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Photo buffs are finally able
to get the big picture --(BUSINESS
WIRE FEATURES)--NAPS--Photo buffs are finally able to get the
big picture. Technology companies are helping them enjoy
PC-based digital photos on their favorite television or big
screen. What adds to the excitement is that this can now be done
without additional wiring or special equipment.
How important is this trend? Important
enough for big companies such as Microsoft to enter the PC to TV
convergence arena and raise the bar. The result of these big
companies adding their knowledge to this concept lays a
foundation for the home of the future. That home will be a place
where viewers can watch their once-PC-based digital images and
movies throughout their home on multiple TVs with surround sound
and without wires.
What is PC to TV convergence? One user
compared it to the photo slide shows his parents used to display
when he was a kid--but better. It's a whole new world, where
photos, even DVDs, are no longer limited to a small computer
screen.
Now he uses a wireless system called the
X10 Showtime kit. It includes the hardware and software to
connect your personal computer to your television. The hardware
uses a video transmitter to send the photos to any television,
while the software allows you to navigate through pictures and
videos and sort through albums with ease. According to
ComputorEdge Magazine, "If you want an easy way to view and
show off those reams of digital pictures on your computer's hard
drive, X10's ShowTime can do the job."
Parade magazine called the kit "the
most elegant solution yet for liberating digital pictures and
movies from the clutches of a computer's puny 15-inch
monitor."
The bundled X10 remote makes it possible
to wirelessly zoom in, print and e-mail your favorite family
vacation bloopers from the comfort of your own couch.
For more information about the X10
Showtime system, go to www.x10.com
on the Internet.
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