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The Powercolor JustSling is an innovative media device which effectively streams a variety of high definition media content from a source to destination location. It can be used to share static images, video content and even gaming media from room to room.
Within a family environment there are a multitude of practical uses, such as letting other family members play games on the main living room television while watching a bluray disc from a player in the same room, to a television in a different part of the house. We had great success for instance streaming 720p and 1080p content from an HDMI enabled laptop to a 50 inch television in another part of the house.
On a positive note, the transmitter and receiver are small and can be easily hidden out of sight. They also consume very little power, and are completely silent. That said, for dedicated media streaming I do actually prefer the android powered AC RYAN Veolo, but it does target a slightly different audience, generally people who already have a fully featured network in place and who want to watch media on a single television, or monitor.
Pricing of the Powercolor JustSling has yet to be confirmed, although we were informed just before publication that initially the device will be sold primarily to a German audience. We are not sure when it will be available in the United Kingdom.
Pros:
- bundle is comprehensive, including two HDMI cables.
- low power drain.
- noiseless.
- high quality streaming quality.
- no drivers needed.
- easy to set up.
Cons:
- We prefer the AC RYAN VEOLO for dedicated media streaming across a networked environment.
Kitguru says: A very interesting and diverse product which is well built and painfree to use.
Really cool idea, shame about availabilty. wonder what that is all about.
Good product, I would use this actually as I only have one pc and I want sometimes to watch movies downstairs on my big tv. cant see it for sale anywhere in europe.
Rather unusual idea, like a ‘sling shot’ concept, which I guess is where they got the idea from. I read the original news story on this, did they change the name? it was initially called ‘sling it’?
Weird company, but as they are far east based, most of them are.
Not sure I would ever need this, but I cant say ive ever seen it done before. so kudos for the original design.
Shame they couldnt ake power from a USB port completely.
Love the idea ! i would probably go for a small media player like the AC RYAN as author says. however this would be really useful for a busy family setting with people wanting access to specific rooms when you need to watch something in a quieter part of the house. much easier than moving bluray players etc about.
Interesting idea, but its quite cluttering of the rooms with all those cables and adatpers etc.
Nice bit of wireless engineering, but its a small market, people will want a standalone networking media player for most jobs I think.
Why only germany ? did they do research and that audience want this or something? bizarre marketing decision.
Thanks for the review. Looks like a nice product, but as with all such products the price is usually an issue. I guess in this case availability is too. 🙂