Slingplayer headed to iPad, WP7S

Posted in News,Technology by Scott Meisner on March 30th, 2010

Slingers, rejoice!  Sling Media has come out and stated they are “actively moving towards H.264″ and Microsoft Silverlight video support to bring the Slingplayer application to the iPad and Windows Phone 7 Series devices sometime in the near future.  The move to these video formats will increase the current resolution of the player from 320×240 to something larger and more expansive.  Slingplayer HD, perhaps?  Sling had this to say on the matter: “When it makes a noticeable difference in quality, we will definitely provide higher resolution streaming. The iPad is a good example of a device where we are hard at work on this, but unfortunately it won’t be there at the April launch.”  Patience is a virtue.  That’s what they say, right?

[Via ZatzNotFunny]

One Response to 'Slingplayer headed to iPad, WP7S'

  1. [...] They hinted at it, and now they’re delivering the goods.  SlingPlayer is coming to the iPad in all its video slinging glory.  According to Sling “the video quality is better than any mobile app we’ve ever done”, so that’s something to be excited about.  You can channel surf by flicking up and down on the iPad’s large display.  But I won’t give away all the sleek, cool features.  Hit play and watch the nearly five minute demonstration above.  Expect the app to release soon for $29.99. [...]

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