PS3 to debut as MegaTV IPTV set-top box in Korea

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PS3 to debut as IPTV set-top box in Korea

Korea's main telecom operator KT and Sony Computer Entertainment Korea will launch an IP TV service in November that runs on a PS3. The PS3 will act as a set top box for the Mega TV service. Users will be able to download and play shows via the PS3.

IPTV is a high-definition TV broadcasting service that allows users to download programs via broadband Internet and play them on TVs at any time they want. KT and Hanaro Telecom are two IPTV providers in South Korea.

The PlayStation3 is a powerful computing machine itself, equipped with large data storage, fast graphics processor and a Blu-ray Disc drive. It is the first time that Sony has made such an alliance to use the PS3 as an IPTV set-top box.

"With this partnership, Mega TV will include high-definition games and Blu-ray media in its periphery," said Lee Young-hee, chief of the Media Center at KT. "We will seek more cooperation with SCEK to create synergy."

More pictures and a video demonstration can be found here.





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