Sony has announced new Bravia LCD HDTV models that offer interactive 'widgets' and streaming internet video. Photo Credit: SonyJanuary 08, 2009, (Sawf News) - Sony has announced new Bravia LCD HDTV models that offer interactive 'widgets' and streaming internet video.
Sony's new XBR9 and Z-series models feature an Ethernet connection, allowing the sets to directly access Sony Bravia internet video content using an existing broadband connection. The service offers one of the largest selections of free and premium movies, TV shows, sports, music and more from an array of partners like Amazon Video on Demand, YouTube, Yahoo!, Slacker(sm), and others.
Bravia Internet Widgets, powered by the Yahoo! Widget Engine, expand and personalize the TV experience by adding on-screen applications that provide such real-time information as weather reports, stock ticker updates, financial news, Yahoo! Video, Flickr images, and additional content.
The XBR9 and Z-series models are also Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) compliant, enabling easy access to digital photos, music and video stores on a PC or other DLNA server using the XMB interface and the TV's remote control.
Broadband Internet connection speed of at least 2.5 Mbps is recommended. A full screen display is not available for all Internet video. PC input resolutions may be limited.
The new XBR9 and Z-series television models will be available this spring online and at similar retail outlets, in addition to military base exchanges.
More information about all of the new models is available at www.sonystyle.com/TV09.
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