LG And Netflix Unveils Broadband HDTV Plan

LG Electronics & Netflix plan to make broadband HDTV sets available this season.

On Monday, companies announced that the new LCD and plasma broadband television sets would deliver Netflix movies, television shows, and some other HD content available through Internet connection. The machine will embedded with Netflix streaming software, therefore no external device is required to pull from Netflix's online library.

"Embedding the Netflix streaming software in the television is a natural progression of our partnership with Netflix and our innovative product line," LG Electronics USA president Teddy Hwang said in a prepared statement. "This is an LG industry first, which provides another flexible option for consumers seeking to access exciting content directly through their HDTV."

The company decided to show their  television sets during this week's consumer electronic show, 2009 CES, in Las Vegas. They directly stream content from a broadband connection and queues-based user interface. The consumers who have devices can use the Netflix Web site to add movies and TV shows to their own queues. Will accessing site television sets will display the choices and through remote controls users are allowed to read summaries, rating content, watching movies and shows within 30 seconds of choosing them, and a fast-forward or rewind feature is also provided.

"LG Electronics was first to embrace Netflix as a streaming partner a year ago, and was first in 2008 to introduce a Blu-ray disc player that streams movies from Netflix," Netflix CEO Reed Hastings said in a prepared statement. "So it's fitting that LG is the first to introduce Netflix instant streaming directly to the TV with these next-generation HDTVs."

Netflix members owning the devices pay monthly subscriptions which beings from $8.99, for unlimited streaming and DVDs.

2 comments:

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