You can also set the app to auto-connect to a specific Slingbox and begin streaming as soon as you fire up the app. First, you'll need your Slingbox login if you've already set up a Slingbox for remote access using its 32-character ID and password, then you'll see it from the Kindle Fire once you log in. Launch SlingPlayer, and you'll see a title screen that lets you call up a directory of available Slingboxes for your account, either on the local Wi-Fi network or remotely across the Internet.
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The company is offering an upgrade discount to older Slingbox owners, which helps mitigate this somewhat, but we would have still preferred it if Sling Media found a way to enable the older boxes to work with this app. Unfortunately, you'll need one of those two models in order to use this app, as changes in the codec used in older Slingbox firmware render the Pro, the Tuner, the AV, and the Classic models incompatible. Sling Media hasn't introduced major new hardware revisions in several years, but the Slingbox Pro-HD ($299.99, 4 stars) and Slingbox Solo ($179.99, 4 stars) still sell, and still function well. It's a 3.6MB download, and requires both a Kindle Fire and at least one Slingbox connected to a home TV. System Requirements and Setup For this review, I tested SlingPlayer version 1.3.7. The best part: It worked exactly as expected in our tests. Like those other apps, though, SlingPlayer for the Kindle Fire lets you change TV channels, set up new recordings on your DVR, or just stream live TV and recorded programs to your tablet. Since the Kindle Touch is Wi-Fi only, this SlingPlayer app doesn't have a cellular mode the way some of the company's SlingPlayer Mobile apps do. Want live TV on your Amazon Kindle Fire ($199, 4 stars)? SlingPlayer (Kindle Fire Edition) is a $29.99 app that lets you stream live TV or control your DVR from your tablet, providing you have a Slingbox attached to your living room TV.
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