[By Rachel Cericola, CEPro.com]
Sony upgrades Netflix GUI on 2011 HDTVs and adds web features such as Crackle, Hulu Plus and Moshcam.
Sony‘s 2011 HDTV lineup will have 37 models to choose from, including 32 web-enabled TVs and 23 with 3D features.
Sony is also adding new features to the 2011 TVs, including an enhanced Netflix GUI, which will also be offered to existing BRAVIA customers starting in April. Available via a firmware upgrade, the new experience allows Netflix subscribers to browse and access thousands of TV shows and movies straight from the TV’s remote.
Other new offerings include free movies and TV shows from Crackle; the subscription-based Hulu Plus; snow, surf, skate and wake action via Billabong; live concerts on Moshcam; and more than 100 easy-to-use TV apps via the Yahoo Connected TV Store.
Besides a new Monolithic Design Concept (now with Corning’s Gorilla Glass!), the 2011 BRAVIA HDTVs will also include Sony’s new X-Reality and X-Reality Pro picture engines, Intelligent Peak LED Backlight, the OptiContrast panel, and MotionFlow XR technology.
Sony says the new services will also be offered on select A/V receivers, Blu-ray players and Sony’s Streaming Player with Wi-Fi.
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