Microsoft’s Mediaroom is currently the company’s IPTV solution which is used by AT&T U-Verse in the States and BT Vision in the UK, allowing TV to be delivered to your home over IP.
By the simple use of a set-top box, you can currently use the service to grab high quality HDTV that is of a much better quality than you would get using a Cable service.
Current Features
It currently also offers features such as quick channel changing, multi-room viewing, and picture-in-picture, but according to an article on Gizmodo, a lot more is coming soon.
For starters, there will be support for the Xbox 360 games console, meaning you’ll be able to watch the recorded shows on your console. This will become available when the service providers choose to to make it so.
Multiple Applications
But even more exciting is the forthcoming adoption of applications for the service. These new apps could mean interactive TV arrives now rather than being something mooted for the future.
The examples that Gizmodo give are bringing up stats during a boxing match, or being able to choose cameras during a motor sports race, even watching the pit action rather than the race itself.
While these applications aren’t yet part of the service providers plans, they should be available soon, and won’t need the set-top box to be upgraded at all due to their relative simplicity.
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