Home Video Surveillance from Anywhere with Slingbox

Slingbox not only allows you to view your favorite TV shows from your mobile phone or laptop, it lets you hook up cameras for home surveillance so that you can see what is going on in your home at all times from your portable computing device or your office computer. 

While it isn’t a marketing feature that is touted on the Slingbox website, the Slingbox Pro-HD device can accept multiple audiovisual inputs, which can include video cameras and webcams that are hooked up to the Slingbox.  Concerned about what your kids are doing when you aren’t home?  Keep an eye on their activities with the Slingbox Pro-HD.  Keep an eye on the babysitter or teenagers while you are away from the house. You can even monitor what they are watching on TV by hooking up the TV Monitor out to yourSlingbox .  You can also do the same thing with video output from a video game console so you know how much gaming is going on rather than homework. 

You can set up a series of wireless cameras on the Slingbox rather than just one, using such items as a multi channel modulator.  This will allow you to view all areas of the house at once on a split screen like they use in professional security applications. 

The best part of using the Slingbox for home security is that even the most tech savvy teenager won’t immediately pick up on it.  They may know everything there is to know about the computer, but most won’t suspect the device of being used for security purposes.  Just hide the cameras well and they’ll have no idea!

If you’re interested in learning more about Slingbox or other wireless home security systems, please contact Simple Solutions Digital Entertainment for a free consultation.  Our home security experts can custom tailor a home protection plan that is right for your family.

Posted on April 2nd, 2009

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