Laybourne is still working out a basic format for combining the Net and TV.

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It may seem odd that as technology becomes more advanced, someone needs to introduce a new device in such a basic format.

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In fact, there are players online who refuse to play one format or the other, and fortunately STCO provides dynamic statistics for both Basic and Advanced play.

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