One last point that I actually mentioned in my first post on this subject -- but not in my last verbose monologue:
Due to not wanting to risk running afoul of content owner DRM requirements, Slingbox encrypts all video streams in a manner that only allows one client app to view a stream at any one time. That means you can forget about simultaneously multicasting a single stream to multiple clients -- whether they are in adjacent offices within the same office building -- or geographically spread throughout the world. The only way for multiple individuals to view a particular stream is to ask them all to sit in the same room in front of the same client playback device.
Slingbox is a point-to-point solution -- it is a consumer device that is designed to be used by individuals who want to watch media on their home systems -- while they are away from home (think local football games, local TV shows, DVR recordings). As such, Slingbox has limited the video stream playback to only one player app -- and they encrypt that stream it so that it cannot be compromised or hijacked -- and so they cannot be accused of rebroadcasting content that they do not own the rights to.
While the viewer limitation can easily be viewed as a liability for some workflows -- the encryption feature is actually an asset. Few live streaming services allow for an easily administered encryption methodology. Yes, some of them offer a password protected player page -- but that's not real the problem. An unencrypted video stream traversing the public Internet can be viewed at any node that it hits -- unless, of course, it lives within a SSL page or is tunneled through a VPN. The fact that this cheap solution offers adaptive bit rate playback -- as well as automatic stream encryption (without any administration for either feature) is actually a good thing -- if you can work within its limitations.
Again, its not an enterprise level solution -- but for the money, it can offer some interesting options if you have the need for (near) real time collaboration.
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