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MS to web on the TV: Rise from your grave!

MSN TV 2


So WebTV couldn't make it, and Microsoft bought 'em out, rebranded it as MSN TV, barely broke even, but now they seem to hope the playing field has leveled out enough for another go: the MSN TV 2 is counting on broadband connections and a market for media center PCs (though this one will operate on Windows CE) to survive this time. For $200 of your hard earned greenbacks it will stream music, video, or stills from the Internet or a PC (rather than try to convince people that checking email on TV is a good idea), and also carries the RCA brand (which explains why it looks so hokey). Though the fact it seems so toyish might actually justify our bad Altered Beast reference.