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If you�re the type of person who looks for red tags and sale racks, WebTV will be your guardian angel. For less than $400, you can have a connection to the Internet and a new toy to show off to friends. The Holladay�s spent most of New Year�s Eve sipping the bubbly at Web sites and chat rooms. Greg thinks that the price is just right for the product. He said, �It�s good for people who can�t afford to buy a $1500 or $2000 computer.�

Of course, if you already connect to the Web through your home computer, WebTV may turn out to be another gadget that does little more than clutter your shelf. A.J. Mast would hate to see home computer users waste their hard-earned money. �If you have a modem and hardware, you�ve already made the investment,� he said.