<s>
The	O
Telly	B-Device
home	B-Application
entertainment	I-Application
server	I-Application
is	O
range	O
of	O
computer	O
systems	O
designed	O
to	O
store	O
,	O
manage	O
,	O
and	O
access	O
all	O
forms	O
of	O
digital	O
media	O
in	O
the	O
home	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
Interact-TV	O
'	O
s	O
Linux	B-Application
Media	O
Center	O
software	O
,	O
it	O
provides	O
user	O
managed	O
libraries	O
for	O
music	O
,	O
photos	O
,	O
and	O
all	O
forms	O
of	O
video	O
from	O
recorded	O
television	O
programming	O
to	O
DVDs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Networked	B-Architecture
configurations	O
distribute	O
content	O
shared	O
from	O
all	O
units	O
throughout	O
a	O
network	O
and	O
allow	O
recording	O
at	O
each	O
location	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Content	O
on	O
Telly	B-Device
systems	O
appears	O
to	O
both	O
Windows	O
and	O
Mac	O
PCs	O
as	O
local	O
networked	B-Architecture
volumes	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
over	O
the	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Telly	B-Device
server	O
web	O
site	O
provides	O
management	O
of	O
and	O
access	O
to	O
music	O
,	O
photos	O
,	O
and	O
video	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Telly	B-Device
home	B-Application
entertainment	I-Application
servers	I-Application
use	O
a	O
trackball	O
driven	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
and	O
are	O
offered	O
with	O
full	O
high-definition	B-Device
television	I-Device
(	O
HDTV	B-Device
)	O
outputs	O
,	O
built-in	O
digital	B-Application
video	I-Application
recorder	I-Application
(	O
DVR	O
)	O
capabilities	O
and	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
other	O
accessories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
home	B-Application
entertainment	I-Application
server	I-Application
,	O
Telly	B-Device
systems	O
differ	O
from	O
traditional	O
media	O
center	O
systems	O
in	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
designed	O
from	O
inception	O
to	O
be	O
configured	O
and	O
operated	O
from	O
a	O
TV-based	O
menu	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
true	O
server	O
,	O
permits	O
integrated	O
file	O
sharing	O
and	O
secure	O
volume	O
managed	O
expandable	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Telly	B-Device
Servers	O
are	O
available	O
in	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
models	O
from	O
small	O
set-top	O
sized	O
to	O
rack-mount	B-Application
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
system	O
contains	O
a	O
Linux	B-Application
OS	I-Application
and	O
motherboard	B-Device
and	O
one	O
or	O
more	O
hard	O
drives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HD	O
Telly	B-Device
systems	O
upsample	B-Algorithm
the	O
native	O
resolution	O
of	O
recorded	O
TV	O
and	O
regular	O
DVDs	O
from	O
480i	O
to	O
720p	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Telly	B-Device
Servers	O
can	O
be	O
networked	B-Architecture
to	O
grow	O
as	O
users	O
 '	O
digital	O
media	O
libraries	O
grow	O
-	O
most	O
systems	O
provide	O
1000/100/10	O
Base	O
Ethernet	O
connectivity	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
outfitted	O
with	O
wireless	O
or	O
power-line	O
networking	O
capability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
that	O
entertainment	O
content	O
can	O
be	O
made	O
available	O
to	O
other	O
rooms	O
of	O
the	O
house	O
by	O
adding	O
a	O
TellyVizion	O
Playback	O
Unit	O
to	O
your	O
home	O
network	O
over	O
any	O
Ethernet	O
connection	O
between	O
the	O
Telly	B-Device
Server	O
and	O
the	O
TellyVizion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Systems	O
can	O
be	O
configured	O
with	O
a	O
central	O
Telly	B-Device
Server	O
with	O
a	O
TellyVizion	O
as	O
discussed	O
above	O
or	O
by	O
adding	O
a	O
second	O
Telly	B-Device
Server	O
providing	O
the	O
following	O
advantages	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
servers	O
double	O
(	O
or	O
more	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
Telly	B-Device
Server	O
configuration	O
)	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
storage	O
for	O
digital	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
tmiGui	O
–	O
This	O
layer	O
of	O
software	O
developed	O
for	O
TellyMinder	O
allows	O
for	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
user	B-Application
interfaces	I-Application
that	O
are	O
television	O
and	O
entertainment	O
centric	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Building	O
on	O
the	O
technical	O
team	O
’s	O
extensive	O
knowledge	O
of	O
broadcast	O
graphics	O
design	O
,	O
a	O
sophisticated	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
