Tom wrote: > I know about Windows Live Mail, Hotmail, Internet TV, etc. But I am > still not clear on how I would use them on my Sony Bravia flat panel > without adding a PC to my living room setup. I guess that is your > point? Indeed it is. Which is how all the other newer hand-held gadgets manage to work with, synchronize with, and at least partially replace, PCs. The question I keep asking is, why would anyone think that a "connected TV" must follow a totally different formula and feel totally strange and confusing to its users? Why this mental disconnect on the part of the CE companies? Bert ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.