New Version Of Slingplayer availabe [Supports VGA Screens]

Trying to keep up with the ever changing landscape of mobile devices, Sling Media has let loose an updated version of SlingPlayer Mobile for Pocket PC and Smartphone. This isn't the major re-write of the app that Sling Media has been hinting about in certain discussions here in the community, but instead an interim update to bring some Sling goodness to the swarm of new handsets that have recently hit the market sporting never-before-seen screen resolutions like 800x480, 640x480, 400x240, and 320x320.

So which new devices should SlingPlayer Mobile now support? The list is long, but includes:

* Sprint Treo 800w (US)
* Sony Ericsson X1 (US & UK)
* Palm Treo Pro (US & UK)
* Sprint HTC Touch Diamond (US)
* Sprint HTC Touch Pro (US)
* Verizon HTC Touch Pro (US)
* Verizon Samsung Saga (US)
* Verizon Samsung Omnia (US)
* AT&T LG Incite (US & UK)
* AT&T HTC Fuze (US & UK)
* AT&T Samsung Epix (US & UK)
* HP iPAQ 910 (US & UK)
* AT&T Pantech Duo (US)
* Sprint Samsung ACE (US)
* Verizon XV6900 (US)

Beyond support for additional devices, SlingPlayer Mobile is also getting a slew of other important enhancements:

* Provided you install SlingPlayer Mobile using the .EXE file, it will once again sync Slingbox information between SlingPlayer 2.0 and SlingPlayer Mobile.

* SlingPlayer Mobile can now perform major/minor tuning, which is often seen for those tuning digital broadcast channels (5.2, 5.3, etc.).

* The new SlingPlayer Mobile also includes a roaming notification feature, which will let you know if your phone switches to roaming mode while streaming.

* Updated channel logos.

Some important things to note:

Many new devices, particulary CDMA HTC phones like the Sprint Touch Diamond, Mogul, Verizon Samsung Saga, should use the GDI rendering mode provided in the SlingPlayer options area. These devices will default to GDI on a new install, but won't turn on if upgrading from an install where this wasn't already selected. Be sure to try both rendering modes on your phone to determine which will work better for you.

If your phone uses an accelerometer to switch between portrait and landscape, you should connect in portrait mode before switching to landscape, and once connected, use the accelerometer to switch between modes. According to Sling, these devices came out too late to target them in this version, but using the guidelines above, all should be well.

Finally, devices that use a 240x400 resolutionmay have some screens display a little strangely, but video streaming should work fine.

Code

http://downloads.slingmedia.com/go/us