PVRLib > Microsoft shows off IPTV plans, partners
[HD Beat] A system-on-a-chip developed with Sigma Designs specifically intended to support all IPTV edition features and lower cost so that it can be included in set top boxes, TV's, DVD players and gaming consoles.I don't think this nearly answers the question of where the Media Center Edition platform's future lies, but Microsoft is clearly doing everything they can to make sure they have their devices at the heart of your digital entertainment center of the future.
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[OhGizmo!] MS and Scientific-Atlanta - Good For IPTV?: -tops, which will be integrated with the Microsoft(R) TV IPTVEdition software platform, will support... gateway products that can serve an entire home with a single device.
[Reinvent TV] Scientific-Atlanta targets IPTV: Vital for SA, they launched a line of IPTV set-top boxes, which will include standard-definition (SD), high-definition (HD), SD/HD digital video recorder (DVR), and three-stream gateway products. According to the company, the new boxes will allow operators to use a variety of advanced codecs, will feature an open architecture, and will support a range of conditional access and digital rights management systems.
[Blog.itvt.com] [itvt] Bloggit: Multiple Set-Top Box Vendors to Support Microsoft ...: The chip can be used to incorporate IPTV support into a range of consumer electronics devices, including DVD players and gaming consoles, as well as set-tops and integrated digital TV sets. "Our collaboration with Sigma is a great example of driving innovation in the IPTV industry that will ultimately enable an exciting world of next-generation TV and connected-entertainment experiences that consumers do not enjoy with today's legacy TV offerings,"
[Pvrblog.com] Microsoft at CES | PVRblog: I have a Motorola 6412 with the Microsoft DVR software and I posted some more images of the user interface on my blog. Right now units with the MSTV software are being rolled out in the Seattle area only but will eventually be pushed to all of Comcast's digital boxes.
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