LG Streams Netflix Content Without a Box
January 05, 2009LG Electronics Jan. 5 expanded its distribution deal with Netflix with the announcement of a new line of Internet-enabled high-definition plasma and LCD televisions capable for the first time of receiving streams without requiring an external device or set-top box.
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LG Electronics Jan. 5 expanded its distribution deal with Netflix with the announcement of a new line of Internet-enabled high-definition plasma and LCD televisions capable for the first time of receiving streams without requiring an external device or set-top box. |
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Roku, manufacturer of Netflix’s proprietary set-top box, Jan. 5 said it signed a deal with Amazon’s video-on-demand (VOD) service. |
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PC World reported Jan. 4 that Samsung Electronics is set to unveil a 6.5-millimeter-thick (0.26 inch) LCD TV at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week. It would be the thinnest LCD TV ever made. |
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Best Buy’s aggressive cost restructuring coupled with rival Circuit City’s bankruptcy has led to renewed confidence for the Minneapolis-based consumer electronics retail chain by one Wall Street analyst. |
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Lionsgate will acquire the TV Guide Network and TV Guide Online properties from Macrovision, the companies announced late Jan. 5, in a deal worth a reported $255 million. |
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