has anyone ever used web tv?

I never had web tv. Nor do I really know what it is. Can you explain?

WebTV, now owned by Microsoft, was one of the first entries in the much publicized convergence of the World Wide Web with television. You buy a set-top box similar to a cable TV box, then sign up with the WebTV access service and browse Web pages using a WebTV's browser and a hand-held control. A keyboard is provided optionally. WebTV uses your television set as an output device; the signals arrive, however, through a modem and a telephone line at 33.6 Kbps (Classic model) or 56 Kbps (Plus model). i never used it coz the quality isn't very good

I didn't start on webtv but I have used it. I hate it. It is so slow. My dad has it and loves it. He likes that is works on his big tv and he hasn't ever used a computer for internet so he doesn't mind the speed. He does get annoyed at some things like some of the features on our yahoo fantasy football don't work correctly. I like to download things which you can't do with webtv and I like the speed of my cable internet and fast laptop. Webtv is right for some people but I am not one of them.

I started with webtv. Puters were way too expensive back then and it seemed like the next best choice. I really loved my webtv. I liked the community that it had. I liked being a webbie :) It was kinda slow and you couldn't download, which was a bummer, but I enjoyed it and miss it sometimes. It was simple to use and overwhelming like puters could be sometimes.