Although home-theater PCs and set-top boxes like AppleTV have made it possible to watch content streamed directly from the Internet on a TV for years, the practicality of these devices has lagged well behind. This may soon change for the better, though, as attention from TV manufacturers pushes the Internet further toward merging with your living room TV by skipping the middle man. IPTV features built into the next generation of high-end televisions will give some of them native Web capabilities, eliminating the need for extra equipment and remotes.
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