Monsoon Multimedia Vulkano Flow

Watch your home HDTV content on any PC, Mac, iPad, or smartphone with a decent broadband hookup ; 100 device supports live, recorded, and on-demand programs ; Control with a virtual remote

Can only stream analog output from your set-top box; no 5.1 or 7.1 audio support ; Remote control suffers from serious lag; limited DVR functionality

For about $100, with no service charges, the Vulkano Flow lets you watch pretty good versions of any live, recorded, or on-demand show you could watch at home--from any PC, Mac, iPad, or smartphone with a decent broadband connection, regardless of...

Simple (for this class of device) setup. Excellent video quality for "on the fly" encoding. Ability to time shift/record live TV. Low cost for this class of device

Per-mobile-client cost, only one client at a time can connect to the Flow

Installation is as easy as installing your cable box. Configuration is another story. You can download their install guide before buying if needed. For most users it’ll be a simple and easy configuration as Vulkano tried to automate every step to...

Upon hookup the PC software couldn’t find my Vulkano Flo despite the fact that I was able to ping it. Simple reboot of the device fixed it. I wanted to be able to hit my FIOS 35/35 static IP for watching streaming but have to utilize a Vulkano account...

Looks slick

Regardless of what it says on the box, after HOURS of troubleshooting with overseas tech support (not always very easy to understand...), and a week later, I finally got out of them that the device OS does not play nicely with Mac OS X 10.7.3 AND they...