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Watching TV on a PC could become big business
PC-TVs set to take off!
Watching TV on a PC could become big business, according to a new report from research company In-Stat/MDR. Sales of terrestrial set-top boxes and TV tuners that let a PC double as a television set could hit $3.8 billion in 2008, the company said Monday. The market for PC-TV tuners will see a technological change too, moving from add-in cards to built-in tuners in devices such as PCs, the report's authors said. PC manufacturers and chipmakers will lead this change, paving the way for both analog and digital television reception via the motherboards of computers, In-Stat/MDR said.
The market is expected to evolve to include an expanded range of devices, researchers said. The term "E-PC," or entertainment PC, will come to cover home computers with multiple PC-TV tuners or with different types of tune--analog, digital, cable TV and satellite. These machines could also have massive disk storage, DVD-recording capabilities, high-definition video outputs and recording, surround-sound audio outputs, home-networking features and external networking over broadband connections.
Computer makers are preparing to launch entertainment PCs designed to cater to all the digital-entertainment needs of consumers. These PCs act as home stereos and DVD players, record TV programs and display slide shows on a TV set, for example--all operated with a click of a remote.
Watching TV on a PC could become big business, according to a new report from research company In-Stat/MDR. Sales of terrestrial set-top boxes and TV tuners that let a PC double as a television set could hit $3.8 billion in 2008, the company said Monday. The market for PC-TV tuners will see a technological change too, moving from add-in cards to built-in tuners in devices such as PCs, the report's authors said. PC manufacturers and chipmakers will lead this change, paving the way for both analog and digital television reception via the motherboards of computers, In-Stat/MDR said.
The market is expected to evolve to include an expanded range of devices, researchers said. The term "E-PC," or entertainment PC, will come to cover home computers with multiple PC-TV tuners or with different types of tune--analog, digital, cable TV and satellite. These machines could also have massive disk storage, DVD-recording capabilities, high-definition video outputs and recording, surround-sound audio outputs, home-networking features and external networking over broadband connections.
Computer makers are preparing to launch entertainment PCs designed to cater to all the digital-entertainment needs of consumers. These PCs act as home stereos and DVD players, record TV programs and display slide shows on a TV set, for example--all operated with a click of a remote.
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