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Set-top boxes will increasingly become gateway devices, a central hub linking both PCs and TVs to the outside world. That's not all. Set-top boxes from companies like Philips will integrate both Internet access and personal video recording, allowing you to shift the time you view a broadcast program. This development is expected to become one of the biggest changes ever in TV broadcasting. U.S. consumers are already using personal video recording; this year the technology should spread across Europe and Asia.   next


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