To me, the future of home theaters should somehow incorporate 1080p high definition movies and TV. As of yet, no one has really come close. MyTVPal.com is planning on launching a new video-on-demand featuring 1080p, based on technology from MatrixStream. From EngadgetHD.com:
Claiming 700 channels with user uploaded content and DVR features coming in 2007 — plus 1080p downloads for subscribers with at least 5Mbps connections — it could be a very attractive offering due the lack of native 1080p content for HDTV owners other than Blu-ray and HD DVD. The company plans to release 100,000 of the set-top boxes in its first year, and you can sign up for the waiting list at their website. It’s unclear what content providers will partner with the service, but the VOD listing on the site currently includes such stunners as The Beverly Hillbillies and English as a Second Language.
The most interesting part of this IPTV foray is that MyTVPal.com is also offering streaming to a PC in lieu of s set-top box. The MyTVPal PC player is designed to watch lower quality Internet TV broadcasts as well as high quality HD videos, and is looking to offer channels from around the world. By using the latest MPEG 4 compression technology, you supposedly can watch all the videos instantly from the internet full screen and high quality from near dvd quality up to high definition depending on your internet connection.
I am curious to see how MyTVPal.com will actually work. It appears that the site is planning to offer 1080p as part of a premium package. Very few other details, like a pricing structure, have been released. I think it is highly unlikely that anything mainstream will be found on MyTVPal.com, especially in high definition.The set-top box does look pretty slick though, like a brushed aluminum Apple Mini.
Mon, Nov 27, 2006
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