SlingPlayer compatibility confirmed for Palm Centro

Centro: verified Sling-compatible

(Credit: Sling Media)

Add the new Palm Centro to the list of smartphones that can stream live TV from the Slingbox family of placeshifting devices. Sling today confirmed what was widely assumed: the Palm OS version of the SlingPlayer Mobile software is fully compatible with Sprint's new bargain smartphone. (The current version of the software may warn Centro users that they're about to install it on a noncompatible device, but that minor glitch should be corrected in the next build, says Sling spokesman Dave Zatz.)

Confirmation of Centro compatibility is hardly a big surprise, given that the SlingPlayer runs on Palm's previous two 3G smartphones, the Treo 700p and 755p. (Some users have reported success--albeit decidedly jerky video--on the non-3G Treo 650 and 680 models.) But the bigger news is that the price of entry for streaming live TV to your phone is getting lower than ever: the Slingbox AV is widely available for $130 (often discounted to $100), and the Centro retails for just $100 with contract. Toss in the $30 for the Palm SlingPlayer software, and you've got complete access to your TV programming wherever you are for under $260. To me, that's a far better deal in the long run than paying the $10-25 monthly fees for Sprint's Sprint TV service--which, unlike Sling, offers fewer channels and no access to your home DVR.

[not4no1]

Stream for free

I use Orb for my streaming needs. Not only can I access my DVR/Satalite box and controll/record live TV on the fly. I can also access my hard drives to stream any of my media to my phone, gameing console, or any internet accessable computer...no extra costs, no extra hardware &#38; the host computer is the only one that has to download the software.<br />Orb isn't the only game in the market either. There may be better, but this one works for me.

[CHARELAN26]

CENTRO I WON'T BUY IT

I HAVE THE BLACK CENTRO AND I HAVE HAD THE PALM650 TREO BUT WHEN I SAY THE CENTRO IS THE WORST PALM I EVER HAD WHEN I RECEIVED PICTURE MAIL THE PICTURE DON'T SHOW HAVE TO DOWNLOAD IT TO THE PHONE THE BATTERY IS USEFUL BETTER THEN THE THE RAZOR ALSO THE PHONE WAS RELEASE 10/15/2007 I HAVE BEEN TO THE SPRINT STORE 8 TIMES FOR TECH ISSUSE I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND THIS PHONE TO ANYONE