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Whether it’s linking computers to television sets, in-home entertainment centers, gaming systems, or even other computers, consumer demand for a connected digital home
is growing at a rapid pace. The need to make digital entertainment and other content available across platforms has spawned a multi-billion dollar industry for home networking products.
The enormous potential of this market has created an urgent need for manufacturers of consumer electronics devices to build equipment that deliver such connectivity – or risk obsolescence.
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According to market research firm Parks Associates, solutions that can deliver multimedia connectivity in the home – such as digital media receivers, WiFi routers, and PC adaptors – will
reach annual shipments of 120 million units by the end of 2008.
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But building the right solution for the connected home isn’t easy.
Some of the market’s most anticipated solutions for distributing content across platforms are failing miserably
as soon as they hit the shelves. Why the cool reception? In many cases, these solutions are costly and cumbersome…and often don’t work as well as they should. Consumers simply don’t
want to add another box to their living room – particularly if it’s expensive
to buy, but only supports a limited number of file types, and delivers less-than-stellar performance under variable WiFi and broadband conditions. As a result, new-concept products such as digital
media receivers and media center PCs have been met with lukewarm receptions and mediocre sales.
The fact is, most consumers already have the perfect multimedia solution in the home…their computer. All you have to do is connect to it.
Place-shifting takes advantage of the
digital media already stored on consumers’ PCs by streaming it, in real-time, to other devices within the home – leveraging existing investments while
taking home networking to the next level.
Harness the power of place-shifting with myPCStream.
By enabling your consumer electronics device with myPCStream, you can deliver a feature-rich, cost-effective way for consumers
to access any content or application on their computers, in any format, in any room of the house.
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