LG today announced their new NetCast Entertainment Access system that brings Yahoo!, Netflix and YouTube content directly to selected models in the company’s HDTV range. Both LCD and plasma TVs with the NetCast technology will be available, starting with the 47- and 42-inch LH50 LCD models and 60- and 50-inch PS80 plasma models.
If you’ve ever wanted to stream content from your PC to your TV without running cables or setting up a network, Wisair’s USB Display Adapter will be a lifesaver. The device is not only great for streaming to a TV, but also to another monitor and even a projector.
Minimalist movie buffs, rejoice – you’ll soon be able to stream Netflix movies without the clutter of a set top box. LG will unveil a new line of HDTVs this week with instant Netflix movie streaming built right in.
LG have announced two new streaming content providers that users of their 2009 network Blu-ray players will be able to access. Both CinemaNow and YouTube have joined Netflix, which is the only media-on-demand provider currently accessible to users of the LG BD300. That means a choice from 14,000 pay-per-view CinemaNow titles from the major movie studios, broadcast and cable television shows (as well as more than 250 independent film titles and music videos from all major labels), together with unlimited access to YouTube’s catalog.
If you’re looking for a dual multimedia player and Blu-ray deck, your options are pretty limited; however HDI will happily sell you their Dune BD Prime. Available in four variations, each with different connectivity, the HDI Dune BD Prime has HDMI 1.3, optical and coaxial digital and 7.1 analogue audio outputs together with composite, component and S-Video video outputs; it also has three USB 2.0 ports to connect external hard-drives containing video and audio files.
If you’ve been thinking about a internet streaming media player, here’s your chance to take advantage of last minute Christmas discount. Vudu has slashed $150 off of their VUDU media player along with a $50 movie credits, to offer you a limited time only internet streaming package at $149.
As tipped back in November, Roku have begun streaming Netflix content in high-definition. Owners of the Netflix Player by Roku will find their media players automatically updating to firmware version 1.5 over “the next few weeks”, at which point the will be able to access Netflix’s catalog of “hundreds” of high-definition titles.
Just couple months ago, Vudu added its HDX video download with quality equivalent of Blu-Ray, then a high-end rack-mount version of HD media streamer a month later; the company is now hoping to secure the increasingly crowded online streaming market, with a newly launched Rich Internet Application Platform that offers total of 120 channels web based video content to its subscribers, with no extra cost.
SageTV have unveiled the HD Theater, a relatively low-cost high-definition media streamer that puts content stored on your home network, or streamed across the internet, onto your HDTV. As well as supporting UPnP streaming content from a computer or NAS, the SageTV also recognizes local storage via its two USB 2.0 ports. Install SageTV Media Center on a PC and you have a full DVR.
Netgear’s EVA9000 Digital Entertainer Elite has been quietly wowing the preview crowds with some pre-CES demonstrations. The 500GB mediaplayer is capable of streaming HD 720p video over your WiFi draft-n network, in addition to pumping out full 1080p high-definition content from your PC.
Check out the video demo after the cut
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