Sony LF-PK1 LocationFree Player Pack for PC and PSP

Average customer rating: 3.0

Remote IR Blaster Burned Out
This bundle contains an obsolete base unit - order at your own risk
get this if you have PSP, get legacy Sling if you don't
Don't Buy This Product
Its so easy a caveman could do it!!!!!!!

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Sony LF-PK1 LocationFree Player Pack for PC and PSP

Manufacturer: Sony
Product Group: CE
Binding: Electronics
ASIN: B000BGOWIE

Related Categories:

TV on the Go

Product Description

The LocationFree Player Pak allows the ability to view live TV, recorded TV (via DVR), VHS tapes or DVDs from your home to the computer over a broadband internet connection. The Player Pak includes the LocationFree base station and easy to install LocationFree Player for PC. Requires PC with Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4) or Windows XP, a broadband connection with a minimum of 300 kbps of uplink & downlink speed, and a routable IP address. NetAv enables connection to Base Station via a broadband internet connection from outside your house at public wireless access point, hotel libraries, etc. Enjoy your TV and favorite Audio & Video content virtually anywhere. Initital setup is easy and quick. Sony PSP Firmware 2.5 allows you to start using LocationFree video streaming on the PSP system. Worryfree Setup with wizard and automatic settings 3D Digital Comb Filter NTSC Tuner MPEG4 ASP Base Station - 1 Ethernet Port, 1 RF Input, 2 Video Input (1 S-Video), 1 IR Blaster, DC In Monitor Resolution - 800 x 600 pixels or higher, HighColor (16bit) or more LAN connection or IEEE 802.11a, b or g compatible LAN capability Power Requirements 100-240V, 50/60Hz (Monitor and Base Station) System Requirements - Windows XP Professional or Home Edition ServicePack 2, Windows 2000 Professional Service Pack 4, Pentium 4 Processor 1 GHz or higher, 256 MB RAM or higher, 300 MB Available Hard Disk Space more Base Station Weight - 1 pound 1 ounce Dimensions - Width 1 13/16 x Height 7 1/4 x Depth 5 1/8 inches

Amazon.com Product Description

Sony's LF-PK1 Location Free Player Pack, which includes the LocationFree base station and the LocationFree Player software, enable you to watch TV and your favorite videos both at home and on the go with your Playstation Portable (PSP) or Windows-based PC. <table align=right width=250 cellpadding=10> <tr> <td> <img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/detail-page/sonylfpk11091106.jpg" border=0 align=top>

Whether you're viewing TV and videos on your laptop while traveling... </td></tr> <tr> <td> <img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/detail-page/sonylfpk12091106.jpg" border=0 align=top>

...or at the local coffee shop on your PSP, LocationFree technology makes it easy to take your entertainment with you. </td></tr> </table> The base station can be accessed via the internet while you're away from home, enabling you to view live TV, recorded TV (via a digital video recorder, or DVR), and DVDs. It also frees you from having to be tethered to your television in your own home, enabling you to use your laptop or desktop PC as your TV via your home LAN.

Sony's NetAV function simplifies operation and makes installation a snap with a simple worry-free setup wizard. The new LocationFree products also integrate a dynamic DNS service so there is no longer any need to use external dynamic DNS providers. This makes the setup process less complicated.

The new NetAV function also incorporates the MPEG4 ASP (Advanced Simple Profile) compression scheme for content transmission over the Internet. The MPEG4 format provides high quality video at lower data rates and smaller file sizes than the MPEG2 compression standard. Further, MPEG4 features flexible compression ratios and, when combined with the LocationFree service's automatic bit rate control, results in a multimedia experience optimized for the available Internet bandwidth.

LocationFree Player software is also equipped with a key system, which uniquely identifies each base station and PC loaded with the LocationFree Player by an initial one button registration. As a result, the content sent from the base station over the Internet is viewed only by the intended user.

