Interact-TV Introduces New Home Entertainment Server Model - the Telly(TM) MC1200
10 August 2004 - 7:31AM
PR Newswire (US)
Interact-TV Introduces New Home Entertainment Server Model - the
Telly(TM) MC1200 Telly(TM) MC1200 Provides the Ultimate 'Lean-Back'
Home Entertainment Experience WESTMINSTER, Colo., Aug. 9
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Interact-TV(TM) (OTC:ITVI), a leading
developer of home entertainment servers, has launched the Telly(TM)
MC1200, the company's latest and most expandable product, complete
with the new Telly 3.0 release. Telly can store and manage entire
video, DVD and music libraries, burn CDs, pause and record live TV,
and store and show off digital photos on the living room TV from
the photo library. (Photo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040809/LAM099) Telly, the
first home entertainment server built for the living room, makes it
easy to store, manage, access and enjoy digital entertainment from
a single com pact unit in the home. At the click of a button, Telly
owners can peruse their entire DVD collection. From the same
entertainment server, they can tap into their digital video, photo
and music libraries-putting all the household's digital media
within reach of the remote control from the sofa. The Telly MC1200
comes standard with enough storage for hours of video, hundreds of
music tracks and thousands of photographs. The MC1200 may be
expanded to contain up to three hard drives for a maximum 750 GB of
storage, to keep up with an expanding digital media library. "As
people have more digital media in their lives there is an
increasing need to easily manage and enjoy it," said Ken Fuhrman,
CEO of Interact-TV. "Interact-TV is committed to delivering home
entertainment servers that continue to drive this new market
forward." The new Telly 3.0 release incorporates several
sought-after upgrades. The save DVD feature allows users to expand
their video library so they can watch movies anytime, as many times
as they want, without searching for a disk. Telly 3.0 also provides
the ability to manage and view media and schedule recording
remotely via Telly's own Web site. Telly 3.0 is standard on the
Telly MC1200 and is provided free of charge to owners of previous
Telly models. Digital video recording is easy with Telly's
subscription-free, multi-user electronic program guide, delivered
via a broadband connection, with built-in search capabilities to
find specific programming. Telly offers a number of recording
choices including pause live TV, manual record and scheduled
recording with various repeat options. Viewers may use any
broadcast, cable or satellite TV provider. Telly also offers CD
playback, ripping and burning. Users can build music and digital
photo libraries and access Internet information including weather,
a personal financial portfolio and movie listings. Simple
out-of-the-box setup makes it easy to use all of Telly's features
with any home network, whether wired or wireless. Housed in an
attractive all-aluminum chassis, the Telly MC1200 measures a mere
4.6" tall, designed to easily fit into home entertainment centers.
A sleek, drop-down front panel hides the CD drive plus front-panel
audio, USB and firewire (IEEE1394) connectors that make it easy to
hook up additional storage or headphones. Telly's power supply and
fan are ultra-quiet, so that they don't interfere with the
entertainment experience, unlike a media center PC. "Interact-TV's
goal is to support customers over the long haul as they make an
investment in time and energy to store, manage and enjoy their
digital media," Fuhrman said. "Because Telly is built on a Linux
framework, customers can expect continued advances and the ability
to share media throughout their home network." Tech-savvy consumers
appreciate that Telly is the first expandable home entertainment
server. By taking advantage of standard computer components,
consumers can add additional hard drives and other options to their
Telly. Based on the Linux operating system and leveraging
open-source technology, Telly is flexible enough to expand with new
features and functions through Interact-TV's third-party developer
program. All of Telly's capabilities can be easily managed using
the included trackball remote or optional wireless keyboard, or
from any wired or wireless networked PC. Telly's Web site provides
a simple means for sharing the entire media library with other
computers in the home or over the Internet. "The Telly home
entertainment server is about delivering more and varied media-rich
content to the consumer. We're giving consumers what they want,
when they want it," Fuhrman said. The Telly MC1200 Home
Entertainment Server retails from $799 (MSRP) and can be customized
to meet individual needs. Telly is avail able directly from the
manufacturer's online store at http://www.buyatelly.com/ and from a
growing network of reseller partners throughout North America.
About Interact-TV, Inc. Interact-TV Inc. develops innovative
software and products for the home entertainment server market that
are designed to enhance the digital entertainment experience --
creating an enjoyable and easy way to get the entertainment you
want right when you want it. More information can be found at
http://www.interact-tv.com/
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040809/LAM099 DATASOURCE:
Interact-TV CONTACT: Sarah Johnson of Accent Relations,
+1-303-417-6303, , for Interact-TV Web site:
http://www.buyatelly.com/ Web site: http://www.interact-tv.com/
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