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SlingPlayer Mobile for iPad was looking pretty slick when we saw a
preview a couple weeks ago, and now, just like that, it's arrived at
the App Store. Folks who already invested in the iPhone app might be a
bit disappointed to find they need to fork out another $30 for the
iPad version -- although they can keep using the iPhone app in
"Compatibility Mode" if they'd like -- but Sling is touting new video
quality levels for the iPad, that your iPhone can only dream of, to
sweeten the deal. There's also a new program guide UI and other iPad-
friendly tweaks. Check out that video preview after the break to learn
more, or just hit up your local App Store and start downloading (it's
rolling out in typical App Store fashion, which means it might take a
few minutes to pop up in your particular iTunes).
Update: We were having trouble getting our Slingbox PRO to work with
the app, but it turns out that's on purpose: it doesn't work. That's
right, Sling just pulled a Sling and has made obsolete another set of
its own hardware. The only iPad compatible Slingboxes are the Slingbox
SOLO and the PRO-HD, which is a bit confusing given that the iPhone
app has a wider compatibility list. Sling says Apple wanted them to
stick with a higher resolution than some of their older hardware could
support, but it seems pretty lame that they can't just upsample the
video as a fallback. There's a $50 voucher that will apparently be
offered for Slingbox owners who want to upgrade, which will help them
buy expensive hardware that will no doubt be obsolete by the time
Sling decides to support a new piece of Apple hardware. Not that we're
bitter or anything...
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