I had the original Philips Maganvox classic, the new philips maganavox classic where you can hook up a printer w/o the xtra parts. I got rid of both those but still have the Philips Maganvox Plus. Although I dont use it.
Oh man, I joined just at the tail end of it still being called WebTV and then it changed to msnTV. Many memories! I actually still have a Sony and Phillips WebTV Plus. The Phillips came with a Web Eye which I never used. I remember making e-mail sigs, going to the discussion groups and Talk City. Good times. :)
The webtv i had in 1995 was a Magnavox unit later plus and i payed 19.95 had plus unit...anyway make short i live in Georgia in Powdersprings area usin at&t lines and over 8 ISP's so toll free dial up n used
Waiting and waiting to get online listening to this and having the house phone not be able to receive calls while WebTv was on. Is WebTv still around?
I had the original, and the plus. When I bought the original in 1997, it was probably only tenth time I actually went on-line. The other times I used friends computers. This unit was a cheaper alternative. I think I used it till late 99, or early 2000. I remember the bulletin boards, and the talk city chat. Plus I logged in to yahoo many times. It was limited to that though. No real video, maybe a 15 second clip, now and then. Still for the price not bad at all. AOL came out with one
OMFG! I LOVED THIS SCREEN SO MUCH! I had WebTv when it was run by Philips and had the Philips Logo on it.. I took it off as soon as it was bought out by MSN
Connecting took some time but then when it finally said connected..i was like "yeah" lol.. And yes, back then webtv was very cheap alternative to high price computers.. I bought mine with my very first pay check from my first summer job .. I was 16 and was just excited..
Haha! I don't have to watch and wait. I remember it. Lol. But you know what? It wasn't that bad :) I remember those old days and a lot of good things happened to me around that time. When I watched this video it brought back such memories, good memories! We were poor, but hey :) we were happy! Someee people couldn't even afford one of these, so ya know. We were not that unfortunate. :)
I became a WEBTV addict from 4/99 until mine finally died in 2010. Sure I had several PCs along the way but I missed the discussion groups. PC's breaking down, with viruses, worms and bad manufacturing. I've been on IMAC since Jan 2010, with cable and there is no turning back.
WebTV didn't suck. It was wonderful for its time. It gave us cheap and accessible internet to those who couldn't afford the 1500$ computers of the 1990s. I had both pc internet (Delphi) and webTV, webtv wasn't much slower than regular dialup. You're just spoiled these days by high speed internet. It didn't exist back then.
@LFactorSA Yeah I got WebTV back in 1997 when my best friend joined the Peace Corps and was heading to Paraguay. Didn't have the need for a computer back in those days so the WebTV was great for me, actually I was the first one "online" in my family with this, was so fresh and new. With this I signed up my 2 cousins and my parents with their own accounts, I recall people racing to their mail when the red light would come on, even in chat, I wasn't the only one with this, it was great.
Yes, this is the intro I remember. hudsonvalleyguy has a video but I remember the city in the back not being so bright and forward like in his. I completely forgot about that jingle that plays with the MSN logo too.
My age and the freshness of the internet then makes it seem much better than it is now. I remember my main gripe, besides it using what I have to assume is a modem below 56k, is that I couldn't use emulators. I even emailed them asking to support emus once :P I was young and dumb :)
This was the first way I was able to really get on the internet back in 98. I was in the military and bought one. Then bought my first PC in Okinawa in 99. It was a wopping 6gig hard drive lmao.
@SYCHOTIC79 same here, you could pick out your background music..heh,.. of what little they provided if I remember correctly ... which if you were on chat all night you hear the same music over and over and over...then turn on a radio or cd player because your sick of that music. Type in HTML code to put cool graphics on there(cool at that time)...and etc...
I had the original Philips Maganvox classic, the new philips maganavox classic where you can hook up a printer w/o the xtra parts. I got rid of both those but still have the Philips Maganvox Plus. Although I dont use it.
lisa4172 2 days ago
Oh man, I joined just at the tail end of it still being called WebTV and then it changed to msnTV. Many memories! I actually still have a Sony and Phillips WebTV Plus. The Phillips came with a Web Eye which I never used. I remember making e-mail sigs, going to the discussion groups and Talk City. Good times. :)
ozone1414 1 week ago
Is WebTV capable with today's websites?
