WebTV™ Comparison Guide
2nd Generation WebTV Classic ~ vs ~ WebTV Plus
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2nd Gen. Classic Models:
PM MAT 965 - Sony INT-W150 - RCA RW2100/RM2100
WebTV Plus Models:
PM MAT 972/976 - Sony INT- W200/W250 - Samsung SIS-100
Mitsubishi WB-2001 - RCA RW2110
Product Overview |
WebTV Classic |
WebTV Plus |
| Product |
Affordable way to bring the Internet and E-Mail to your television. No computer needed! |
More features & integrates the Internet with your television listings. |
| Feature Comparison |
| Internet Access |
X |
X |
| 6 E-Mail Accounts |
X |
X |
| Chat |
X |
X |
| Discussion Groups |
X |
X |
| Explore |
X |
X |
| Search |
X |
X |
|
Kid's Service |
X |
X |
| SurfWatch® |
X |
X |
| Personalization |
X |
X |
| Favorites |
X |
X |
| TV Listings |
|
X |
| WebPIP |
|
X |
| Multimedia E-Mail |
|
X |
| Interactive TV |
|
X |
| One-Touch VCR Recording |
|
X |
| Program Notification |
|
X |
| Hardware/Functional Comparison |
| Phone Modem (Kbps) |
56Kbps |
56Kbps |
Memory
(RAM, ROM, Flash) |
8MB, 2MB, 4MB |
8MB, 2MB, 0 |
| Processor |
150Mhz R5230 |
167Mhz R4640 |
| Printer Port |
X |
X |
| Caching |
X |
X |
| 1.08GB Hard Drive |
|
X |
| Printing Support |
Various HP, Epson, Lexmark and Canon Printers |
Various HP, Epson, Lexmark and Canon Printers |
| OpenISP™ |
X |
X |
| Call-Waiting Support |
X |
X |
| Expansion Port |
X |
X |
| Smart Card Slot |
X |
X |
| Mic Input |
X |
X |
| IR Blaster |
|
X |
| Tuner |
|
X |
| Software/Internet Compatibility |
| » HTML |
| HTML 1.0 |
X |
X |
| HTML 2.0 |
X |
X |
| HTML 3.2 |
X |
X |
| Frames Capability |
X |
X |
| JavaScript 1.2 |
X |
X |
| » Image |
| Gif89a Animation |
X |
X |
| JPEG |
X |
X |
| Progressive JPEG |
X |
X |
| PNG |
X |
X |
| TIFF-G3 Fax in E-Mail |
X |
X |
| X bitmap |
X |
X |
| Macromedia™ Flash 1.0 |
X |
X |
| Macromedia Flash 2.0 |
X |
X |
| Transaction |
| SSL version 2 and 3, 40 bit and 128 bit RC4 encryption |
X |
X |
| E-Mail |
| MIME Compatible |
X |
X |
| Sound and Images |
X |
X |
| Embedded HTML |
X |
X |
| Formatted Text |
X |
X |
| Spellchecker |
X |
X |
| Capture Video Frame |
X |
X |
| Audio |
| .AU |
X |
X |
| .WAV |
X |
X |
| Real Audio 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 |
X |
X |
| AIFF |
X |
X |
| Shockwave™ Audio |
X |
X |
| GSM |
X |
X |
| MPEG-1 Audio |
X |
X |
| MPEG-2 Audio |
X |
X |
| MPEG Layer 3 |
X |
X |
| MOD |
X |
X |
| General MIDI |
X |
X |
| MIDI Karaoke |
X |
X |
| Quicktime Audio |
X |
X |
| Zip Decompression |
X |
X |
| RMF |
|
X |
| Beatnik |
|
X |
| Video |
| MPEG-1 Video |
X |
X |
| MPEG-3 Video |
|
X |
| VideoFlash™ |
X |
X |
| Usenet |
| Full newsgroup reading/posting |
X |
X |
| Automatic decoding of most encoded binaries |
X |
X |
| Chat |
| IRC (Internet Relay Chat) |
X |
X |
| HTML Chat |
X |
X |
| ISP |
| PPP |
X |
X |
| PAP |
X |
X |
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