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However, I experienced problems trying to watch TV remotely over a Wi-Fi connection, especially when the remote connection also used Wi-Fi.

I ran an ethernet cable between its gigabit ethernet port and a free port on a HomePlug AV switch, but the Flow also has integrated support for 802.11n Wi-Fi. You must also connect the Vulkano Flow to your home network. Also, you can still enjoy the superior quality of digital video once you finish the setup routine: Simply keep the HDMI connection between the set-top box and the TV, and use the HDMI input as the TVвЂ™s video source.

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Check your setвЂ™s manual to see if there should be one kicking around someplace, or pay a few dollars to get the second set of cables. So youвЂ™re on your own for finding another set of analog cables that match the ones you use to connect the Flow to the set-top box (the instructions say the two sets of cables must be the same).ДЄside from the setup guideвЂ™s failure to address this issue, however, the lack of a second set of analog cables may not be as stingy as it sounds: Many HDTVs do come with component cables that sit unused because HDMI does deliver superior quality. The quick setup guide blithely declares that you can use the same cables you previously used to connect the set-top box directly to the TV, but if you have been using an HDMI cable, you canвЂ™t do this-the Flow has no HDMI port (as did the Deluxe). You must provide your own cables for connecting the Flow to the HDTV. Component video, which uses three separate cables, delivers the best quality analog connection composite video carries all the image info on a single cable and isnвЂ™t quite as good. It comes with cables to connect to a set-top boxвЂ™s analog outputs for either component or composite video, and for stereo audio. Like its predecessors, the Vulkano Flow is a black, keyboard-sized slab.

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The Mac and PC players are free, but you have to pay $13 for the Vulkano Player for Flow and Blast iOS app, as well as apps on other platforms.

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Like the more full-featured (and pricey) Vulkano Deluxe ( ) I reviewed earlier this year, the Flow works by intercepting the video stream that travels between your cable or satellite box and your HDTV, and making it available via the Internet to player software that you can download and install on a PC, Mac, smartphone, or tablet. But you have to accept some image quality compromises, and its controls for remote access generally work extremely slowly. One of Monsoon MultimediaвЂ™s latest offerings in this category, the Vulkano Flow, costs $100 (as of ), supports high-def video, and works pretty well if your remote broadband connection meets its modest bandwidth demands. Obviously this limits my selection in some ways (such as live sports), but itвЂ™s been mostly working.If youвЂ™ve ever spent any time channel surfing in a hotel room, chances are youвЂ™ll immediately see the appeal of place-shifting technology, which allows you to watch your home TV programs remotely by streaming them over the Internet to a PC, Mac, or smartphone. I travel less these days and now prefer the simplicity and efficiency of expanded web video offerings (like Netflix, Hulu, HBOGo, CNN) over rolling my own placeshifting solution.

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In terms of cost and if basic 480p placeshifting is all youвЂ™re looking for, the Vulkano Flow is the cheapest вЂ“ lowest MSRP and the mobile clients runs $13 to SlingвЂ™s $30. But IвЂ™d say overall that Macs are second class citizens when it comes to either company. So if youвЂ™re going that (HD) route, youвЂ™d want to use the fine web client. The Slingbox Mac software hasnвЂ™t been updated in eons and doesnвЂ™t support the HD streaming offered by the PRO-HD.

The last time I looked at the Vulkano Mac software client, the setup wizard was still Windows-only and the OS X player seemed a little rough around the edges but was certainly serviceable. Also, it can optionally record from those sources to the clients or to local storage (if/when present) for later playback and/or streaming. Rather, it relays your existing stuff (cableco DVR, TiVo, other set-top) around the home or beyond to computer and mobile software clients. No, this doesnвЂ™t directly tune television.