Sony today introduced Sony Internet TV, powered by Google TV — the world's first television with the ability to watch HDTV, enjoy apps, and browse the Internet seamlessly on one device.
The combination of Sony's hardware and engineering expertise and Google's understanding of open software provides a unique user experience, merging multiple content sources in one easy-to-use interface. From broadcast to streaming video from the Internet, Sony Internet TV offers the ability to quickly search and watch content from wherever, whenever.
Sony Internet TV is powered by Google TV, built on the Android platform, runs the Google Chrome browser and includes a powerful Intel® Atom® processor offering the ability to quickly search across Internet and television content for easy access to entertainment and information.
The models also feature Dual View, allowing users to watch television while tweeting about what they're watching, checking their fantasy football scores, or finding related content on the web.
They also deliver a truly personalized entertainment experience with the ability to bookmark content for easy access and add applications from the Android Market (coming in early 2011). The models feature Sony's premium streaming service “Video On Demand powered by Qriocity” as well as pre-installed apps including CNBC, Napster, NBA, Netflix, Pandora,® Twitter, and YouTube.
The intuitive hand-held RF QWERTY keypad remote incorporating an optical mouse makes it easy to navigate content, type in search terms, and control the TV's user interface. Additionally, select mobile devices such as an Android phone, can control the TV with an app that will be available for download from the mobile Android Market later this fall.
Built-in Wi-Fi makes it easy to connect to home broadband networks to access web content. Additionally, Sony Internet TV is ready for the future and is fully upgradable through system updates.
Sony Internet TV easily connects to select HD DVR devices from Dish Network to include previously recorded content in the search results and control DVR functionality from the set's user interface.
Sony Internet TV Line
| Sony Internet TV NSX-46GT1 |
Sony Internet TV NSX-40GT1 |
Sony Internet TV NSX-32GT1 |
Sony Internet TV NSX-24GT1 |
| $1,399.99 | $999.99 | $799.99 | $599.99 |
| 46-inch Full HD 1080p display with Edge LED backlight | 40-inch Full HD 1080p display with Edge LED backlight | 32-inch Full HD 1080p display with Edge LED backlight | 24-inch Full HD 1080p display with CCFL backlight |
| Google TV built-in | Google TV built-in | Google TV built-in | Google TV built-in |
| Seamlessly search across your television & Internet for content | Seamlessly search across your television & Internet for content | Seamlessly search across your television & Internet for content | Seamlessly search across your television & Internet for content |
| Surf the web while watching TV using Dual View | Surf the web while watching TV using Dual View | Surf the web while watching TV using Dual View | Surf the web while watching TV using Dual View |
| Upgradeable Google TV platform | Upgradeable Google TV platform | Upgradeable Google TV platform | Upgradeable Google TV platform |
| Download apps from Android Market (coming in early 2011) | Download apps from Android Market (coming in early 2011) | Download apps from Android Market (coming in early 2011) | Download apps from Android Market (coming in early 2011) |
| Superior processing power with Intel Inside | Superior processing power with Intel Inside | Superior processing power with Intel Inside | Superior processing power with Intel Inside |
| Easy-to-use RF QWERTY keypad remote with integrated optical mouse | Easy-to-use RF QWERTY keypad remote with integrated optical mouse | Easy-to-use RF QWERTY keypad remote with integrated optical mouse | Easy-to-use RF QWERTY keypad remote with integrated optical mouse |
| Link to select mobile phones (coming this fall) |
Link to select mobile phones (coming this fall) |
Link to select mobile phones (coming this fall) |
Link to select mobile phones (coming this fall) |
| Built-in Wi-Fi | Built-in Wi-Fi | Built-in Wi-Fi | Built-in Wi-Fi |
| Four HDMI inputs and four USB inputs | Four HDMI inputs and four USB inputs | Four HDMI inputs and four USB inputs | Four HDMI inputs and four USB inputs |
Availability
The Sony Internet TV line will be available at Sony Style on October 16 and at Best Buy shortly after.
Related
The Sony NSZ-GT1 Blu-ray Disc Player with Google TV was also announced today.
