Panasonic plasmas, BD players to get Amazon Video-on-Demand & YouTube

Matt Burns — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 21:00:43 +0000

Panasonic is stuffing some streaming goodies into it’s latest plasmas and set-top Blu-ray players. These services were demo’d at CES this year, and we’re glad to hear that they will be implemented. This Viera Cast builds upon past builds and adds connectivity options to Amazon Video-on-Demand, YouTube, Picassa, along with others without the need for a set-top box. So, now you can get streaming content from your cable box, Xbox 360 or PS3, HTPC, and also your plasma TV.

Panasonic VIERA PZ850 flagship plasmas launched

Matt Burns — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:38:53 +0000

Panasonic knows plasma TVs and the latest high-end lineup shows why. The 30,000:1 native contrast ratio, Digital Cinema Color, anti-reflective screen, four HDMI inputs, and four sizes ranging from 65- to 46-inches are sure to tickle AV guys funny; until they see the $7k price for the big boy though. Maybe Panasonic’s implementation of IPTV will justify the cost.

Touted as VIERA Cast, this flavor of IPTV comes via Panasonic’s own servers and currently features only YouTube, Bloomberg, Weather.com and Picaso. I wish Panasonic the best of luck with the IPTV venture, but so far, consumers seem not interested in the service. Maybe this time though, they will take notice.

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Panasonic plasmas, BD players to get Amazon Video-on-Demand & YouTube

Panasonic VIERA PZ850 flagship plasmas launched