CES: Online TVs Are All The Rage
Consumer demand for internet enabled TVs, apparently, has been a driving force behind the numerous networkable televisions on display at this year's CES. Samsung, LG, Sony, Panasonic, Sharp and Toshiba have all put forth TVs with web connectivity.
Sounds strange to me, but Toshiba reports that of the consumers who were able to connect to RSS feeds through Toshiba's online TVs, a whopping 25% did so. That's a huge margin for a largely undiscovered feature, and the changing face of the internet is responsible. With TV-friendly experiences from sites and services like YouTube, Hulu, and Netflix, it does make sense to skip the middleman and bring the internet straight to the television.
Yahoo Widgets and the Widget Channel Framework look set to begin teaching us how to enjoy the internet on TV without a mediating console or media PC, while Blu-ray faces more hurdles than ever. I'm still pulling for the flawless experience of Blu-ray, but as video delivery services continue to improve and online-enabled devices proliferate, the format faces increasing opposition.
Red-hot trends: Web-enabled TVs sweeping CES 2009 [DVICE]
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Posted to Hot Stuff, In Your House, In the World on 8 January 2009
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personally, I like the idea of the Internet-delivered content. However, I don't think these manufacturers should put all their eggs in that basket, especially given the nature off ISPs these days wanting to cap bandwidth and such.
All these services are fantastic, but if my ISP (that may just happen to be my cable company...) doesn't like my streaming from Netflix instead of renting from On Demand... well, you can see where that can go...