Internet TV: From dreams to reality

According to what CES 2006 exhibited last week, a future dominated by Internet TV, or IPTV, is completely feasible, even indispensable.

Internet television has had a strong "walk" at CES this year, when everyone, from Microsoft to anonymous companies, spent time discussing the prospects of new television. this batch.

Central point

Easy to understand why IPTV is so charming. The idea of ​​Internet-based television, where you can sit in front of the TV screen and watch "immensely" the content, new, old, paid, free of the Web world with just a few clicks of the button Remote control, was presented publicly in front of people. In everyone's mind, IPTV is only a few steps away from the global market.

But in fact, the IPTV industry is still almost "saying more than doing" and still has to overcome quite a lot of technical obstacles.

However, at CES 2006, it seems that people have found quite a few feasible solutions. The first is IPTV technology - via Ruckus' Wi-Fi network. The company has developed specialized 802.11g access points, the front of which needs antennae to increase reception, speed and stability of data transmission. With them, service providers will be able to stream TV programs to your home, allowing you to enjoy at any screen connected to the network.

According to the company's performance at the exhibition, this technology allows "back and forth" multimedia content between home TVs (including high-definition TVs) at 10 Mbit / s - on one side. wide area to 1200 square feet. However, in order for IPTV to play multiple channels, we still have to wait for high-speed 802.11n access points, up to 108 Mbit / s or more.

Internet search may also play an important role in IPTV formation. Both Yahoo and Google introduced services to provide video on demand, expanding the search service for favorite TV shows. Yahoo's new app even allows users to search and enjoy high-quality videos right on their computers, TVs and even mobile phones.

Hardware giants like Intel introduced the new Viiv processor and chip platform, turning the PC into a digital home multimedia entertainment center. And Bill Gates's Microsoft group is busy searching for allies, with the ambition that its software will be able to dominate both the living room and the family room.

The flow is inevitable

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" To a certain extent, the dam has been broken. The move to using the Internet as a broadcast channel is an inevitable step and will not be blocked ," said Paul Otellini, Intel's chief executive. , declare.

This process will even happen very quickly, as more and more users transfer to digital TV and HDTV. Now, not only has traditional TV channels exclusive in content provision, a new wave of electronic and computer businesses are also rushing into this new Internet video market.

The undeniable advantage of IPTV is that its deployment cost is much cheaper than cable TV, which features more interaction with users, such as allowing recording several programs at the same time. Or as with Microsoft's sample IPTV service, viewers will be able to both enjoy the baseball game, while viewing the information and data about each player on the field.

No company has introduced a true "magic" product at CES 2006, but it doesn't need a lot of imagination, you can also associate from the booths here with a near future, when the Internet TV becomes the dominant name.

Actively like when surfing the Web

The "high" goal that all companies pursue is how to bring Internet content to home TV screens and mobile devices. But that is not enough. Their ambitions are much more ambitious: How consumers can "communicate" two-way with these devices - just like how they interact with Web sites over the past decade - is difficult story.

With a dedicated remote control, users will be able to "communicate" with the TV just like when surfing the Web.(Source: WashingtonPost)

Not broken video clips sent to mobile phones, Internet TV or IPTV allow you to mix multiple layers of video, images and text together into continuous packets and "throw" to your TV screen. The user is like a "king", spoiled in that world with a remote control, just like when watching traditional TV.

But the magic happens here too: When you point your finger at the fiery actress on the screen, the window will jump out, cooing your name Angelina Jolie, the movies she used to play before. , and perhaps a "Buy me" key if you want to buy anything related to her.

Dream or Fantasy?

In the near future, the world around you will be a seamless, interconnected and non-existent space. Through the Internet, you can preview trailers (promotional short films), introduce attractive TV shows that are about to broadcast.

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The best IPTV channels appear on super-flat TV screens, super-resolution on your walls, which when not turned on - look as far as giant mirrors. Even with many new converged projector technologies, you can enjoy images right on the ceiling, while lying on a salon or bed.

Watching TV is boring, you turn to look at your digital photo album on the 200-inch HDTV screen thanks to Yahoo Go service, or go to Google Video to scour the news that you missed in the time to go away. Everything happened in the blink of an eye, thanks to the tremendous progress of Internet technology.

Sounds too remote and paranoid? Of course, but does anyone forbid you from dreaming? If only this dream had at least a few tens of percent about to come true .

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