Early digital TV companies get foot in door | ZDNet
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Announcements today included specialized chips that allow digital TV signals and interactive content to be picked up on personal computers and set-top boxes. Semiconductor newcomer TeraLogic Inc. and old hand Panasonic Industrial Co. separately unveiled plans Monday for products that will merge digital TV technology with that of the PC. The "reference platform" highlights the companys TL850 graphics processor, code-named Cougar, that can handle not only all 18 new digital TV formats, but interactive content as well. Set-top boxes based on the platform could display e-mail, electronic program guides, Java-based content, and of course, Web pages. "We expect to accelerate high-definition and digital TV in [the U.S.]," said Ash Chabra, group manager for Panasonic Industrial, in a statement.
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