Streaming TV Devices

Service to allow people to buy/lease/rent the device that is located in a major metropolitan area and receives over-the-air signals and transmits on internet to subscriber's device(s).  Subscribers would probably want TV, though could also send radio (AM FM), police scanner, GPS, etc.

• Slingbox pushes TV across the web. $150 - $262.
• Boxee provides unification of media sources streaming to a TV. $200.
•  XBMC is like Boxee, and just for PCs with no hardware currently offered. Using cheap hardware (atom/netbook), create a device similar to the Boxee and load one partition with linux+xbmc. Load another partition with another linux for dual boot. Add a hard drive and the device can also be network storage.

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2012 February article in WSJ.
Aereo claims HD quality picture.  That is unlikely, though it will depend on bandwidth/distance/latency.  Includes DVR.
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2012 March article in Barron's says $12/month and 40 hours of cloud DVR.  Can record two channels at same time.  Cites a Cablevision court case.