Philips HDTV and the Internet

To the Internet from the comfort of armchairs and safe distance.
Philips HDTV, and the series 8000, 9000 and Cinema 21:9 will have access to the Internet. Service will be the names of Net TV, and will enable Web browsing on the TV screen. Navigation is possible via remote control.

According to announcements from Philips, the company has, among others, made a partnership with YouTube, TomTom, eBay and MeteoGroup who have their pages specifically adapted for display on the TV screen. Other sites also will be able to run on TV, but Philips warns that some of them may have small fonts, because they are suitable for display on monitors. The plan is a bid more popular site with increased fonts and simpler format.

To access the Net to TV-series models from 8000 will need a wired connection, while the HDTV and the series 9000 and Cinema 21:9 have built Wi-Fi module for wireless connection. On the European market, television will be found in sales during April.