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 internet TVs are out now and a brand new line of Blu-ray players that may do this for you as long as you have a broadband fast connection.

You will discover about 20 TVs selling for around $1000 and also a half dozen Blu-ray players for around $150 that may stream online movies. All the newer TVs hitting the market will soon have the internet streaming feature and can be coming out sometime this coming year. And some tech people predict that all the newer Blu-ray players will have it on all their models. They will include this feature on the bottom priced models too.

You will find other electronic devices like the popular game boxes in the marketplace that also have internet streaming features.

While one of these TVs or Blu-ray players do not offer a full internet browser that can go anywhere on the net, it’s going to allow the streaming of movies and television programs from several online companies. You may 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 could be pay per view.

Streaming video is easy to setup for use on either the television or Blu-ray player. Most services will give a great quality picture but do not expect it to equal an HD Blu-ray disc.

When you are looking to upgrade your DVD player to a Blu-ray player you should think about among the internet capable models or one that comes in a home theater bundle. The DVD players will 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 don’t have a broadband cable connection where your entertainment system is setup.

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

As soon as 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 movies online – description here – some icons or widgets appear at the bottom of your screen. This is similar to widgets or icons on your computer but will be for the services that came with your device.

You shall have thousands of movies on hand. You can browse a library and order with just a couple of clicks. Fees vary but are basically the exact same as driving to your local video store. And no late fees! Some services offer a monthly fee, others with unlimited services.

Picture quality could be like standard definition and high def streams will be more like DVD quality. As the equipment hits the market increasingly more we can also expect the services to improve in the not too distant future.