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HP MediaSmart TVs and Connect Receiver Will Tune In YouTube

At some date in the not too far future, HP's MediaSmart TVs and its soon-to-be- released MediaSmart Connect receiver will get the ability to play YouTube videos stretched to full-screen HD. We've shown you the MediaSmart Connect in the past under its more formal name x280n. The Connect and the sl4278n and sl4778n MediaSmart LCD TVs will have searchable, browsable client software for accessing all YouTube videos already converted into the Apple-friendly H.264 codec. Warning: Not all YouTube videos should be viewed full-screen on HDTVs, but you're a grown-up (or something), so you'll just have to sort it out for yourself. Press release down below. More »

12:01 AM on Tue May 6 2008
By Wilson Rothman
1,942 views, 5 comments

Latest by austek: The TV is morphing into an entertainment portal and HP seem to be ahead of the curve. You see more and more examples of HDTVs being sold with a digital content feed bundled in eg. Samsung's Series 6 LCD more »