Sony To Use PS2 Chip In Flat-Screen TVs

Thanks to GameSpot for its news story reporting that Sony is intending to use the PlayStation 2's CPU chip in a flat-screen TV that will be released in Japan this fall. According to the story: "Sony plans to take advantage of the PS2 chip's CG capabilities to create a high-quality graphical user interface (GUI) for the flat-screen TV [apparently similar to the PSX's DVR menu in style], which will allow smooth and easy control in navigating the TV's menu." There's no indication of any game-like functions for the TV, but: "The release of the new flat-screen TV can also be considered as the prelude to Sony's next-generation electronic products, some of which are expected to operate using the PS3's Cell chip when they are released in 2006."

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Re:Can we get one of these in my cable box?

[Detritus]

From what I've read, the problem isn't really the cable box, it's the way they designed the system. Your cable box is like a web browser, making requests for data to the cable company's servers. The delays that you see are a combination of slow communication links and slow servers. Your TIVO is much faster because it caches all its data locally.