Sling Media today announced the SlingCatcher. SlingCatcher lets any TV become a Slingbox client allowing you to watch your favorite programming on a TV (rather than computer) screen and control it with a remote. Now you can have access to a DVR somewhere else in your house or watch TV from a vacation home, for example, without carrying your laptop. SlingCatcher could also let you add access in more rooms of your house without the expense of TiVo or a cable box. While the resolution is still limited to the Slingbox resolution (first generation is about 320x240 and the three newest are 640x480), the results look pretty good.

SlingCatcher can also access content directly from the local network and the Internet. Sling says the SlingCatcher is an HD-capable device and can support hard drive space. Sling is currently working with potential content providers to provide additional content for SlingCatcher. 

Device ports include:

• HDMI video output
• Component video output
• S-video output
• Composite video output
• SPDIF coax digital audio output
• RCA analog audio output
• USB ports (3)
• Ethernet port

SlingCatcher will be available by mid-2007 and is targeted for a price under $200. A remote control will be included.

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