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Sony's Internet Video Link Anchors BRAVIA Line
From the article:
The linchpin to Sony's video strategy is the Bravia Internet Video Link. When connected to the back of a compatible Sony TV, the device will allow it to receive video programming from a number of online services, including AOL, Yahoo! and Grouper, as well as Sony Pictures Entertainment and Sony BMG Music, for free. RSS feeds are also supported. Video sharing services, such as YouTube, Revver, or Soapbox, were not mentioned, although a Sony spokesman said the company was in discussions with sites "like" YouTube.
"Stay tuned," he said.
The Internet Video Link will begin selling in July for about $300, Sony said.
I'm not sure that crappy, low res internet video will be compelling on an HD television set. Also, there's no mention of a hard disk. In the US market HD content is going to need caching on disk. We're not like S. Korea with their 100 Mbps internet. Akimbo and Apple TV seem more like the right kind of "internet TV" devices for the average U.S. consumer.