New Set-Top Boxes: Bridging the PC/TV Divide
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Extending Internet video into the living room puts set-top boxes and media extenders in the spotlight in 2008.
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In this week's entry we'll look at two more "live" CDs of Linux systems optimized for multimedia creation and performance. I've been having a great time with these systems, and I hope that my mini-profiles inspire you to try them all. They're a great way to introduce someone to Linux, they show off the system optimized for multimedia performance and they provide a wealth of high-quality sound and music software to exploit that system. They all include the standard cornucopia of applications for the mundane tasks, word processing, text editing, graphics, networking, and so on. All that, for the cost of a download and a disc.
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The Universal Home Application Programmer Interface Forum is working on a specification for analog and digital television designed to enable the creation of middleware and application software
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Microsoft Corp. and its hardware partners are trying to bridge the divide between home computers and TV sets this holiday season with the release of several "media extenders."
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On-demand viewing isn't just for TiVo owners anymore. Television over internet protocol, or TVIP, offers custom programming over standard copper wires.
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Players and discs using a new high-def format will appear soon--but will consumers make room for yet another combatant in the HD format wars?
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So what about that dream of the perfect "digital living room," where you can access TV, Internet, radio, music, video -- all things digital, all the time?
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Hard-drive video recorders support HDTV, while Blu-ray and HD-DVD wait in the wings. Plus: pricey headphones and cheap megapixels.
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Ahead: Larger HDTV sets, better color, more playback and recording choices.
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Device can improve the image quality of standard and high-definition images.
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New standard uses Web-based protocols to let televisions control other devices in a home.
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It's been possible for years to watch television on a personal computer, but not many people do. The reasons are simple: mediocre picture and sound quality and the ergonomics of it all. TVs don't need to boot up.
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According to The Register, Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005, code-named Symphony, will support high definition television. Microsoft refuses to confirm the Register's report at this time.
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Wireless broadband and satellite TV -- together at last.
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Dell SP2008WFP: 20-inch wide-screen LCD monitor with Webcam
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Sony Corp.'s Creation Box makes images from any TV clearer, flicker-free and more vivid. Users can zoom in on high-definition video without distortion. But at &#36;4,800, it's not for everyone.
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Freeline range to serve content to Streamium AV kit