Talk:Slingbox

message: The "Customer Problems" area has been gutted to the point that it now reads like it came from the Slingbox marketing team -- which it probably did. The description of the "slingcommunity" Web site is ripped directly from the "description" metatag on the site. All negative language was removed. Maketing buzzwords like "innovative device" crept in and the trademark symbol was included on all references.
Current version:
Slingbocustomers have requested help with configuring their Slingbox's on the slingcommunity web site [5]. SlingCommunity is an interactive community dedicated solely to Sling Media's Slingbox™ Personal Broadcaster. It is a place where any consumer can share ideas and discuss this innovative device. Many consumers use this site to get help and report problems with network configuration, especially in configuring the Slingbox to be remotely viewable from the internet.
Sling Media also has a great support and support staff. You can find their support page here 
Version available before "Daddybc" got ahold of the site:
Slingbox customers have reported numerous problem with configuring their Slingbox's on the company's community web site[5]. Many consumers have reported problems with network configuration, especially in configuring the Slingbox to be remotely viewable from the internet, when their SlingBox is behind a firewall on their home network. Even when the Slingbox is reachable from the internet, the company's configuration software refuses to update Slingbox settings to allow remote viewing unless the user's PC is running on the local (home) network.
152.79.71.230 23:14, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Astroturfing

message: I do not agree with the use of the term "Astroturfing"; nothing in the article claims to be in support of anything that is falsely attributed to a grass-roots testimonial.
In fact there isn't much substance to John Marcotte's criticism after the flamewords are doused:
  +  "gutted" = "changed"
  +  "reads like" = "my perception is"
  +  "probably did" = "I would like everyone to think"
  +  "ripped" = "cited"
  +  "all negative language" = "dishing"
  +  "crept in" = "were added"
  +  "got ahold of" = "contributed to"
The cited "previous" version preferred by Marcotte is simply not coherent, and is at best inaccurate, if I understand it at all.
 
In my opinion, this should be an article about the device and its innovative features and uses, not about claims against the manufacturer about how difficult it is to use, configure, or its software delivery schedules.  Who's going to care about such axe-grinding, a hundred years from now?
Steve Hartwell, Macintosh Developer Lead, Sling Media
St3veh 04:34, 30 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Response to: Astroturfing

message: This article needs to be updated and redone. Will start working on it shortly.
Hhwong (talk) 17:21, 14 April 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Needs a lot of work

message: Is it just me, or does that sound odd.
No, it's just the lead and external IR sender pod that you string from the back of the Slingbox (or [Tivo] or Video Sender) to sit in front of your video/satellite unit so it can control it. AMe 19:36, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  IR cabling 

message: It would seem that this website is inaccessible from outside the United States. I tried opening videos from here in Canada but without success. NorthernThunder (talk) 17:30, 27 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Geocentric 

message: Only cites are to the softwares on site. No news sources under google news archive and the only info I can find seems to be promotional or download sites? 209.121.225.250 (talk) 04:11, 28 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  mReplay Advertising?

message: This and the Sling Media page had extremely old content and both needed to be refactored to separate the company from the product and technology. I also tried to maintain a NPOV on both, as the content on Slingbox was veering off into weird territory that should have been on the Sling Media side anyway. Cheers.
Hhwong (talk) 21:21, 14 April 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Revamped both Slingbox and Sling Media

message: In 2017, Sling introduced a wireles multicam streaming solution calledSlingStudio. Not sure if it deserves a place here. Wernert (talk) 21:53, 15 February 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: 2017:new product for live streaming: SlingStudio