Posts tagged ‘HDTV’
Google’s New TV?
A new TV has surfaced that works on the Google Android operating system, code named Scandinavia. The HD LCD TV comes in various sizes ranging from 42” to 55”. The Internet connected TV offers a variety of applications including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube apps, Gmail, and Google Maps among others. The TV also features a web browser. And because it’s using an Android base OS you can download applications and games from an App Store. This is an awesome device; you can download apps for the weather channel, play your favorite music, play games, listen to radio over the internet, and lots and lots more. Android is getting a lot of momentum in the phone world, and a lot of demand for faster Internet connections. If the same happens with TVs, MoCA will be there to provide the high-speed networking connection.
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Blu-ray: 11 Networked Components at CEDIA Expo 2009, by Tom LeBlanc – Electronic House Info and Answers
What to add to your Home Theater for Christmas? Here’s the definitive list of latest and greatest connected HDTVs and Bluray players being offered with Netflix, Vudu, YouTube, Pandora and more. The guys at CEDIA (Custom Home Theater Installers) don’t fool around and usually price is no object, so if you have the dough this is where to spend it.
Amazon, Blockbuster, Facebook to Launch Yahoo TV Widgets – ClickZ
TV is about to get a whole lot more interesting. Brand new Yahoo interactive TV widgets are set to launch in the next two or three weeks for Sony, Samsung, LG, and Vizio HDTVs that support the technology.
When a widget surfaces, the viewer can choose via the remote control to view free content, or purchase immediately downloadable content when offered from retailers like Amazon and Blockbuster. He also hinted that physical products which involve order fulfillment will eventually be sold through the widgets. YouTube offers free video content through its widget.
Yahoo expects that the TV manufacturers will make a big push to promote the Widgets feature for TVs during the holiday season and into Super Bowl weekend. Meanwhile, consumers will be needing to connect their living rooms to their home networks more than ever. MoCA Ethernet-to-Coax bridges along with a 4-port switch will give them a wired Ethernet connection for their HDTVs plus Xbox, Bluray player, and other connected CE devices.
Xbox 360 Gets Exclusivity on Netflix Streaming
Microsoft now has an exclusive partnership with Netflix, continuing the ability to instantly stream movies and TV shows from Netflix to your TV via Xbox 360. The Xbox will be the only game console to offer the Netflix movie experience, and is available to all Xbox Live Gold members who also have a Netflix unlimited subscription, all of this at no additional cost!
Vudu Moving to Embed Online Video Service into TVs
Vudu’s CEO Alain Rossmann says that Vudu will embed the new Vudu service directly into the TV, eliminating the expense and hassle of purchasing, installing or connecting another device to the TV.
LG TVs will, of course, have some of the first TVs with Vudu embedded that will be available to purchase. Rossmann also says that the platform will have features like instant start, instant fast forward and rewind and a faster and more refined user interface. The LG TVs, with Vudu built-in, should be available to customers sometime next month.
Mitsubishi and Vudu Start Joint TV Promotion
Starting today, Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America will be giving away a Vudu HD set-top box along with $50 worth of movie credits with a purchase of most Mitsubishi TVs. This promotion is set to run until August 10th. Vudu allows for streaming of anything in their library, and to get the best streaming quality, you should use MoCA.
Via Twice
Blockbuster to Deliver its OnDemand Services to Samsung TVs
Blockbuster and Samsung have signed an agreement which will enable customers to gain access to Blockbuster’s ever growing library of digital content. Consumers will be able to access Blockbuster’s OnDemand service through Samsung HDTVs , home theater systems and Blu-ray players. If you want to connect these devices to your network/the internet, you will want to use MoCA.
via PR Newswire
Sony’s Connected BRAVIA HDTVs Get Netflix
As more and more HDTV manufacturers are going the route of making connected HDTVs, being able to get a reliable connection to their device becomes that much more important. Today, Sony has announced that they have partnered with Netflix to bring Netflix’s instant watch to Sony BRAVIA HDTVs.
The world’s largest online movie rental service, today announced a partnership with Sony Electronics that will enable Netflix subscribers to instantly watch movies streamed from Netflix on Sony’s BRAVIA Internet Video-capable HDTVs and on previous BRAVIA models compatible with Sony’s BRAVIA Internet video link module.
Netflix now plays on Roku, Tivo, LG, Samsung and Sony HDTVs and Bluray players. All of these devices will stream Netflix HD much more reliably using MoCA Home Networking rather than undependable Wifi or Powerline networks.
via Engadget
LG Integrates Netflix Streaming Into Televisions
LG is going to be the first company to begin releasing televisions that include the Netflix streaming service built right into the TV itself.
LG Electronics today extended its groundbreaking partnership with Netflix, Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX), as the two companies announced the first broadband-enabled HDTVs with Netflix streaming software embedded directly in the TV, requiring no external device. LG’s new LCD and plasma “Broadband HDTVs” will display the growing library of movies, TV episodes and high-definition (HD) content that Netflix members can watch instantly directly on the TV with Ethernet connectivity.
This is a perfect reason to use MoCA! Using Wi-Fi you would be waiting longer for your movie to start up, as well as having to endure the inevitable downgrade to less-than-HD video quality due to network interruptions or weak signal strength. MoCA will enable you to fast forward and rewind with less buffering time than with a traditional wireless network. With MoCA you will be able to enjoy HD Netflix content all the time, without having to worry about the unpredictability of Wi-Fi.
Share your MoCA network through HDMI?
The latest HDMI specification 1.4 is out today and one of the features is an HDMI Ethernet Channel among other things:
The HDMI Ethernet Channel will allow an Internet-enabled HDMI device to share its Internet connection with other HDMI devices without the need for a separate Ethernet cable. The new feature will also provide the connection platform to allow HDMI-enabled devices to share content between devices.
It looks like this means that if your HDTV is already networked via MoCA, then you can share this connection with your Bluray or Xbox through the HDMI cable. Other features specified include audio return channel, 3D capability, improved 4K x 2K resolution support, micro HDMI connector, and automotive connection system. The spec also includes options for 5 different HDMI cables, each supporting various combinations of data speeds and features.
