Web-To-TV (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. A Web-to-TV installation uses a variety of third-party components, typically built around a PC capable of running a browser and the most popular codecs (Flash, Windows Media Player, Real, Quicktime, etc.) and a home network.The hardware components required for Web-to-TV can be categorized as Media PCs, Media Extenders and Video on Demand. All of these solutions provide A/V outputs for a TV and Ethernet and Wireless network adapters.Several companies provide media extenders including Netgear and Dlink. Advanced game consoles - Xbox 360 from Microsoft, PS3 from Sony, and the Nintendo Wii - can be configured to stream or view content delivered from a PC on the user's home network.