Bjorge861 1 week ago
The webtv i had in 1995 was a Magnavox unit later plus and i payed 19.95 had plus unit...anyway make short i live in Georgia in Powdersprings area usin at&t lines and over 8 ISP's so toll free dial up n used
MrLehnerd 1 month ago
Waiting and waiting to get online listening to this and having the house phone not be able to receive calls while WebTv was on. Is WebTv still around?
zanteson 2 months ago
I had the original, and the plus. When I bought the original in 1997, it was probably only tenth time I actually went on-line. The other times I used friends computers. This unit was a cheaper alternative. I think I used it till late 99, or early 2000. I remember the bulletin boards, and the talk city chat. Plus I logged in to yahoo many times. It was limited to that though. No real video, maybe a 15 second clip, now and then. Still for the price not bad at all. AOL came out with one
talltom1973 2 months ago
@talltom1973 but it was junk, I had it for two months, and luckily the store took it back. It was slower than webtv, and had many problems.
talltom1973 2 months ago
OMFG! I LOVED THIS SCREEN SO MUCH! I had WebTv when it was run by Philips and had the Philips Logo on it.. I took it off as soon as it was bought out by MSN
Extremefighters 5 months ago
Connecting took some time but then when it finally said connected..i was like "yeah" lol.. And yes, back then webtv was very cheap alternative to high price computers.. I bought mine with my very first pay check from my first summer job .. I was 16 and was just excited..
Avenue72nd 5 months ago
I remember the chat rooms, this brings back so much!
diazfam2011 5 months ago
i would only want the webtv back again only for the music
KidAJonni 5 months ago
This has been flagged as spam show
Haha! I don't have to watch and wait. I remember it. Lol. But you know what? It wasn't that bad :) I remember those old days and a lot of good things happened to me around that time. When I watched this video it brought back such memories, good memories! We were poor, but hey :) we were happy! Someee people couldn't even afford one of these, so ya know. We were not that unfortunate. :)
Redheadedhoni 5 months ago
I became a WEBTV addict from 4/99 until mine finally died in 2010. Sure I had several PCs along the way but I missed the discussion groups. PC's breaking down, with viruses, worms and bad manufacturing. I've been on IMAC since Jan 2010, with cable and there is no turning back.
xxyc21 6 months ago
WebTV didn't suck. It was wonderful for its time. It gave us cheap and accessible internet to those who couldn't afford the 1500$ computers of the 1990s. I had both pc internet (Delphi) and webTV, webtv wasn't much slower than regular dialup. You're just spoiled these days by high speed internet. It didn't exist back then.
LFactorSA 6 months ago 5
@LFactorSA Yeah I got WebTV back in 1997 when my best friend joined the Peace Corps and was heading to Paraguay. Didn't have the need for a computer back in those days so the WebTV was great for me, actually I was the first one "online" in my family with this, was so fresh and new. With this I signed up my 2 cousins and my parents with their own accounts, I recall people racing to their mail when the red light would come on, even in chat, I wasn't the only one with this, it was great.
devildog1775907 2 months ago
Man this music made me feel 15. I'd love to hear more. .. U kno Thomas Dolby , the " SCIENCE!" song guy. Wrote these songs
e8tballz 6 months ago
When was this filmed
jaredlegomaster 7 months ago
@jaredlegomaster I recorded it from WebTv to VHS around 1998 or so, burnt to DVD, transfered to computer then to youtube Mar.-5-2011
HayateGekko973 7 months ago 2
Yes, this is the intro I remember. hudsonvalleyguy has a video but I remember the city in the back not being so bright and forward like in his. I completely forgot about that jingle that plays with the MSN logo too.
My age and the freshness of the internet then makes it seem much better than it is now. I remember my main gripe, besides it using what I have to assume is a modem below 56k, is that I couldn't use emulators. I even emailed them asking to support emus once :P I was young and dumb :)
shoemanbundy 7 months ago
I had webtv from 98 all the way till 08. by the time 2008 came, I wanted to throw my webtv out the window. ..lol
guillermovlogs 8 months ago
@guillermovlogs ...lol
phone973 8 months ago
thank you
tchock 9 months ago
This was the first way I was able to really get on the internet back in 98. I was in the military and bought one. Then bought my first PC in Okinawa in 99. It was a wopping 6gig hard drive lmao.
ryanb788 9 months ago
Hey, can you play some of the background music? There are a few floating around YouTube but I'd love to hear more.
fraublucher 10 months ago
good times.
drcrab2007 10 months ago
Watching this brings back so many memories. I went through this long wait in 1998.
SYCHOTIC79 11 months ago 2
@SYCHOTIC79 same here, you could pick out your background music..heh,.. of what little they provided if I remember correctly ... which if you were on chat all night you hear the same music over and over and over...then turn on a radio or cd player because your sick of that music. Type in HTML code to put cool graphics on there(cool at that time)...and etc...
HayateGekko973 11 months ago