After my initial review of the HAVA Platinum HD I promised I’d put it up against the Slingmedia Slingbox SOLO. I picked the SOLO because it matches the specifications of the HAVA Platinum HD. Both have HD inputs, and both are in the same price range.

For the test I connected both devices to the same HD video source (a Tivo Series 3), I used the included cables for both devices and connected them to the same Ethernet switch (a Netgear gigabit switch). I made sure that the software on my desktop PC (a Quad core Dell XPS) was the most recent version (non-beta), and updated both units to the newest available firmware. Both devices are connected to the same component output so they are being fed the exact same video signal.

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Today I’m going to show you a device I’d been planning to review for ages. The HAVA Platinum HD is a remote TV viewing device. You plug it between your cable box, satellite receiver, TiVo or other video source and your TV.

What you see on TV is what you can see anywhere in the world, if you have an Internet connection. Of course, "anywhere in the world" could just as easily be a different room in your own house.

The HAVA Platinum HD comes in a plastic blister packaging, so be sure to have a knife (or chainsaw) handy to get it open.

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