I own one of the old Ultimate TV boxes for DirecTV. A few days ago, when the power winked out, the box rebooted and began trying to connect to WebTV. No matter what we do, the box wants to connect to WebTV, and won't let us view the menu for viewing our television programs. Why won't my UltimateTV box ignore its WebTV imperative and let me watch TV any more? [more inside]
posted by RossWhite on Jan 14, 2007 - 1 answer

I am failing to find a free program that lets me capture the video/audio from a web tv stream (WMP). [more inside]
posted by fondle on Nov 11, 2005 - 8 answers

WebTV equipment absolutely clogs the computer sections of my local thrift stores. Is there anything cool that can be done with it? (In my view, anything that involves a dial-up connection is not cool.) [more inside]
posted by box on Mar 23, 2005 - 2 answers

What's the best way to teach basic computer and internet skills to two grandparents with an iMac who have only used WebTV? [More Inside.] [more inside]
posted by esd on Dec 29, 2004 - 13 answers

My dad uses WebTV to surf the net and send email. However, we're discovering that he can't see pages that end in .php, which rules out my Gallery site, which is one of the main reasons he got on the net in the first place. Anyone have any ideas for freeware/open source photo sites as good as Gallery, but that can be viewed in WebTV? (Thanks to silusGROK's question below for reminding me to ask this.)
posted by stupidsexyFlanders on Sep 23, 2004 - 6 answers