Monsoon Volcano Uncovered
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Monsoon Multimedia is planning to release their newest placeshifting box, the Volcano, and does a few things that Sling Media does in multiple boxes. Their current line of Hava devices is similar to Slingcatchers in that they receive and send out your content over the internet, but the Volcano will be offer more features and imported integration.
The first notable change in the Volcano is that unlike the current Hava devices, the Volcano will be able to push video in HD, 720p to be exact. Currently, you can view your pushed content on a ton of platforms, including Windows, Mac OS X, and on the mobile side, the iPhone, Symbian, Windows Mobile, and (coming soon) BlackBerry and Android phones.
In addition to catching and sending content, the Volcano will also act as a streaming media set-top box, where it will be able to playback content onto your TV. Stored media can be accessed via USB or eSATA ports, and the device also supports UPnP and DLNA standards. They’ve also got an online video platform. It isn’t as fully developed as Boxee or Roku right now, and only supports YouTube and CinemaNow, but expect that to change as time goes on.
Another plus, your stored media can even be streamed out onto the internet the way the Volcano would send your placeshifted DVR content, so you can watch your own saved media files on the go. In addition to all that, the Volcanoes will be able to integrate with each other – you can easily stream content from any Volcano in the house to another, so you can get one DVR from your TV service provider and use a Volcano on every TV in your house, which I’m sure the providers will love. At any rate, the Monsoon Volcano will be coming in March of this year, with a starting price of $200. Higher-end units with onboard hard drives will be sold for more money.
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Looking at info here about the Volcano, it does seem that it is related somewhat to the Sling adapter. I am currently using the Sling adapter which I really like and I can’t see not having now. The Volcano has some features that vary from the Sling adapter, that still need to be explored. This meaning is it/does it works like it’s noted here. I can say that using my Sling adapter I find this easy to use. This is really easy to hook up and the app is easy to download. Given the ability to make a Smartphone, tablet, and PC a portable TV makes this more enjoyable. I never really watched that much TV being busy all the time. This has made it easier to use and enjoy. I think that I watch more TV than I ever did using the Sling adapter. This works great to keep the kids entertained on trips and more. This works great to watch live TV or right off the DVR. Keeping up with games has never been easier. You can get this from DISH where I work right now for free. Don’t wait and lose out on a great feature get your own today.