Slingbox isn’t the only game in town when it comes to placeshifting your television and its content. Monsoon Multimedia’s Hava is an alternative. This box does plenty that the Sling just can’t. Pair up the device with a USB hard drive and you’ve got a DVR. If you want record video you’re watching through the Hava software player, no problem — hit record. No hacks required. Keep reading for the full review.

Want to send your television to any PC? How about for free? The good folks at Monsoon Media have partnered with us to give away a Hava Gold. The Hava is a place-shifting device that runs circles around the Slingbox in some respects. Say you wanted to watch your Hava box on multiple machines — more »

Competitors of Dish are scrambling to figure out what to do now that the SlingLoaded 922 has hit. While every major company offers a DVR, there’s only one that can placeshift without additional hardware and that’s Echostar’s Dish. Hava, a Slingbox competitor, told Gadgetell that they were working with major companies like AT&T and DirecTV. more »

As DVR technologies expand, many companies are moving away from the traditional set top boxes and looking to give consumers a better viewing experience. EchoStar has announced at this year’s CES that it is introducing the world’s first placeshifting high definition DVR, the EchoStar 922.

Quick Review

What is it?

• Slingbox Pro-HD place shifts your television content to where ever you have an Internet connection.

What’s Cool:

• Easy setup if you have the right connections available.
• Stylish device.
• Does what it says it does.

What’s Not:

• HD streaming does not support Mac yet.

The Crux:

• This is a terrific device that works. The Slingbox Pro-HD may be a little intense for certain people. Streaming your television around your network or through the Internet is easy thanks to the Slingbox Pro-HD.

Keep reading for an in-depth look at the Slingbox Pro-HD.

After waiting for the oft-delayed device, Slingbox fans can finally be happy again. The Slingbox PRO–HD has begun shipping. The PRO-HD is the first Slingbox to offer broadcast of digital signals. Previous devices converted HD video to SD standards before sending them out to your laptop or whatever device it was being viewed on. The Slingbox PRO-HD will broadcast up to 1080i. While it isn’t 1080p, it’s still better than SDTV, and unless you own a very large laptop, 720p is probably fine anyway.