June 2000 Table of Contents

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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.