Sling TV's leaked AirTV box is almost like a DIY Aereo

Cord cutters but can’t have it all, but the quietly successful Sling TV service might soon have a nice option: live local channels. A new box scooped on Zatz Not Funny! Dubbed “AirTV,” is a Slingbox by an OTA tuner. Local courses are, of course, all around us, broadcasting constantly at a high bitrate for free — but few people bother tuning in. A couple of years ago, Aereo made OTA easy, just when got shut down with this Supreme Court. The AirTV thing apparently comprises an antenna in one box to get you started, plus it only pipes live TV on your Sling TV app — there’s no also an HDMI cut.
No word but on when that will be launched, or even officially announced, just since the hardware doesn’t seem so be wildly different than being Slingboxes, it hopefully won’t last long. It won’t fill the whole Aereo-shaped hole in ours hearts, particularly if it doesn’t include any DVR functionality, just it could be at lowest be a great solution as existing Sling TV customers so see their local news anchors shining face for once Cord cutters still can’t have it all, but the mildly successful Sling TV service might quickly become a nice option: live local channels. A new box scooped on Zatz Not Funny! Dubbed “AirTV,” is a Slingbox by an OTA tuner. Local channels are, of course, all around us, advertising regularly at a high bitrate for free — but few people bother tuning in. A couple of years ago, Aereo made OTA easy, just then got shut down by this Principal Staff. Here AirTV thing apparently includes an antenna in one box to get you started, plus it only pipes live TV to your Sling TV app — there’s no even an HDMI plug.
No word but on when that will be launched, or even formally announced, but since this hardware doesn’t seem so be wildly complex than existing Slingboxes, it hopefully won’t be long. It won’t fill this whole Aereo-shaped hole in our hearts, particularly if it doesn’t include any DVR functionality, just it could at least be a good solution as existing Sling TV customers on see their local news anchor’s shining face for once in their lives.