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(More customer reviews)I purchased the Sony LF-B20 for myself last month as I am the guy who has everything and this fit the category as something I wanted and couldn't live without. I was somewhat skeptical about it's ability to do everything Sony said it could. My goal was to be able to watch my Direct TV while at a resort that had no TV available.
Right out of the box the setup worked without a hitch. I connected it to my DSS receiver and TIVO and my Netgear wireless router to program the base station and was watching and controlling my satellite receiver from my laptop in less than 5 minutes including registration. As long as I was on my home network it was a beautiful thing.
I had a few glitches in getting the unit to work from a remote network though. The issue was getting the IP address to be routed correctly. Please don't even try to do this on your own as it will be met with frustration and lack of success. I spent a day on the Location Free web site and blogs trying to find the correct method. Simply call Sony's Tech support for the Location Free system. In 5 minutes, with some small adjustments to the settings you will have control of your video universe from anywhere in the world that you can get onto a broadband connection!
It was a thrill to watch local news and sports from 2000 miles away from home, controlling my remote from the computer as if it was in my hand! Better yet, the remote never gets lost. Anybody who saw what I was watching on my laptop had to have more info on how to get one.
Sony has hit a home run with this device. Their tech support was top notch as well.
Note: If you have your AV components next to your router/modem than save the $50 and buy LF-B10 as you don't need the wireless connection from the base station to your router.
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Sony's LF-B20 LocationFree Base Station connects wirelesslyto your home network and can stream live television and other video content, with excellent picture quality, through a home network or across the Internet to remote devices. Featuring integrated 802.11 a/b/g wireless LAN,NetAV streaming and the ability to connect to Sony PSP, Windows, Mac OS X computers, TVs, and Windows Mobile cellular phones.Supplied Accessories -LocationFree Player / CD-ROM(LFA-PC20) (includes Instructions manual, 1 serial key) / AC adaptor / Power Cord / Base Station Stand / IR Blaster / Quick Start(TM) Guide Unit Dimensions(WxHxD) -1.81 x 7.4 x 5.04 inches (46 x 189 x 128 mm)
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