Samsung LN46C650 - Internet Apps For Your HDTV?

Samsung's LN46C650 46 inch HDTV is on the forefront of entertainment technology, sporting the latest innovations like 1080p resolution and a 120Hz frame rate. But, the most exciting feature might be its ability to stream movies, on demand, through a home broadband connection.

First of all, here's a quick run-down of the LN46C650's features:

HDTV Resolution 1080p

• 46-inch LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) screen, for reliable crispness and contrast
• Relatively low price point, compared to plasma HDTVs and Sony Bravia LCDs
• High frame rate (120Hz) for ultimate smoothness of motion whether displaying 30, 60 or 24Hz original content
• Extremely high 150,000:1 dynamic contract ratio

These are all important features in a high-end HDTV, and are the result of years of development and improvement in HDTV technology. But the one that perhaps holds the most promise for the future, and might even change the way we watch TV, is the ability to stream HD video, movies and television through your home broadband connection.

Samsung Apps is the platform you use to connect your HDTV to the internet. Using your remote control, you can choose between a wide range of entertainment options, like:

• Blockbuster On Demand, which offers thousands of titles to rent or purchase
• Netflix, which offers unlimited and instant movie viewing
• Vudu, which streams full HD movies to your set on-demand
• YouTube, offering an infinite number of cat videos (and plenty of educational content, too)
• Pandora, an online music service
• Flickr, the popular photo sharing website

As you can see, Samsung Apps basically turns your HDTV into a computer that's optimized for watching high definition content, or regular content on a big screen. Most of the HDTV sets in the Samsung LN series also offer Samsung Apps, but their availability depends on the size and model number.

Samsung LN46C650 - Internet Apps For Your HDTV?

About the Author

Tom Webster is a researcher and copywriter who writes for several HDTV review websites, including FlatHDTV.net [http://www.flathdtv.net].