LG Electronics is striking a blow against your DVD and Blu-ray collections.
The company announced today a series of new flat-panel televisions which will allow Netflix users to stream movies directly onto their TVs – instantly.
LG boasts it’s the “first broadband-enabled HDTVs with Netflix streaming software embedded directly in the TV, requiring no external device.”
And they’re getting in the Blu-ray act, too. This spring, expect LG Blu-ray players that allow Netflixers to instantly stream high-def films into their living rooms.
In other insta-news …
Showtime’s new series, “United States of Tara,” can be streamed via existing Netflix technology starting Thursday (Jan. 8). That’s nearly two weeks before the show, starring Toni Collette, makes its official Showtime debut Jan. 18.
The show can be streamed on PCs, Intel-based Macs and TVs connected to any of a number of Netflix ready devices, according to Netflix.
“Tara” follows a suburban house mom with the condition formerly known as multiple personality disorder.
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Interesting to see how each new development has a shorter shelf life than the one before it … Netflix (by mail model) defeats video stores, now LG instaload will end the mail-in mode … I’ve said it for years, it’s the same cable at your TV and your Internet, no reason why they can’t build a hard drive into your flat panel, add a wireless keyboard, and it’s fully seamless, TV/Internet. This is a great development, and while it’s currently a $300 add-on, this technology will spur competition, AppleTV, Blockbuster/Sony, etc and soon it will be a great addition to viewing …
Lesse, should we watch the ABC streaming feed, a streaming movie from Netflix, or reruns of a classic Dragnet on Hulu.com or Fancast.com … say, didn’t cousin Larry just upload his vacation videos?
And Toto, you STILL think movie theaters will live on
Agree with everything you typed, Chase … but the theatrical experience will live on … even in the face of great TV shows and flat panel sets the movie theaters enjoyed another brisk year …
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117997933.html?categoryid=13&cs=1
Nothing beats the theater experience, as many dvds as I own I’d still rather see it on the big screen.