When they were designing the latest generation of video game consoles — the generation we’re currently right in the middle of — two of the three major players envisioned their systems as hubs not just for games but for all sorts of digital entertainment. Downloaded movies, songs stored on a PC, high-definition discs, etc., would all run through their platforms, so they built their systems with HD video capabilities. The results appear to be what they intended — three or four years on, the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3 still look spectacular on a big screen.
I like the solution, but wanted to be able to access web content from any website. The WebTaps HDTV web browser does require my PC to be hooked to the TV, but allows me to interact with any website. I keep up on Facebook, check sports scores, and keep up on the weather in addition to watching Hulu videos on my HDTV. Its at http://www.webtaps.com.
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PlayOn for Wii: Sometimes a Great Application
Posted by: Paul Hartsock September 2, 2009 04:00 AMWhen they were designing the latest generation of video game consoles — the generation we’re currently right in the middle of — two of the three major players envisioned their systems as hubs not just for games but for all sorts of digital entertainment. Downloaded movies, songs stored on a PC, high-definition discs, etc., would all run through their platforms, so they built their systems with HD video capabilities. The results appear to be what they intended — three or four years on, the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3 still look spectacular on a big screen.