Requirements
The LF-PK1 Location Free Player Pack requires a PC with Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4) / Windows XP, a broadband connection with a minimum of 300 kbps of uplink/downlink speed, and a routable IP address. Users must have either a Fixed IP address or must register with a Dynamic DNS service. Sony does not offer a Dynamic DNS service. Sony recommends the service provided by Dynamic Network Services Inc., which can be found at www/dyndns.org. When using a home network, the user's home router must support either DMZ or Port Forwarding.

What's in the Box
Location Free base station, Location Free Player software for PC, IR blaster, AC adapter, DVD instruction video, printed operating instructions

Customer Reviews:

Remote IR Blaster Burned Out.......2007-05-12

I had 2 remote IR blaster burn out on me from this unit. I tried returning to Amazon but they did not have any in stock. I contact Sony and they sent a return box right away to me. I haven't received it back yet. But hopefully, they were able to fix it.

Overall, I like this unit. I was able to watch tv on my PSP and 1 PC. It only allows one unit at a time to use the connection. Additionally, you have to buy additional licenses if you want to install the software and use it on more than 1 pc. (PSP doesn't require a separate serials)

This bundle contains an obsolete base unit - order at your own risk.......2007-05-09

The product is great, but be aware that they are unloading obsolete base units in this bundle, and consequently you may not be able to find a compatible player. I purchased the LF-PK1 bundle in Mar07 because of the new low price. It does work great. But when I purchased the windows phone player for my cellphone I found it wouldn't work because this "brand new unit" contains the old LF-B1 base unit, and the windows phone players only support the new LF-B20 base unit (with no plays to support the old obsolete LF-B1). True, the unit works from laptop players and from my PSP, but there's no compatible windows phone player (while my slingbox plays flawlessly from my phone).

get this if you have PSP, get legacy Sling if you don't.......2007-04-01

got it from local store
worried a bit because of some pretty negative comment, but the price is too irrisistible (cheaper than legacy Slingbox), then give a try
generally I am satisfied with this product
Setup: it is pretty easy, press and hold the setup button on the unit when adding device; channel add/delete is NOT centralized, you need to add/delete on each device connecting
Picture quality: this is OK on high setting, NEVER use auto rate setting on PC over LAN, use the highest rate when using over LAN
on high rate setting, the picture quality is pretty similar with Slingbox (note: up to 3Mbps bandwidth)
you can resize the window, but there's NO full screen option on PC
on PSP, you have 4 picture mode: original, normal, full, strectched (depends on your preference), to get the best compromise, use rate 4 (you can use 5, but you may experience interruption)
the base unit has 2 sets of A/V input (one of them has S-Video, just use regular cable)
all the testing and experience are based on LAN
the software requires key to install, not like Slingplayer, which is pretty straightforward, but the software on Locplayer is more simple
conclusion: get this if you have PSP (with software ver 2.5 and higher, the most current version is recommended), if not, get Slingbox (the slingplayer has full screen option)
note: this base station also has wifi AP built-in, but there's no way to hide SSID or disable wifi, then make sure you have good WEP or WPA setup

Don't Buy This Product.......2007-03-28

Please don't buy the Location Free Player from Sony!!! They charge money for each of their software player that you put on your computer with a license key... It sucks... Not only that they don't support Vista. I called their tech support and they told me to buy a LocationFree Player software that supports vista for an extra $29 because my model is over one year old. I never hear a company that doesn't support a driver just because it's over one year old!

Don't make the mistake that I made and buy this product. Buy the SlingBox! The software is free and you can download it from there homepage... If you don't believe me research this by yourself.

Here is the proof:
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Its so easy a caveman could do it!!!!!!!.......2007-03-23

I love this product. It was so easy to install. I installed it on my son's psp and mine within 30 minutes. The dvd feature is amazing, download the remote codes and the psp does the rest. if you have a psp you must buy this product; it will add incredible value to your psp.i don't know what extra features the newer models have but this one works just fine. i'm watching borat on my laptop as i write this review. Sony LF-PK1 LocationFree Player Pack for PC and PSP

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