Does anyone currently use a Slingbox to watch UK tv?

I'm thinking of getting one and I would like to know what the picture quality is like, how complicated the setup is etc.

Any comments welcome.

The quality is likely to be limited by the amount of upstream bandwidth your connection has - what sort of speeds are you anticipating on that side of things? Any UK TV we want to watch I just download from a torrent site and watch at our leisure.

Hi Bazzz,

I'm on Telus High Speed (wireless ADSL). I think the upstream is around the 500Kbps mark and Downstream 2.0 Mbps. Is that enough?

Torrent sounds like an interesting alternative. Which Torrent sites do you find work best? Is the quality good for you?

Cheers.

thepiratebay.org and isohunt.com are good places to start.

You'll need a BitTorrent client. Azureus is the one I use.

I have read a number of time of people who have done this and have been more than happy with the quality. The only downside of this is that you have to have someone who is more than happy to have it attached to there reciever. Ideally someone with the twin reciever setup in the UK is ideal, that way yours & their t.v. habits do not clash i.e. changing channels.
Other than that it seems to work really well.
Don't forget though the slingbox has to be located in the UK (just incase you didn't realise).

It's the upstream bandwidth of the UK person that matters. 500k I think is the minimum you'll need for reasonable quality. Most of the torrent stuff seems to be pretty good these days as it's usually converted from a digital source. Certainly a DivX file of a UK TV programme looks better than most non-HD stuff you'll get over digital cable.

I'd recommend UKNova and thebox.bz, but I think they're both invite-only now.

I know canadian tv is crop but uk tv not much better get into the big out doors dude

I am using thebox.bz - great site - get torrents of poular shows almost the same day they come out in the UK - download speeds are very good. Highly recommended - the site opens up to new comers now and then you have to be persistant