We find ourselves with a mixed bag of emotions as we are obviously excited to see what a new season will bring for our alma maters, but also a little sad that we are so far away from the action. I had several friends comment leading up to yesterday's first kickoff inquiring how the hell we were going to manage to watch our favorite sport from Ghana. Enter: the Slingbox.
Slingbox makes a few different models so I won't bother posting photos as the models vary significantly in appearance. You hook the box up to your home-based TV (in our case, the TV in the United States) and then you can watch that TV anywhere over an internet connection. Pretty amazing, right?
The best part is that you have access to any features that exist on the home-based TV: DVR, on demand, real live TV, whatever. So we can record series that we love and watch whenever, or get a movie, or watch live sports. The biggest challenge is the time change as a "primetime" TV show on the east coast that would typically start at 8pm would be midnight or 1am here (Note: Ghana does not do Daylight Savings Time so our timezone proximity to the US changes mid year).
We downloaded the SlingPlayer app on our iPad and use that to watch TV, change channels, record shows, etc. While it won't replace the need for having a local cable package here in Ghana, it makes us feel more comfortable to have access to the shows and sports we love. It has been a fantastic addition to our life abroad and ensures that this Fall will be as packed with pigskin as possible!
Photo taken of my iPad broadcasting SEC Network
Thank you, creators of Slingbox, for making sure that my thirst for SEC football analysis is quenched. I am extremely grateful.
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