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Smart TV Primer: What's the Status of IETV?

By MaximumPC, published 03-01-2011

Is convergence ready for prime time? More than a decade after Windows 98 introduced us to WebTV, there are loud rumblings in the tech world about the resurgent interest in convergence. Remember convergence? It is the almost mythical integration of everything that’s good out there; television and the Internet, entertainment and interaction, video and live action, peanut butter and chocolate…okay, maybe not that last one. In short, convergence is everything that your Home Theater PC (HTPC) offers now. If you’re not willing (or able) to build or buy your own HTPC, and you must have Hulu on your HDTV, then consider IETV aka Smart TV. With the current crop of boob tubes hoping to wow and impress you in a way that 3D TV hasn’t yet, manufacturers are increasingly offering in-set options. ...