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Did you know that you can finally stream online content, like movies or you tube videos to your large screen TV without using a computer or having to buy some special box designed to do this? The net TVs are out now and a brand new line of Blu-ray players that may do this for you as long as you have a broadband fast connection.
You can find about 20 TVs selling for around $1000 as well as a half dozen Blu-ray players for around $150 which will stream online movies. All of the newer TVs hitting the market shall soon possess the internet streaming feature and can be coming out sometime this coming year. And some tech people predict that all the newer Blu-ray players may have it on all their models. They’re going to include this feature on the lower priced models too.
There are other electronic devices like the popular game boxes in the marketplace which also have internet streaming features.
While one of these TVs or Blu-ray players do not offer a full internet browser that can go anywhere on the net, it will allow the streaming of movies and television programs from several online companies. You can watch videos from YouTube, news, sports, and a lot more from Yahoo and watch some digital photos stored at selected websites or enjoy music from internet radio stations. Of-course movies and tv episodes will charge for a subscription or may be pay per view.
Streaming video is easy to setup for use on either the television or Blu-ray player. Most services will give a good quality picture but don’t expect it to equal an HD Blu-ray disc.
When you are looking to upgrade your DVD player to a Blu-ray player you should look at one of the internet capable models or one that comes in a home theater bundle. The DVD players could possibly get the same internet content as the TVs do. The advantage of going it this way is you’re able to tweak or adjust the TVs settings from receiving the content from a DVD player.
When acquiring a Blu-ray player for internet content look for a BD-live model. These models require a broadband connection but some also come with wi-fi which you can tap off your houses wi-fi signal. It’s worth the extra money if you can go this way and also you don’t have a broadband cable connection where your entertainment system is setup.
Also be aware that each brand of TV or Blu-ray player has partnered with a particular streaming service. Your content shall change, so look for the services you’d like to have and after that buy the player that carries them.
As soon as you hook up your TV or Blu-ray player to your network you’ll use your remote to to get to your apps. You’ll see movie some icons or widgets appear at the bottom of your screen. This is much like widgets or icons on your computer but will be for the services that came with your device.
You may have thousands of movies close at hand. You may browse a library and order with just a number of clicks. Fees vary but are essentially the same as driving to your local video store. And no late fees! Some services provide a monthly fee, others with unlimited services.
Picture quality could be like standard definition and high def streams will be more like DVD quality. As the equipment hits the market increasingly more we can also expect the services to improve in the not too distant future.
