TV Help Wanted

A few months back, someone at a party told me about the Slingbox. I wasn't sure what they were talking about as it seemed somewhat complicated. But yesterday, I stumbled across an article that praised this new technology.

In short, it's a box you connect to your Tivo or PVR that allows you to watch your home TV anywhere in the world via the internet and your laptop computer. But being a traditionalist when it comes watching TV, I had to ensure we could connect my computer to our European TV for complete home viewing. Sure enough, we can. So, now the search is on for someone to host our TV back home.

I have the Tivo. All we need now is a TV in a second bedroom (or one that's not used often) with a phone jack (to connect to Tivo) and a router to connect the Slingbox to the internet (a router provides multiple uses for one broadband line). That, or we're on the hunt for someone with digital cable that allows us to connect a second line and PVR (personal video recorder) along with the router. It may sound difficult but it's rather simple: TV, PVR unit (Tivo or otherwise), phone line or cable connection and internet router.

We have a few friends in mind. The problem is finding the one who doesn't mind the hassle of helping us to set it up. So, if any of you back home are intersted, we're taking applications. And now that I found out CNBC no longer airs The Tonight Show in Europe, it becomes an urgent matter.