Sling Media's Slingbox HD Connect up for pre-order

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<p>Filed under: <a href="http://hdtv.engadget.com/category/hdtv/" rel="tag">HDTV</a>, <a href="http://hdtv.engadget.com/category/homeentertainment/" rel="tag">Home Entertainment</a>, <a href="http://hdtv.engadget.com/category/portablevideo/" rel="tag">Portable Video</a></p><a href="http://store.slingmedia.com/store/slingbox/en_US/DisplayPage/Env.BASE/id.ProductDetailsPage/productID.54669600"><img vspace="16" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" alt="" id="vimage_1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2006/10/10.12.06---hdconnect.jpg" /></a>Now that you've had time to let the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/26/slingbox-av-spotted-in-the-wild/">barrage</a> of <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/26/slingbox-pro-and-tuner-to-be-released-october-22/">new</a> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/27/slingbox-pro-slingbox-av-and-slingbox-tuner-get-official/">Slingboxen</a> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/14/new-slinbox-unveiled-by-fcc/">news</a> sink in a bit, you may be eying that crimson-colored <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/10/slingbox-pro-hands-on-plus-av-and-tuner/">Slingbox PRO</a> to use with that oh-so-stunning <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/">HD</a> service. Trouble is, Sling Media's making us HD junkies fork over an extra $50 to gain 1080i support from high def tuners / DVRs -- but at least we now know (almost) exactly when we can start streaming that HD goodness to our PCs, laptops, and bevy of <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/01/sling-planning-palm-client/">mobile devices</a>. Sling has just now opened up the pre-order gates for the HD Connect dongle via its own online store, and while the brief description doesn't tell us much more than we already know (still no <a href="http://engadget.com/tag/hdmi">HDMI</a> support, folks), those who get their orders in now can expect to start tapping the full potential of that snazzy Slingbox PRO in early November.<br /><br />[Thanks, Aaron]<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">*</p><p><a href=http://store.slingmedia.com/store/slingbox/en_US/DisplayPage/Env.BASE/id.ProductDetailsPage/productID.54669600>Read</a> | <a href="http://hdtv.engadget.com/2006/10/12/sling-medias-slingbox-hd-connect-up-for-pre-order/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://hdtv.engadget.com/forward/683872/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&fc=1&url=http://hdtv.engadget.com/2006/10/12/sling-medias-slingbox-hd-connect-up-for-pre-order/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking Blogs</a> | <a href="http://hdtv.engadget.com/2006/10/12/sling-medias-slingbox-hd-connect-up-for-pre-order/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p><hr /><p><a title="Sponsored By" href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/click;h=v2|3747|0|0|%2a|u;44404524;0-0;0;13519412;31-1|1;17996600|18014495|1;;%3fhttp://www.fordboldmoves.com/default.aspx?bannerid=%esid!|%epid!|%eaid!|%ecid!" target="_blank">BOLD MOVES: THE FUTURE OF FORD</a> A new documentary series. Be part of the transformation as it happens in real-time<img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/imp;v1;f;44404524;0-0;0;13519412;1|1;17996600|18014495|1;;cs=g%3fhttp://m.doubleclick.net/dot.gif"></p>

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