What ever happend to WebTV???
 

It never really took off. I had bought one years ago, well actually about 6 years ago. Never liked it.

Does anyone still use it? Sounded like a billiant idea.

It's now called MSNTV and apparently Microsoft hasn't quite given up on the set top box idea just yet . Good newb traffic source though :glugglug

Think XBox2 :Graucho

... back in the days when I dominated inforseek.com I sent all my webTV traffic to flashcash (infoseek used to be the default SE for webTV) and got about 60 signups per day out of it. good old times.

if it's owned by microsoft, then stay away.

you know that's what first poped into my mind when they bought webTV.. is that what they are doing for sure?

Damn Dawg, Nice!

I'm XBox illiterate but are you thinking XBox2 will include MSNTV features and then some? hmm vedy intawesting

it was a great product but it was ahead of it's time.

That or another version that's not game orientated. But something along the lines of a online entertainment center. Internet access, downloadable movie and music content. Set Top boxes have a lot of potential. Piggybacking on the popularity of gaming isn't a bad idea.

My hacked XBox is probably my most favorite toy. It's amazing what you can do with them.

Check out The XBoxMediaCenter Project.

Yea, i remember the days when all the joins were like really high % webtv email addess's

Come to think of it, So do I.

i started on webtv :):)

only think i really liked about it was how easy it was to check out newsgroups

was good back in the day :)

99$ :)

Nice, it was cheap. You would think every house hold would of had one by now.

I had the idea that every Cable box would have one built in but I guess it would cost too much.

Most cable boxes do...to an extent. So you weren't off in thinking that. They'll be back.

Sony just bought MGM for a reason. They've got similar ideas for the PS2.

That's my view of the future of the internet.. I think the web will eventually take over as the main source of entertainment once the bandwidth limitation limits are solved.

I think you will see the major TV networks playing a huge roll in the future online. I think there will be "super sites" set up like the AOL network which have on line style TV broadcasting mixed with the full function of a basic webpages.

A TV style box would be the prefect solution for something like that.. :Graucho

the problem was it was slow and it had rendering problems, it's browser sucked ass, and you really needed a keyboard to run it, and it became somewhat of a joke.

how many guys would admit in their office they don't have acomputer cause they used WebTv?

a system like that won't replace the computer.. but it would be a big hit with the normal light web browsing people and console gamers

I still have nightmares of my webtv days back in 98 when I first got online.. 6 monthes of that till I built my first pc.. I still see a webtv sign up to my site from time to time..

exactly.

It was ahead of its time

The Web TV model will be the way entertainment is delivered in the future...it's not a theory....it is fact......Most of my time is concentrated on how to get an early jump on IP delivery to the TV

We have our own set top box and have been working very hard at forging the right relationships to be one of the first really pushing traffic this way

What they really need to do is combine a T1 with the standard 110 plug so when they power up a house, its in every house, every room and it's done.

No need for both anymore.

Good to hear you guys are moving forward with that.

Am I going to see you at The lowes in Santa Monica the end of the month?

I forgot about that thing Jim. I actually saw it, it's bitchen. When you guys planning to get that off the ground.

we are looking at 2005 to launch

4 years in the making man.....

we just finished version 3.0 it's getting more and more refined

i bet you run windows xp home edition :1orglaugh

i bet you posted that from a windows machine.

Why not have it in addition to the PC? Entire homes networked, everything being some sort of e-ppliance, everything communicating. It's not only a good idea, its coming. If you have enough money its already here.

What happened? PC's got cheaper, that's what happened.

guess I was on target then... BTW IP are already at the TV's via Digital Boxes.. Companies such as Bright House/ Time Warner already have that set up on their digital boxes and their DVR's each of those boxes is basically a computer and they have IP address.

The cable companies are going to own the internet in the future.

one xp pro and 4 macs baby

then i'll post it from my apple machines and i use my windows machine when i'm watchin tv on my mac

Don't try to redeem yourself.

Everyone knows you are a fucking moron already.

MSN TV 2 is here. Looks better than old version. How much remains to be seen. At least it has broadband and homenetwork support.

http://msntv.com/pc/experience/