Did you know 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 net TVs are out now as well as a whole new line of Blu-ray players that can do this for you as long when you have a broadband fast connection.

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

You'll find other electronic devices like the popular game boxes in the marketplace that also have internet streaming features.

While one of these TVs or Blu-ray players do not provide a full internet browser that will go anywhere on the net, it will enable the streaming of movies and tv programs from several online companies. You can watch videos from YouTube, news, sports, as well as more from Yahoo and watch some digital photos stored at selected online sites or enjoy music from internet radio-stations. Of-course movies and watching movie; clicking here, tv episodes will charge for a subscription or may be pay per view.

Streaming video is easy to setup for use on either the television or Blu-ray player. Most services will give a great quality picture but don't 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 benefit 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 obtaining 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 you do not have a broadband cable connection where your entertainment system is setup.

Be also aware that each brand of TV or Blu-ray player has partnered with a certain streaming service. Your content will vary, so look for the services you want to have and then buy the player that carries them.

When you hook up your TV or Blu-ray player to your network you will use your remote to to get to your apps. You will see some icons or widgets appear at the bottom of your screen. This is much like 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 number of clicks. Fees vary but are essentially the exact 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 increasingly more we can also expect the services to improve in the not too distant future.