Slingbox SOLO

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Slingbox SOLO
$79.99 + $5 Shipping
Condition: Refurbished

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BOO!!

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Is this one of those step exercise thingies?

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I own the original Slingbox and it still works well…

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There were three times as many of these as there were of the computers!

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Just the thing I’ve been hoping would show up in this woot off.

I had gotten one earlier, but found that its only got one audio input…so I needed at least one more. To get both my TiVo HD’s online…not sure about the TiVo Premiere…

The Dreamer

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I got 2, but only one showed up today…wonder why…

The Dreamer

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They were likely shipped separately. Our tracking information hasn’t fully updated yet, so that was super fast shipping to you. Please email us at service@woot.com if the other one doesn’t make an appearance by the end of the week.

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A little expensive for me though attractive.

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So here we are, nearly half a year later, and I finally got around to hooking this bad boy up. To be honest, I forgot I had it, but since it works with the Logitech Revue Google TV desktop box I have in my bedroom, I figured I’d give it a spin.

Alas, it worked for about 2 days. Now it refuses to connect to my network. I’ve swapped it out for an older Slingbox AV unit I had - which works flawlessly. Unfortunately, the GTV Slingbox App only works with Solo or Pro-HD units. I’ve done the full troubleshooting, it appears that the unit’s internal NIC died, which pretty much makes this a pretty red and black brick.

I’m WAAAY out of any warranty period for Woot, so I’ll just contact Sling directly and see if there’s any chance I could get this repaired. I can buy a new one for $130 as part of Sling’s upgrade program, but if we’re talking a $20-50 fix, I’d be smarter to try depot repair.

Woot, are you watching? Do you have any suggestions other than what I’ve described? Did these units have an history of NICs that died after a few days’ use and/or do you have any others lying around that I might be able to RMA for? :slight_smile:

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Sorry but Solo will be your best bet. They may sell you an upgraded version at a discount.

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Thanks for the speedy reply! My own fault for not checking the item sooner. :slight_smile:

As it turns out, servicing my Solo would cost a flat $100, but they’re selling refurbs for $90 + $10 shipping, so it’s a push. I just gotta decide whether to spend that or not - the AV works fine via my iPod Touch and through the web. It comes down to whether or not I want to view it via Google TV in my remote bedroom.