Broadcasters can leverage their expertise to create new enhanced TV programming, and producers can create the next generation of consumer content services and applications. Microsoft is working with partners to make TV better. Offers a comprehensive yet modular and flexible solution. Microsoft TV Advanced enables hardware manufacturers to choose the components they need to create a wide range of advanced TV devices. Supports the broadest choice of hardware, applications, and content including advanced set-top boxes and TV devices, CPUs, chipsets, and other peripherals.
Greater choice provides the TV industry with more innovation, and a lower total solution cost.
Windows CE provides a proven and familiar real-time embedded operating system based on the Win32 standard. Delivers a built-in customizable user interface designed for television, which network operators or hardware manufacturers can customize or replace with their own user interface to support brand and service requirements. Supports existing worldwide TV and Internet standards, which assures compatibility with existing programming, content, broadcast networks, and delivery mechanisms while providing a proven, well-supported authoring environment that content developers are already using today. Provides an advanced electronic program guide with innovative interactive and personalization features. Enables the broadest range of content and application innovation.