Want to Build a Better Set-Top Box?

The dynamic nature of Java is the most compelling reason to use Java in the design of a set-top box. Almost all Interactive Television standards chose Java as their application engine. The reason is basically economic: broadcast bandwidth is limited, hence broadcasting of hardware-dependent applications expensive. It follows that the application engine should be an interpretive one, and Java is really the only such engine that does not limit the range of applications.

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