Multimedia is such a predominant force in today's society that it holds a connection with each of the other telecommunications megatrends. Here's how:
Multimedia is becoming digitized as HDTVs and plasma screen TVs are gaining popularity. Digital convergence explains how television programs are filming in high definition digital quality to provide the ultimate viewing and listening experience. New services such as TiVo personalizes your viewing. Personalization also includes PDAs, and options on the Web allow you to personalize news, weather, sports, and other information. Multimedia is also portable with such applications as CD players and DVD players, as well as mobile with cellular phones and internet connection options on PDAs. It seems as if everything is becoming smaller and thinner which shows miniaturization in multimedia. Digital compression is what makes CD-ROMs and DVDs capable of storing enormous amounts of information. CD-ROMs and DVDs are also interactive by nature, as well as the internet, which is possibly the most interactive tool in multimedia. Broadband and connectivity makes it possible to send, receive, watch, and listen to multimedia over the internet.