Microsoft shows off IPTV plans, partners

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 [HD Beat] A system-on-a-chip developed with Sigma Designs specifically intended to support all IPTV edition features and lower cost so that it can be included in set top boxes, TV's, DVD players and gaming consoles.I don't think this nearly answers the question of where the Media Center Edition platform's future lies, but Microsoft is clearly doing everything they can to make sure they have their devices at the heart of your digital entertainment center of the future.

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[Technology Futurist :: Main Page] Supercomm - Final Impressions: 1- IPTV: will be an important driver in the routing market, since the deployment of IPTV will entail a substantial upgrade of the existing routing network infrastructure. But I doubt that the time frame will be 2 years, as often mentioned by players such as Microsoft and Alcatel. 

[Blog.itvt.com] [itvt] Bloggit: Multiple Set-Top Box Vendors to Support Microsoft ...: The chip can be used to incorporate IPTV support into a range of consumer electronics devices, including DVD players and gaming consoles, as well as set-tops and integrated digital TV sets. "Our collaboration with Sigma is a great example of driving innovation in the IPTV industry that will ultimately enable an exciting world of next-generation TV and connected-entertainment experiences that consumers do not enjoy with today's legacy TV offerings,"

[Microsoft.blognewschannel.com] » Microsoft and the IPTV adventure InsideMicrosoft - part of the ...: “The Microsoft TV IPTV Edition platform enables end-to-end delivery of digital TV services to complement voice and data, using today’s broadband network technology. Operators can acquire broadcast and on-demand programming from multiple sources, encode and protect content with industry-leading Windows Media 9 Series, create and manage program packages and VOD service offerings, and deliver those services via broadband networks to low-cost set-tops running the Microsoft TV feature-rich multimedia program guide.”

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Posted at September 25, 2005 01:38 PM