Did you realize 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 also a brand new line of Blu-ray players that will do this for you as long as you have a broadband fast connection.

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

You will discover other electronic devices like the popular game boxes on the market which also have internet streaming features.

While one of these TVs or Blu-ray players don’t offer a full internet browser that will go anywhere on the net, it will allow the streaming of movies and tv 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 possibly be pay per view.

Streaming video is easy to setup for use on either the television or Blu-ray player. Most services will give the best 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 one of the internet capable models or one that comes in a home theater bundle. The DVD players could possibly get the 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 receiving 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 do not have a broadband cable connection where your entertainment system is setup.

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

Once 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 movie (via) 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 may have thousands of movies close at hand. You can browse a library and order with just a few clicks. Fees vary but are just about the same as driving to the local video store. And no late fees! Some services provide 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 an increasing number of we can also expect the services to improve in the not too distant future.