Summer/Fall 1999 
Winter 1999/Spring 2000 Table of Contents
Feature Stories
Round Two: Second Generation Net-Tops Nix the Bugs
Check out the new wave of set-top boxes that are as easy to use as ever but now offer a bevy of powerful features that’ll keep even veteran computer users happy.
The Net at Full Speed: Faster (and Fatter) Than Ever!
Tired of the World Wide Wait? Check out these inexpensive high-speed Internet access alternatives that’ll save you hours of downloading time.
Top TV Technologies For The Year 2000
Enough of that year 2000 doom and gloom stuff, it’s time to celebrate a killer array of new TV technology that will lead us happily into the new century.
Simulsurfing the Tube: Catch a (Cyber)Wave and You’re Sitting on Top of the World
More and more people these days are not only using their TVs and computers in the same room, but at the same time. See why these two mediums are quickly converging on primetime.
Departments
Tube News: News & Trends
Television news, trends, and analysis.
Touch That Dial
- Princetron 30 inch HDTV
- FOCUS Enhancements InVideo Conference
- Wireless Computing Surfmouse
- ExtremeDVD 5000
- Interlink RemotePoint and VersaPoint
- Sima Audio Video Switcher
URLs4TV
Couch-friendly Web Sites that are Well Suited for TV.
Smart Discs
Interactivity in the living room: fun CDs and DVDs that play great on your TV.
Columns
Toob: What's On?
The new generation of television set-top boxes will help you find the shows you want to watch.
Smartware: Software to Make Your TV Smarter
RealJukebox and QuickTime 4.0
Black Boxes
TiVo PTV100 Personal TV Receiver
Black Boxes
ReplayTV 2001 Personal Television Server
Black Boxes
Take Control System Controller
Black Boxes: EchoStar Echostar/Dish Network Model 7100 Satellite Receiver
Black Boxes: EchoStar Dish Network Model 7100 Satellite Receiver
Summer/Fall 1999 Table of Contents
Feature Stories
Watch TV the Way You've Always Wanted
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
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
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
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
A surf guide to the best Web sites on TV.
Smart Discs
CDs and DVDs that work great on TV.
Columns
Toob: May I Suggest the VRC?
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
WebTV for Windows reviewed.
Black Box: Gateway Destination XTV 350
Gateway to Convergence
Black Box: Input4TV: Philips Pronto Remote Control
The Remote of the Gods
Black Box: ATI All-in-Wonder Pro AGP Video Card
Almost the Kitchen Sink
Black Box: Diamond Rio PMP300 Portable Music Player
Blame it on Rio
Other Smart Stuff: TV and Beyond
Power PC gaming from the couch.
What’s On: Satellite TV Beams Home Interactive TV
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
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.