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October 2000 Table of Contents

Feature Stories

Digital Video Recorders ROCK!

by Jim Mikles
See what ReplayTV and TiVo have to offer. We bet you’ll want to step into the user-friendly world of the DVR and take control of your TV watching experience.

The Net, It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like TV

by Jim Mikles
Check out the media formats, set-top devices, broadband technology and TV-friendly Web sites that are bringing the World Wide Web into the living room and changing the face of television.

Why There is No Interactive TV on your Cable, Yet Standards, Standards, Standards

by Edward B. Driscoll, Jr.
Here’s the scoop about the behind-the-scenes battle over standards. See why the manufacturers of set-top boxes and the associations that set the standards have yet to settle on a universal protocol that will bring interactivity to cable television.

Departments

Tube News

by Tony Kilcollins
Television news, trends and analysis. Get the first-hand scoop on RCA’s new Digital Media Manager, the MyReplayTV Web portal and much more.

Gear

by Tony Kilcollins
  • AOLTV
  • Sony TiVo
  • DISH DVD
  • Panasonic DVD-RAM recorder
  • Mitsubishi DVD players
  • Cable Tronix CTARM modulator
  • Cyberlink PowerVCR II
  • GyroMouse Presenter
  • Sony PlayStation 2

Smart Discs

by Chris Raley
  • Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective
  • Mars: The Red Planet
  • Launch
  • Arthur's Computer Adventure

Columns

Toob: I Wish I had…

by Matthew York
A vision of the future.

Black Boxes: Samsung Extiva DVD-N2000 NUON-Enhanced DVD Player Reviewed

by Jim Mikles
Samsung Extiva N2000 NUON-enchanced DVD player

Black Boxes: ReplayTV Reviewed

by Charles Mohnike
Panasonic Showstopper ReplayTV digital video recorder

Black Boxes: TiVo Reviewed

by Chris Raley
Philips TiVo digital video recorder

Black Boxes: Dreamcast Reviewed

by John Davis
Sega Dreamcast video gaming device

Black Boxes: WebTV+ Reviewed

by Jim Martin
RCA RW2110 WebTV Plus Internet receiver

Interactive TV

by Sandi Kilcollins
The next generation of interactive TV programs you can view today.

The Wired Home Today TV-based Home Control

by Charles Bloodworth
Check out where we are and what the future has in store for home networking and TV-based household control.

June 2000 Table of Contents

Feature Stories

Smartness Comes to Dishes and Disc Players

by Stephen Muratore
Long awaited interactive television has finally arrived. It's come by way of new satellite receivers and DVD players.

DVR Technology: Like Magic

by Charles Bloodworth
Learn about the technology behind Digital Video Recorders that lets you pause, rewind and replay live broadcasts.

Airborne Bandwidth Brings Data from the Skies

by Roger Wyatt
Today’s broadcasts deliver more than just pretty pictures. The broadcast signal has already become a carrier of interactive television content.

Departments

Tube News

by Larry Lemm
Television news, trends and analysis.

Gear: A Baker's Dozen of Hot New Products

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Hot new products that will smarten up your TV.

URLs4TV

by Chris Raley
A guide to the hottest Web sites for TV Internet surfing.

Smart Discs

by Charles Mohnike
Interactivity in the living room: CDs and DVDs that play great on your TV.

Columns

Toob: Personalizing Your TV

by Matthew York
There’s more to watching TV than meets the eye.

Black Boxes: Sony Universal Remote Reviewed

by Charles Mohnike
Sony RM-AV2000 Remote Control

Black Boxes: RCA TV w/ Electronic Program Guide Reviewed

by Chris Raley
RCA Guide Plus Gemstar Television

Interactive Television Network Programs Take Off

by Don Collins
New interactive shows are paving the way for the next generation of television programming.

Hooking Up the Smart Way

by Joe McCleskey
Is hooking up all this new technology creating a cabling conundrum? Use these handy diagrams to connect your smart entertainment center.