Expect various movie streaming services to pop up in every store brand TV, Blu-ray player and set-top box around shortly, now that
Funai and
CinemaNow have announced a business deal. The two companies have a lot in common, while you may see Sylvania, Magnavox,
Philips and Emerson as the brand on the shelf, Funai puts together the lower end electronics that end up flying off the shelves of local Wal-marts, while CinemaNow 's movie store is behind the online efforts of giants like Blockbuster. Be prepared to notice on-device streaming as the next checkbox next to "3D digital comb filter" on every generic cardboard box in the electronics aisle, though until the experience improves we don't see too many customers taking advantage.
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Chance Stevens @ Oct 18th 2009 12:00AM
I'm thinking that this is going to help drive prices down below $799 on these kinds of television. The real question is if there will be enough online content to make it a compelling upsell.