Did you know that you may 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 also a brand new line of Blu-ray players which will do this for you as long as you have a broadband fast connection.

You’ll find about 20 TVs selling for around $1000 and also a half dozen Blu-ray players for around $150 that will stream online movies. All the newer TVs hitting the market shall soon possess the internet streaming feature and may 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 will include this feature on the lower priced models too.

There are other electronic devices like the popular game boxes on the market that also have internet streaming features.

While one of these TVs or Blu-ray players don’t give a full internet browser that will go anywhere on the net, free movie (moved here) it’s going to allow the streaming of movies and television programs from several online companies. You can watch videos from YouTube, news, sports, and even more from Yahoo and watch some digital photos stored at selected online sites or enjoy music from internet radio-stations. Of-course movies and television 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 an excellent 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 think about among the internet capable models or one that comes in a home theater bundle. The DVD players can get the exact 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 getting 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 that you can tap off your houses wi-fi signal. It’s worth the extra money if you’re able to go this way and also you do not have a broadband cable connection where your entertainment system is setup.

Be aware that each brand of TV or Blu-ray player has partnered with a certain streaming service. Your content shall vary, so look for the services you want to have and then buy the player that carries them.

When you hook up your TV or Blu-ray player to your network you’ll use your remote to to get to your apps. You will see some icons or widgets appear at the bottom of your screen. This really is much like widgets or icons on your computer but will be for the services that came with your device.

You will have thousands of movies close at hand. You may browse a library and order with just a few clicks. Fees vary but are basically the exact same as driving to your local video store. And no late fees! Some services give a monthly fee, others with unlimited services.

Picture quality may be like standard definition and high def streams tend to be more like DVD quality. As the equipment hits the market a growing number of we also can expect the services to improve within the not too distant future.