Thursday, December 3, 2009

Internet Connected TV

     The furture of TVs is almost here, with the mass spread of Flat-Panel HDTVs and the switch to Digital Signal the market for advanced TVs is here. The most promising technological aspect would have to be web connected TVs. Able to load Flash and use a variety of services/content such as: YouTube, Yahoo! Widgets, Blockbuster On Demand, Flickr, Rallycast, Twitter, eBay, Facebook, Picasa, Revision3, Sports Illustrated, CBS, Bloomberg, Netflix, MSNBC.com, NBC Sports, Rallypoint, Slacker, VUDU, Amazon Video On Demand, CinemaNow, Epicurious, Pandora, and Sony Pictures.

     Most computer users are going to be pulled into the PCTV way in the near future. The computer tasks one common person does on his/her computer from word processing to browsing the internet... actually there is nothing in between for the common user. Just typing and browsing, as many more tools and applications are web based. This will mold the entertainment machines together and maximize the needs of the consumer with one product.

     Above is a Vizio remote for a internet connection capable HDTV. The remote clearly turns to show a qwerty keyboard that remains in contact with the TV through bluetooth connectivity. Samsung, Sony, and Visio (Panasonic not far behind) seem to be top contenters in my book on who seems closest to making the full transformation of TV and PC to PCTV.