Vulkano Flow now available, does 480p placeshifting for under a hundred bucks

Monsoon has announced the “general availability” of a new placeshifting box, the Vulkano Flow. As we learned during CES , this box has a $99 price tag and trims last year’s Vulkano to just the placeshifting essentials. It’s most similar to the Slingbox Solo in that it will accept HD inputs but can only stream video at a max 720×480 resolution, which could be passable watching on a PC with a small screen or one of the mobile apps (iOS, Blackberry, Android, $12.99/ea.) There are a few hands-ons and reviews out already, with ZatzNotFunny noting a few tweaks were still necessary to get things running while The Gadgeteer has a bevy of screenshots for you to check out the UI. Monsoon’s other new box, the Blast, is still launching in “the near future,” which builds on the Flow’s specs (detailed after the break) with DVR recording capability and HDMI output for $199. Continue reading Vulkano Flow now available, does 480p placeshifting for under a hundred bucks Vulkano Flow now available, does 480p placeshifting for under a hundred bucks originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 10 Apr 2011 22:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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