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More like SlingPlayer.

http://www.slingmedia.com/go/slingplayer-mobile

Too bad, I haven't dealt with BT878s under Windows much, but under Linux I've been using them for ~10years. I have two different very generic BT878 cards.

It's out of your price range, but the HDHomrunner is a great option if you don't need analog signals http://www.silicondust.com/products/hdhomerun . There is also the Sling Box, but it's even more expensive http://www.slingmedia.com/go/slingbox-prohd-connections . I have a HDHomrunner.

If you're will to pay, how about picking up a Slingbox? Since you admit to having friends, ask one to put it in his/her house, and stream live coverage to your 'puter.

The whole scenario was brought to my attention by a guy in the office (named Gregg) who was worried about his security settings and has yet to learn the time-honored tech trick of duplicating an event from the machine next to him.

also http://www.slingmedia.com/go/slingcatcher available soon.
it delivers everything on your PC to your TV. I for one can't wait (hopefully not to be disappointed this time.)

be very interesting when http://slingmedia.com/go/slingcatcher is released.
If it truly works as advertised then only quality, and the need to leave the PC always on remain.
Although all other Sling products claim Vista compatibilty, I doubt this one can deliver Vista and "can project anything that's playing on your computer screen"
Vista is not a issue I will personally worry about in the next couple years.

The premise is simple: instead of streaming your TV across the 'net to PCs (as with the SlingBox), the SlingCatcher does the opposite by streaming your PC's videos to the TV. The SlingCatcher is expected to retail for under $200 some time in the middle of 2007; it will come with HDMI and component connectors and will feature both WiFi and Ethernet for connectivity.

I too can stream to my MotoQ. The app is like $29 to purchase. Pretty cool toy! http://us.slingmedia.com/page/downloads.html

Hello mister , do u know where the R and D for this gadget comes from ???
http://us.slingmedia.com/page/contactUs.html , hold ur horses b4 commenting again on India

Sure, Sure mod me flame bait. But I'm fucking right here. If these people took any effort at all, or the same effort as making a post(!) they'd know.

Googling Slingplayer, the top fucking link is:

http://us.slingmedia.com/page/slingplayer.html

Which is the fucking product page! Searching Wikipedia for Slingplayer doesn't return it immediately, but gives this page:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search =slingplayer a list with the top(!) link being the Slingbox, the device this software interfaces with. It tooke me much longer to write this post than it did for me to do those searches, and that's the truth. It's not like this information is secret and hidden. A simple search on the most common information sources gives it straight out.

The Slingbox family of products enable you to watch and control your TV anywhere you are from virtually any Internet-connected laptop, PDA, or Windows cell phone.

I am not so sure. I have quite a number of friends/acquaintances who bought Slingboxes - http://www.slingmedia.com/indexa.php - for the express purpose of watching sports on their mobile devices. Why would this be? Could it be a price/performance thing? I certainly think so.

http://www.slingmedia.com/ I just got a Slingbox last week - allows you to stream a video signal over your lan / internet as well as control the device it is hooked up to ( in my case, a ReplayTV ) - works pretty well, you need about 300kbits for internet streaming.

Even easier would to buy one of these

http://www.slingmedia.com/

Have you checked out the SlingBox from Sling Media: http://www.slingmedia.com/ ?? It's kind of the opposite of what you're looking for in implementation, but it can accomplish similar ends...

These things are great. You basically plug in your AV and network, and it streams media from whichever input you select (it supports mutiple). The cool part is that the software (yes, unfortunately it requires a client, downloadable from their site - Windows only I believe) lets you select different remotes and it has mutiple IR transmitters running to each of your home theater devices. So say you switch to you DVD player input, the remote in the software changes to your DVD player remote (even emulates the brand and shape, layout, etc) and voila, you can play DVDs from your changer. Then switch inputs to your cable box, and watch streaming live cable TV, change channels, etc - even watch movies on OnDemand and the like.

It actually does a great job with the streaming as well, it will sync with the software client and they'll negotiate an optimal encoding and compression rate based on your connection. You can also set it to a hard setting, but this is nice because it will account for busier or slower network times, if say, you happen to be watching at work ;) It also has some sort of registration with a central server, if you are on a DHCP connection it will report it's IP, etc, so you have basically an ID that you enter in the client viewer, and it connects to your box no matter where it is or what IP it currently has. Tin-foil hat crowd need not apply.

I unfortunately don't own one, but a guy I work with has one and he's showed me all of this. I think they run $300. The real caveats are really just the reliance on a Windows client, which isn't a huge deal to me as I would only really use it from machines at places like work, laptop while traveling, friend's houses, etc. I realize that they dont' playback of computer video files to a TV, but it's still a really cool device along similar lines....

Leave me with a dedicated PVR that can sit at home and worry about catching my shows when I can't do it myself, then let me sync the two devices.

$10 for the first person to integrate iTunes with a Slingbox.

The EFF's BayFF is having a related event next Tuesday in San Francisco. I'm planning on being there.

EFF Celebrates Innovation at BayFF!
Check Out the Latest Gadgets and Hang Out with EFF at Our February BayFF

WHEN
Tuesday, February 22nd, 2005
7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

WHAT
Inventive Gizmos - A Celebration of Innovation

Innovation. We love it.
The upcoming BayFF is a celebration of all the technological wonders we've been able to enjoy thanks to the legal shield provided by the 1984 Sony Betamax ruling. Come check out cool new gizmos from local tech companies Elgato, Slim Devices, and Sling Media. EFF attorneys and tech gurus will talk about how you can help protect the pro-innovation environment that allows gadgets like these to flourish.

WHO
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Elgato - elgato.com
Slim Devices - slimdevices.com
Slingmedia - slingmedia.com

WHERE
111 Minna Gallery
111 Minna Street
San Francisco, CA
94105
415.974.1719
(map)

This event is free and open to the general public. You must be 21+. Refreshments will be served.