From your TV to your slingbox and an hdmi from your slingbox to your cable or satellite box. The hardest part is the setup where you have to try and find the right remote that corresponds with your cable box so that the digital remote that appears for you when you log on will function like the actual physical remote that you would use at home. If you have direct TV I can just tell you the settings to enter so that you can pass them on to your wife so she doesn't have to scroll through all of the options looking for the right corresponding remote. I think i saw that they have a decent deal at Costco for the most recently released slingbox if you are interested.