Comments on: Is there any use to my old Web TV unit? http://www.watch-satellite-tv-pc.com/blog/tv-on-the-web/is-there-any-use-to-my-old-web-tv-unit Tue, 22 May 2012 09:11:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: WebtvDan http://www.watch-satellite-tv-pc.com/blog/tv-on-the-web/is-there-any-use-to-my-old-web-tv-unit/comment-page-1#comment-6294 WebtvDan Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:16:59 +0000 http://www.watch-satellite-tv-pc.com/blog/tv-on-the-web/is-there-any-use-to-my-old-web-tv-unit#comment-6294 There are still over a million users on Webtv / MSNTV according to a recent job posting for an MSNTV researcher. Microsoft rebranded Webtv to MSNTV after buying it in 1997. The original WebTV / MSNTV is an improved mature product that is ideal for the elderly. What you probably didn’t realize is that there is an actual computer in Mountain View, CA supporting the set-top box. Microsoft’s computer (actually servers) protects Webtv users with an impressive firewall - shielding them from viruses. Current Webtv users are thrilled Microsoft has not abandoned them. There is even a new box called MSNTV2. MSNTV2 has the latest technology designed primarily for broadband and a home network. MSNTV2 is still evolving, not yet stable like WebTV. Microsoft charges just $9.95 a month for either box, when customers provide their own ISP (including broadband for MSNTV2). Webtv is still a bargain for someone not wanting the expense or hassle of a computer; MSNTV2 provides high speed Internet for my high tech home theater. Webtv Keyboards have always been cheap on Ebay.<br><b>References : </b><br>http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?from=R40&_trksid=m37&satitle=webtv+keyboard&category0= There are still over a million users on Webtv / MSNTV according to a recent job posting for an MSNTV researcher. Microsoft rebranded Webtv to MSNTV after buying it in 1997.

The original WebTV / MSNTV is an improved mature product that is ideal for the elderly.

What you probably didn’t realize is that there is an actual computer in Mountain View, CA supporting the set-top box. Microsoft’s computer (actually servers) protects Webtv users with an impressive firewall - shielding them from viruses. Current Webtv users are thrilled Microsoft has not abandoned them.

There is even a new box called MSNTV2. MSNTV2 has the latest technology designed primarily for broadband and a home network. MSNTV2 is still evolving, not yet stable like WebTV.

Microsoft charges just $9.95 a month for either box, when customers provide their own ISP (including broadband for MSNTV2). Webtv is still a bargain for someone not wanting the expense or hassle of a computer; MSNTV2 provides high speed Internet for my high tech home theater.

Webtv Keyboards have always been cheap on Ebay.
References :
http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?from=R40&_trksid=m37&satitle=webtv+keyboard&category0=

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