Philips Magnavox MAT976A1 Webtv Plus
Why I Love My WebTv
I spend at least a few hours a day on my WebTv. Why? I'll be glad to tell you. In 1998 I became disabled. Even after my medical problems were no longer critical I felt isolated from the rest of the world, I wanted/needed to be connected. I am one of a minority of WebTv-users in that I own a computer &amp; was computer literate when I started using my WebTv-many are not. Which is my point, Webtv is easier to use, more fun to use, than a computer, &amp; most important you become PART OF A TIGHT KNIT COMMUNITY of users. Once I looked around-I came across Websites made for, &amp; By, WebTv-Users-&amp; made on WebTV receivers. Since I've been a User-(since 12/99) we've had at least four upgrades. That is-at least four times a major improvement in service was given to keep up with the new technology. That was in one year! and it keeps getting better. Besides, being able to do all the usual things like use Chat rooms, &amp; have six different e-mail addresses, you can do all sorts of things. Build Websites, create Photo albums that anyone with e-mail or web-access (that you want) can view. I  believe that the &quot;marrige of TV &amp; computers is the way things are going. AOL &amp; MSN are both coming out with systems that do this. WebTV has a jump on them-they've been at this since 1994 or 1995 I believe, They have the experience and soon boxes that connect the Internet-Satllite or Cable progamming all being produced with 5.1S Surround-Sound will be common-place. Webtv will be leading the way! So why WebTv rather than a computer? Well, there's the ease of use-(VERY easy) andthe E-Mail, &amp; Chat-rooms, but MOST of all for me it's the Community of WebTv Users. Like I said I have a computer, but I seem to spend most of time with my New Friends on WebTv.