Summer/Fall 1999 Table of Contents

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Feature Stories

Watch TV the Way You've Always Wanted

by Jody A. Baram
With names like Replay TV, PersonalTV and WebTV, a new category of consumer electronics that record video to a hard drive promises to take TV-viewing to an entirely new level.

Ultimate TV Buyer's Guide

by Joe McCleskey
Digital TV is here, offering unparalleled power and choice for discriminating viewers. Our comprehensive price and feature grid is your ultimate shopping source for digital televisions and digital TV decoder boxes.

DVDs Next Frontier

by Dana Parker
The future is DVD as movies, games, Web browsing and recording all move toward DVD. Our story covers all the latest developments, including Nuon (formerly Project X), Divx, DVD-Recordable and DVD-Video.

Surfing with your Feet Up

by Charles Mohnike
Whether it’s searching, streaming or shopping, we give you essential hints for couch surfing the Web, along with a bunch of sites to get you started.

Departments

URLs4TV

by Jim Mikles
A surf guide to the best Web sites on TV.

Smart Discs

by Jim Mikles
CDs and DVDs that work great on TV.

Columns

Toob: May I Suggest the VRC?

by Matthew York
A new category of consumer electronics is revolutionizing the way we watch TV. It's called the "VRC."

Smartware: Software to Make Your TV Smarter

by Charles Mohnike
WebTV for Windows reviewed.

Black Box: Gateway Destination XTV 350

by Larry Lemm
Gateway to Convergence

Black Box: Input4TV: Philips Pronto Remote Control

by Larry Lemm
The Remote of the Gods

Black Box: ATI All-in-Wonder Pro AGP Video Card

by Larry Lemm
Almost the Kitchen Sink

Black Box: Diamond Rio PMP300 Portable Music Player

by Larry Lemm
Blame it on Rio

Other Smart Stuff: TV and Beyond

by Jim Mikles
Power PC gaming from the couch.

What’s On: Satellite TV Beams Home Interactive TV

by Jim Mikles
Whether it’s Wink or WebTV, satellite is the delivery platform of choice for the latest variety of interactive television.

Home Networking for the Rest of Us

by Roger Wyatt
TVs, PCs, stereos, printers, scanners, telephones, VCRs, DVD players: you name it and chances are you’ve got more of it now than ever before. New consumer-friendly home networking equipment from Panasonic, Philips and Peracom helps you connect it all together for fun and efficiency.