| Product Overview | WebTV Classic service | WebTV Plus service | |
| Product Definition | The easiest way to get on the Internet | The best way to watch TV, because it integrates the Internet with television | |
| Hardware Cost | $99 MSRP | $199 MSRP | |
| Monthly WebTV Service Cost | $19.95 per month | $24.95 per month | |
Feature Comparison |
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| 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 Links | X | ||
| One-Touch VCR Recording | X | ||
| Program Notification | X | ||
| TV Pause | |||
| Games | |||
| Locking | |||
| Digital Picture and Sound | |||
Hardware/Functional Comparison |
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| Phone Modem (Kbps) | 33.6 Kbps | 56Kbps - capable | |
| Memory (RAM, ROM, Flash) |
2MB, 2MB, 2MB |
8MB, 2MB, 0 |
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| Processor | 112Mhz R4640 | 167Mhz R4640 | |
| Caching | X | X | |
| Hard Drive | none | 1.1GB | |
| Printing Support | HP Series 400 and 600 Color Inkjet. | HP Series 400 and 600 Color
Inkjet Canon BubbleJet Series BJC 80, 200, 600, 4000 |
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| OpenISP™ | X | X | |
| Call-Waiting Support | X | X | |
| Expansion Port | X | X | |
| Smart Card Slot | X | X | |
| Mic Input | X | ||
| IR Blaster | X | ||
| IR Flood | |||
| Tuner | X | ||
| Improved Keyboard | |||
| Improved Remote | |||
| 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 | ||
Transaction |
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| SSL version 2 and 3, 40 bit and 128 bit RC4 encryption | X | X | |
| MIME Compatible | X | X | |
| Sound and Images | X | X | |
| Embedded HTML | X | X | |
| Formatted Text | X | X | |
| Capture Video Frame | X | ||
Audio |
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| .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 |
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| MPEG-1 Video | X | X | |
| MPEG-3 Video | X | X | |
| VideoFlash™ | X | X | |
Usenet |
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| Full newsgroup reading/posting | X | X | |
| Automatic decoding of most encoded binaries | X | X | |
Chat |
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| IRC (Internet Relay Chat) | X | X | |
| HTML Chat | X | X | |
ISP |
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| PPP | X | X | |
| PAP | X | X | |
*Printer port only available for Philips Magnavox Classic Internet Terminal **Not available with Sony Classic Internet Receiver ***WebTV Plus Terminals have built in printer ports |
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