Sling Receiver 300 Shown Off

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Sling Media had a lot to show off at CES 2010, including a new Slingbox and cool remote control, and their third product shown off was the Sling Receiver 300. This device, when paired with a SlingCatcher (which connects to your DVR), will let you send your HD video content from your DVR around your house to different HDTVs, via WiFi.

The Sling Receiver 300 will have all the AV ports you could want, including HDMI, component and composite. The Sling Receiver 300 will be capable of transferring 1080p video, but, of course, this is dependent on your SlingCatcher and your TV service plans. Don’t expect the Sling Receiver 300 to turn SD video into HD video. As for audio, it’ll have digital audio and analog audio outputs. It will be small enough, Sling Media says, to even be mounted behind many HDTVs.

“HDTV viewers often want to extend their main set-top box experience to another HDTV with minimal hassle and expense. The Sling Receiver 300 can extend the full quality of a primary HD DVR experience to any secondary HDTV in the home, while eliminating the cost and problems of running cable,” John Paul, an executive for Sling Media says. What he doesn’t say, is that with a Sling Receiver, you don’t need to break any laws by trying to break the DRM on your DVR’s video content so you can transfer it around your home network.

Unfortunately, like the other products that Sling Media showed at CES 2010, these are only being offered to TV service providers. This one seemingly will be the least likely to be added, as a Sling Receiver 300 will be one less DVR sold by the TV service company. Like the other products, pricing and availability is dependent on your TV service provider picking up the product from Sling Media.