The sea of information and entertainment in our homes can be overwhelming. With digital cameras, digital music players such as the iPod and Digital Video Recorders (DVRs) such as TiVo, homeowners are downloading, storing and consuming media like never before. But all those files and gadgets can lead to digital madness.

Digital media is a fun and easy way to get the entertainment you want right when you want it . . . in theory. Digital camera owners take loads of pictures, but can’t show them to anyone without dragging them to the computer. Downloading music is wonderful and makes it easy to create custom playlists, but only for the iPod user. To let others enjoy your tunes you have to tote around the proper cables, transmitters, or docking stations to connect it with the car or home stereo. TiVo has changed the way we watch TV, but what about playing home movies and storing DVDs?

“I downloaded a lot of music to my iPod, but was often frustrated because I couldn’t listen to that same music on my home entertainment system,” says Josh Madigan, 26, of Minneapolis, Minn. “And my wife was disappointed when she wanted to show honeymoon pictures to our friends and family but they were on the computer and not easily accessible.”

Until now, most consumers have found that the only way to bring all their digital media together was to store it on their already over-crowded home PC hard drive. But many users found this to be inconvenient and inefficient. You can’t very well tote your computer to family gatherings to share photos, and who wants to rock out to a party mix of music in their home office? Only a small group of super techies know how to integrate their music, movies and digital photos by rigging together a temporary (and often unreliable) system of connected docking stations, software and various cables.

“I was looking for a way to enjoy all my gadgets whenever and wherever I wanted without juggling six different devices,” says Madigan. “When I found out there might be a way to sit in my living room and listen to my music libraries, watch recorded movies and look at my photos I was really interested.”

Madigan solved his problem with the Telly home entertainment server from Interact-TV. The Telly MC1200 stores entire media libraries on one easy-to-use device. The ability to record and organize digital entertainment content allows for unparalleled flexibility, freedom and enjoyment. The Telly records and pauses television programming without the monthly subscription fees of other DVRs. About the size of a DVD player, the Telly allows users to store digital photos and show them on their TV or share them over the Internet. It also stores videos and music libraries and even lets you burn CDs. The Telly brings together all your media and players in one place, without the complicated instructions and tangles of wires you’re used to with other digital products.

Entertainment should be blissful, not a constant battle with formats, players and connecting wires. And we should be able to share that entertainment with family and friends, whether it’s photos, music or watching a video from a friend’s party. If you don’t have the technical know-how (or the time) to program your own home entertainment server, there is now a way to make your digital technology work for you. The Telly is compatible with virtually all digital media formats and sets up right out of the box so you can spend your time enjoying, not programming.

“This is the natural evolution of digital entertainment. Finally I have one system for all my music, TV programs, DVDs and photos,” adds Madigan. “Rather than being stuck in front of a PC, I can finally use my high-end sound and video systems in my living room to enjoy all of my entertainment.”

To learn more about the Telly and to order one for yourself, visit http://www.buyatelly.com.

Courtesy of ARA Content