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Comcast Offers Trial Of Microsoft TV Software

Posted by simoniker on from the here-cably-cably-cably dept.

Anonymous Howard writes "Designtechnica has a news article about Comcast and Microsoft announcing an agreement to test digital TV services using the "Microsoft TV Interactive Program Guide (IPG)". The trial is scheduled to start this fall using Motorola DCT2000 set-top boxes. The software is designed to help network operators get more value from on-demand and other digital TV services." There are some more details in an article over at CNET News.

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  1. Hmm by B3ryllium · · Score: 5, Funny

    And here I thought that VCRs would only generate Blue Screens before and after a movie started ... This brings them a whole new potential career - displaying blue screens in the middle of movies!

  2. Mommy! Why's the TV screen all blue? by Limburgher · · Score: 4, Funny

    And what's a fatal kernel error?

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  3. Clippy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    "I see you are trying to watch Jerry Springer, would you like some help?"

    1. Re:Clippy by Yanna · · Score: 5, Funny

      Even more dreadful:

      "I see you are trying to watch some porn, would you like some help?"

      I will now have nightmares...

  4. Re:Mommy! Why's the TV screen all blue? by arcanumas · · Score: 4, Funny

    Ofcourse this will happen only in the beggining.
    As people get used to MS quality products it will be more like :

    Mommy the TV crashed again? Shall i reboot?

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  5. Anyone else parse that as, by DoomHaven · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Comcast Offers 'Trial Of Microsoft' TV, Software"?

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  6. Ugh... This crap again. by piecewise · · Score: 4, Funny
    I'm assuming the Microsoft version will have soo many more channels than Apple's, but Apple's channels will be of higher quality.

    Whatever.

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  7. Microsoft TV by Eberlin · · Score: 5, Funny

    I see you're trying to watch CNN.
    Would you like help getting to MSNBC?

    Seriously, though, is this where X-Box was supposed to go? Or how does this eventually integrate with the Media PC (I think that's what it's called.)

    Hmmm, wonder what kind of privacy anomalies this introduces in the future. Think of all the tv viewing data it could phone home with!

  8. Like the TWC boxes didn't already suck by ThatDamnMurphyGuy · · Score: 3, Funny

    It's hard to imagine the TWC cable boxes getting any worse. I had their digital package/receivers for about 3 years, and the damn things locked up and rebooted on their own all the time. That's of course, when the entire network or onscreen guides weren't down all weekend.

    At least now I'd get a BSOD to go along with the fun.

  9. Re:Mommy! Why's the TV screen all blue? by tds67 · · Score: 5, Funny

    A fatal kernel error is either popcorn that didn't pop, or death by heart attack from eating to much Kentucky Fried Chicken (TM).