB RAM.
http://www.zojaji.com/sling/SlingBook.jpg
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Lance P said 8:32AM on 11-01-2006
I previously wrote about the lockup problem with my MacPro. Well, my MBP also locks up.
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ddeacon said 9:17AM on 11-01-2006
I have downloaded the beta, but have had no luck running it on my PPC Powerbook, with an Airport Extreme Base and the Slingbox connected to the Airport Express downstairs. Interestingly, it worked fine on my Windows Tablet I have for work. Any suggestions?
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Harry Everhart said 12:56PM on 12-20-2006
I need help setting up a slingbox with two airport expresses. I am able to access the slingbox locally - but not out on the net.
harry@everhart.com
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