Sunday, April 24, 2011

Samsung Internet@TV and Sony Smart TV will Dominate HD media Entertainment



The internet has become a part of everyday life , we
purchase goods online,read  News
update  , red watch TV online, and
correspond via email or instant messaging. But, until recently, this technology
was limited to the computer screen but 
bringing  the content to the
living-room screen was an obvious next step
  and thereby  start  the battle for living room dominance by tech companies for
Smart Television Web-viewing
Ac Ryan Mulitmedia Player 

The first  to  do that 
will be the  Media  Download device , or they call the Multimedia
Player  where  user 
will  store their media  files and 
linked to their television to play 
Movies directly in their Living Room. Such  players 
include  Divico Tvix player,
Play-on, WD , Seagate, Xstreamer  and
many others
Next  come the 
Apple  TV  ,Boxee ,  Google TV with 
their set  up  boxes 
which connect the  
television thru its HDMI connection and translate the
televesion  and web into a seamless
experience giving you access to online content and videos from the comfort of
your living room. They are
 designed to
stream videos on demand over the Internet to your TV, from a variety of
services like Netflix, Amazon etc 
The system  include
easy  access to the internet  with easy browsing through  the search 
engine and  when you find a show
you want to watch or subscribe to, you can quickly add it to your home screen
which makes it just like a traditional TV channel. Some of this setup  boxes 
has  Android Operating system  eg . Google TV which allows user to totally  allow 
most of PC  desktop  features to be realised  thru the 
Television also therefore special 
apps  from Apps market can  allow TV set to play games , Chat , read
books, social networking etc
.Such
device include the Logitech Revue , and the lower cost device , Android
Internet TV  box .. some  of the prominent  players 
are as  follows
Apple TV  was one of the earliest  and works very well with iTunes and makes it
easy to purchase on-demand content, such as Music files , TV shows, movies and
songs . While it supports   a few other providers, it is as per normal
still  directing users to Apple’s own content

Boxee
Boxee  is  
sleek  ,it has  has one of the sleekest  remotes with its full keypad.  Furthermore, you do not have to buy the Boxee
Box to use it. Boxee is  free to download
and use on any modern PC, laptop, or tablet.  It  also
plays almost any audio, video, or picture format and  supports direct connections through USB, SD
card, CD, or DVD, and also supports streaming over a home network.
Google TV
 Google means
Chrome , google earth ,Android  It has a
wide range of Apps, including Netflix and Amazon Video  and  is
designed to integrate searching into the viewing process, so you can search for
videos, and it will give you a list of playable content. It integrates with
your actual live television and also can record shows from your DVR.  With Android apps market ,it is full Multitask
.With  android Operating system  ,3 rd party software  developer 
is  able to  launch 
new setup box with  builtin
android features to and works on similar 
function like the google  TV  at fraction of the cost …such as android
internet TV  box.



Internet TV Box 

Since the  launch
of Google TV  , the  Internet 
TV technology  ( Smart TV  )  is
foreseen  a technology  which 
major  TV  manufacturers 
will need to grasp  hold on  in order to stay at the forefront   .
The technology behind Smart TV is constantly evolving and
top  manufacturers  are therefore investing heavily on it as it is
surely the future where the television is heading for

Smart TV is an  integration of internet into the television
sets, set-top boxes thereby making the television sets
 Smarter just  like 
the smartphone

The
internet has become a part of everyday life , we purchase goods online, read  News update  , watch TV online, and communicate  via email or instant messaging.  But, until recently, this technology was
limited to the computer screen — hardly a mediuem  to 
enjoy   the media  with your friends and family   while relaxing   in your couch in the living room.

Bringing the Media  content to the living-room screen was obviously  the next best choice
Platforms launching Smart TV  with
Success
§  Google TV – Google, Sony, Intel & Logitech
§  Internet@TV – Samsung
§  Netcast – LG
§  Viera Cast – Panasonic
§  Bravia I- Sony Internet TV

Among  the  2 most 
aggressive manufacturers are  
 Sony Bravia Internet TV, and Samsung Smart TV.    Both  Samsung, Sony also upgraded entertainment
system feature on the HDTV model 2011 network connection of their generation.  

Sony  Bravia Internet Browser will give users the
ability to surf the Web TV browser supports HTML5/Java, with MIPS processors  . Users remote  can open multiple tabs, save bookmarks, delete
cookies, see the History … integrated with the browser on your TV. In addition,
Sony also features  Track-ID integration
into the features of its Bravia Initernet Browser, lets you search for
information on listening to music right from your web browser screen HDTV. Its
Conent service  was developed with Google

Meanwhile Samsung’s Internet@TV   is available for newer LCD and LED TVs, as well as many
Blu-ray Disc players.  
 The Internet
interface found on the Samsung 7000 and 8000 models with a wired or wireless
Ethernet connection, named  as  Internet@TV 
with  its Content Service
developed with Yahoo will allow  for the
streaming of videos, photos and music from DLNA certified devices,  . Samsung has also included built-in content
such as recipes, games, workout guides, and a slideshow of high-definition art
and photos with music.




In addition,both manufacturers have widgets for Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo, and
TV Guide.
Sony also provides it exclusive
game content in the form of Internet video podcasts, such as some of the G4 and
Revision 3 shows

Sony does, however, provide a “play from computer” service for Internet-ready
TVs only  which requires Windows and
certain video formats. This could make it easier to download online content and
stream it to the television.



Samsung currently showcases around 30 content providers, such as Blockbuster,
Amazon, Netflix, Hulu Plus, YouTube, Cinemanow, Facebook, Skype, Google Maps,
and a host of games.
One of the impressive additional features of Samsung is the App store,
which will offer additional apps that users can add to their TVs. While Samsung
has more options, it lacks some of the diversity of content that Sony has added
especially  in Games that require High
definition . the following are some 
smart  fateures of Samsung  ;

  1. Search engine features in
    Samsung Internet@tv
  2. Smart Hub of Samsung
    Internet@tv provide  multiple
    widgets on the TV which will enable the user to download applications and
    access different content – games, lifestyle, business, entertainment
    applications
  3.  Integration of the iPhone/android device with the
    Samsung Internet@TV  will enable
    viewing different content simultaneously.
  4. All sharing the same
    interface  in Samsung environment
    ,  connect your digital camera,
    laptop,Android phones and iPhone to the Smart TV wirelessly using
    DLNA. Connect multiple devices at the same time using similar  applications from your smartphone  phone
    on the TV  with smartphone features
  1. Web browsing is easy on  Samsung Internet@TV
  2. Samsung Internet@TV  allows multitasking feature  and Customization  of  your screen as per your requirement  
  3. Video channels for full
    review  and access to –On Demand
    Movies
  4. With Skype video chatting in
    Samsung Internet@TV  you can have
    Video chat
  5. Use one remote to control
    all the AV devices in the room, even 
    with some specific 
    Smartphone  model from
    Samsung

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