What is PonkTV?
What is PonkTV
Index?
Can I view internet web pages
using PonkTV?
How do I create sites for
PonkTV?
What type of formatting is
best?
What
is PonkTV?
PonkTV is a server for your
TV. It allows downloading of various
media (music, videos, flash, web pages,
games, and programs) from P2P networks
and other internet servers for viewing on a TV
controlled by a TV remote. It requires
a dedicated computer with hard-drive,
CD-ROM, sound card, IR infrared
receiver, Graphics card with TV-OUT,
and network connection. It is designed
for buyer assurance (brand-named
hardware) and for installation and
operation by non-technical users.
What
is PonkTV Index?
PonkTV Index is a web site designed for
viewing on a TV. It lists links to
other sites also designed for TV
viewing. If you know of a link you
would like to be included on PonkTV
Index, visit with a computer
www.ponktv.com and under Support
Discussion Forum post the link with a
short description.
Can I
view internet web pages using
PonkTV?
Yes, however, most web pages are
designed for viewing on a computer not
on a TV. Computer web pages will
usually be partially blocked because
text has to be enlarged for TV viewing
and difficult to navigate because of a
large number of links. Most computer
web pages are designed to provide a lot
of information which is best viewed by
a computer. Do you really want to
access all the information on the
internet using your TV.
How
do I create web pages for
PonkTV?
Web pages for PonkTV are the same as
any other web pages. They are just
formatted for TV viewing. Web pages
need to limit text and links to make
viewing and navigation easy. Web pages
can provide info if properly formatted
for TV viewing - TV schedules,
newspaper like cartoons, sound-bite
news, flash videos, rating type web
pages, web page polls, and more.
What
type of formatting is best?
Here are some guide lines to follow
when creating PonkTV web pages.
PonkTV is configured to display 800x600
pixels. Since PonkTV is not designed
for horizontal scrolling all pages
should be smaller than 600 pixels in
width. PonkTV does allow for vertical
scrolling both for text and links.
However it does not have the line
scrolling you expect when using a
computer. Design pages so they scroll
nicely page by page for better viewing.
PonkTV navigation scrolls though each
link until you come to the link you
want to press. To provide good
navigation, design pages with this in
mind. Keep links to a minimum possible
and the most active links at the
beginning.
Text is best viewed in 24 point font
size. You can sharpen fonts for better
viewing by selecting contrasting font
and background color.
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