SET-TOP appliances that bring the Web to your TV are now
beginning to appear on the market. For around $450 you can
plug a set-top box into a wall jack and with a remote,
surf the net. Although viewing the Web from seven feet
away is not the same experience as viewing the Web on your
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PC from two feet, the convenience and the cost may be a
deciding factor in luring more viewers onto the Web.
One interesting advantage is that you can view a
TV-available program while you are waiting for a Web page
to load. In these early stages, printers aren't available
for the information appliance (they'll be coming in '97)
but you can type in E-Mail with the appliance's remote or
a wireless keyboard.
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