toolkit	O
has	O
been	O
developed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Networked	B-Architecture
Media	O
Management	O
–	O
TellyMinder	O
has	O
an	O
integrated	O
small	O
and	O
fast	O
database	O
and	O
a	O
newly	O
designed	O
sophisticated	O
,	O
but	O
low	O
maintenance	O
media	O
management	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Linux	B-Application
Operating	I-Application
System	I-Application
–	O
The	O
Linux	B-Application
OS	I-Application
is	O
the	O
current	O
operating	O
system	O
that	O
TellyMinder	O
is	O
built	O
upon	O
,	O
although	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
current	O
application	O
programming	O
interfaces	O
(	O
APIs	O
)	O
in	O
TellyMinder	O
have	O
been	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
ported	O
to	O
alternate	O
operating	O
systems	O
if	O
the	O
market	O
dynamics	O
dictate	O
this	O
is	O
necessary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
initial	O
product	O
,	O
The	O
Telly	B-Device
MC1000	O
Digital	O
Entertainment	O
Center	O
,	O
began	O
shipping	O
in	O
2002	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
fully	O
customizable	O
and	O
expandable	O
digital	O
entertainment	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Telly	B-Device
home	B-Application
entertainment	I-Application
server	I-Application
product	O
line	O
was	O
continually	O
enhanced	O
and	O
includes	O
a	O
complete	O
line	O
of	O
servers	O
,	O
available	O
through	O
a	O
network	O
of	O
dealers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Interact-TV	O
Telly	B-Device
product	O
line	O
established	O
a	O
prestigious	O
business‑to‑business	O
customer	O
base	O
including	O
a	O
significant	O
partnership	O
in	O
November	O
2005	O
with	O
Turner	O
Broadcasting	O
Systems	O
(	O
TBS	O
)	O
for	O
over	O
500	O
Telly	B-Device
product	O
units	O
and	O
special	O
software	O
work	O
for	O
Video‑On‑Demand	O
(	O
VOD	O
)	O
trials	O
and	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
thereafter	O
,	O
Interact-TV	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
transferred	O
all	O
of	O
its	O
Telly	B-Device
properties	O
operations	O
(	O
except	O
for	O
the	O
Telly	B-Device
Minder	O
system	O
which	O
was	O
and	O
is	O
still	O
under	O
development	O
)	O
to	O
JDV	O
Solutions	O
Inc.	O
,	O
a	O
spinoff	O
of	O
Interact-TV	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
late	O
2009	O
,	O
Telly	B-Device
Systems	O
(	O
except	O
for	O
the	O
Telly	B-Device
Minder	O
)	O
have	O
been	O
sold	O
and	O
serviced	O
by	O
JDV	O
Solutions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pocket	O
Kid	O
Records	O
has	O
been	O
operating	O
successfully	O
with	O
the	O
band	O
Dead	O
Sara	O
under	O
contract	O
and	O
has	O
had	O
less	O
success	O
with	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
its	O
Web-Channel	O
and	O
Telly	B-Device
Minder	O
properties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interact-TV	O
introduced	O
their	O
first	O
Telly	B-Device
server	O
in	O
2001	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
commercially	O
available	O
system	O
designed	O
from	O
the	O
ground	O
up	O
as	O
a	O
general	O
purpose	O
home	B-Application
entertainment	I-Application
server	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Built	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
a	O
tuned	O
Linux	B-Application
OS	I-Application
,	O
these	O
servers	O
can	O
run	O
efficiently	O
on	O
energy	O
efficient	O
CPUs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Center	I-Device
Edition	O
is	O
built	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
a	O
productivity	O
centered	O
operating	O
system	O
which	O
is	O
burdened	O
by	O
inefficient	O
layers	O
of	O
legacy	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	B-Device
TV	I-Device
is	O
a	O
solution	O
which	O
utilizes	O
a	O
'	O
media	O
adapter	O
 '	O
approach	O
which	O
places	O
a	O
TV	O
enabled	O
device	O
on	O
the	O
home	O
network	O
to	O
bridge	O
the	O
connection	O
from	O
desktop	O
systems	O
and	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
conduit	O
for	O
content	O
delivery	O
from	O
their	O
iTunes	O
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Telly	B-Device
home	B-Application
entertainment	I-Application
servers	I-Application
require	O
an	O
Internet	O
connection	O
for	O
many	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Telly	B-Device
systems	O
network	O
over	O
Ethernet	O
to	O
other	O
computers	O
and	O
work	O
with	O
most	O
cable	O
set	O
top	O
boxes	O
and	O
both	O
Dish	O
and	O
Direct-TV	O
satellite	O
via	O
a	O
simple	O
infrared	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
