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REVIEW DATE:10.11.04
Remember WebTV, the clunky dial-up television Web browser and e-mail service from 1996 that your grandma loved so much? It's back, as MSN TV 2—and thanks to the choice of broadband or dial-up connections, it's vastly better. Still, it remains a technology you're more likely to recommend to Uncle Mortie than to park in your own living room.
Microsoft Corporation
http://www.microsoft.com
The product is a set-top box with a Web browser, e-mail, and instant messaging that also functions as a digital media hub if you have a home network. It's far more versatile when used with a broadband connection. This product is best for the handful of people who want Web access and e-mail but not a PC.
Idiot-proof Internet browsing, e-mail, and messaging for your TV. Connects by dial-up or (via home LAN) broadband. Plays photos, music, and videos. Broadband users get 200 commercial-free radio channels.
Richest functionality requires broadband. Cost of dial-up exceeds system cost after nine months. Harder to browse Internet and media files on a TV than on a PC.
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