WebTV® is the most widely used system for accessing the Internet through television sets. A WebTV® unit connects to a television set, much like a VCR, and to a telephone line to send and receive data. This data is then displayed on the television, rather than a computer monitor. WebTV® Networks, Inc. is a subsidiary of the Microsoft Corporation.
WebTV is a service that combines television with the World Wide Web, and allows subscribers to the WebTV service to visit program-related Web sites while a television program continues to run on a portion of the television screen. Viewers can also store the Web site addresses and visit them after the program ends.
WebTV Networks, Inc. manufactures set-top boxes that allow users/viewers to access the Internet on their NTSC TV receivers.
A product offering the ability to connect to the Internet using a television.
WebTV Networks, Inc. is a manufacturer of set-top boxes used for viewing interactive television and regular television. These receivers let users access the Internet, including use of electronic mail and online chats. WebTV set-top boxes like the WebTV Plus Receiver connect to a standard television and a phone line. The WebTV Plus Receiver supports TV Crossover Links and WebPIP. WebPIP lets users simultaneously view Web pages and TV programming on the same screen, without a special picture-in-picture TV.
WebTV is a new way to access the Internet from your TV. You don't need a computer and there's no software to load. All you need is a television, a phone line, and a WebTV Internet terminal, and you're on the Internet.
A service incorporating access to both television and the Internet