This gives SlingPlayer a unique feel and provides a realistic digital box viewing experience. Once up and running, you control SlingPlayer via a virtual TV remote control which is very similar to the one that accompanies most real digital boxes. However, the main job of SlingPlayer is simply to translate what your SlingBox is sending, so the developers can be forgiven somewhat for that. SlingPlayer is very basic - there are very few preferences, which could be annoying if you want to configure your content to be delivered in a specific way. Setting up SlingPlayer is very easy to setup due to the remote viewing assistant, which takes you through the simple task of adding a Slingbox to your player. Obviously, the effectiveness of this will also depend on your Internet connection speed, although this shouldn't influence it too much. SlingPlayer incorporates the company's own SlingStream technology to ensure that streaming is constant and reliable.