What Is a QuickPlay SlingPlayer?
QuickPlay SlingPlayer is a pre-installed program on HP notebooks. SlingPlayer is an application by Sling Media, Inc. that allows a user to connect with her Internet TV Slingbox to watch TV on her notebook. SlingPlayer is also available on desktop computers and smart phones.
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Slingbox
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The Slingbox sends a live TV stream from a set-top box or DVR to a PC over the Internet. In addition to live or recorded TV programs, SlingPlayer users can program a DVR connected to the Slingbox. Programs can also can be watched on FaceBook with an embedded SlingPlayer on a FaceBook page.
SlingPlayer
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SlingPlayer has an on-screen remote control that is used to fast-forward, rewind and pause a show. Unlike cable television, SlingPlayer broadcasts live stream TV in 1080i HD, which is a higher definition than most cable television providers can reliably send, as the bandwidth is higher than the cable TV standard broadcast bandwidth of 780p .
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QuickPlay
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QuickPlay by Hewlett-Packard allows a user to play videos and multimedia files on a computer without having to boot the computer to the main operating system. HP QuickPlay is used in Hewlett-Packard Pavilion Entertainment laptops to watch DVDs and play music. Some HP notebooks have QuickPlay buttons installed on the keyboard to launch QuickPlay when they are pressed.
QuickPlay SlingPlayer
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HP QuickPlay when combined with SlingPlayer, allows a user to watch TV on a Windows laptop, Macintosh, Windows mobile-based PDAs and smartphones. The redirection of the television feed to your mobile device or notebook is called "placeshifting" by Sling Media.
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