Sony is one of the leading HDTV brands today, and as proof, it has come up with one of the most interactive HDTV models - the Sony Bravia KDL-65W5100. Indeed, this model is loaded with many interactive features, the addition of which comes at a relatively low extra cost.
To keep you updated on important events, the Sony Bravia KDL-65W5100 comes with the three basic Yahoo Widgets - Yahoo News, Yahoo Weather and Yahoo Finance. Yahoo News load the quickest of them all, but only displays a bit of information and not the entire story from various categories like Politics and Entertainment, without an option to read more, while Yahoo Weather, which displays the current weather and a five-day forecast for various cities, and Yahoo Finance, which allows you to import and keep track of stock information, take a few minutes to load. These Yahoo widgets can also be found on other models and even in other brands. However, the good thing about having them on the KDL-65W5100 is that you can place them wherever you want on the screen, not just at the bottom.
The KDL-65W5100 also has a Twitter widget, which displays the most recent tweets, either from your own account or an account you follow, and is even updated real-time. You can even post your own tweet, although you will have to use the directional keys on the remote to navigate through the virtual keyboard, which can be quite frustrating.
Aside from these widgets, the KDL-65W5100 is also capable of video streaming, which means that unlike the case with other models, you don't need to buy the Bravia Internet Video Link to watch your favorite videos from the internet on your HDTV screen. For example, you can watch HD content from Amazon Video on Demand, which only takes a few minutes to load.
You can also watch videos from YouTube and a variety of clips from other providers like Sports Illustrated, CBS, The Minisode Network, Blip.tv, Howcast.com, FEARnet and Style.com, among others. A partnership with Netflix-on-Demand is also in the works, which means that soon, you can have the chance to watch your favorite movies and TV episodes instantly on your HDTV screen.
If you have video content stored on your other computers, you can access them, too, thanks to the enhanced DLNA capability of the KDL-65W5100. Of course, you can access your stored music files, too, without even leaving your seat, although you can simply listen to your favorite Internet Radio station with the push of a few buttons.
Lastly, the KDL-65W5100 has an interactive program guide. This means that by just pushing a button, you can take a look at the most updated list of TV shows and movies available for you to view, so you won't miss out on your favorites.
These interactive features truly make the Sony Bravia KDL-65W5100 stand out from the rest of the HDTV models around, and with its great picture quality, energy-saving options and various picture presets, it certainly is an HDTV to consider if you want a large one for your spacious living room but don't want to spend too much. Connectivity is not a problem either. As with most Sony Bravia models, the connectivity suite of the KDL-65W5100 offers four HDMI inputs - although for a change, you will find most of them at the side, together with the PC input and USB slot, and only one at the rear. - 30542
To keep you updated on important events, the Sony Bravia KDL-65W5100 comes with the three basic Yahoo Widgets - Yahoo News, Yahoo Weather and Yahoo Finance. Yahoo News load the quickest of them all, but only displays a bit of information and not the entire story from various categories like Politics and Entertainment, without an option to read more, while Yahoo Weather, which displays the current weather and a five-day forecast for various cities, and Yahoo Finance, which allows you to import and keep track of stock information, take a few minutes to load. These Yahoo widgets can also be found on other models and even in other brands. However, the good thing about having them on the KDL-65W5100 is that you can place them wherever you want on the screen, not just at the bottom.
The KDL-65W5100 also has a Twitter widget, which displays the most recent tweets, either from your own account or an account you follow, and is even updated real-time. You can even post your own tweet, although you will have to use the directional keys on the remote to navigate through the virtual keyboard, which can be quite frustrating.
Aside from these widgets, the KDL-65W5100 is also capable of video streaming, which means that unlike the case with other models, you don't need to buy the Bravia Internet Video Link to watch your favorite videos from the internet on your HDTV screen. For example, you can watch HD content from Amazon Video on Demand, which only takes a few minutes to load.
You can also watch videos from YouTube and a variety of clips from other providers like Sports Illustrated, CBS, The Minisode Network, Blip.tv, Howcast.com, FEARnet and Style.com, among others. A partnership with Netflix-on-Demand is also in the works, which means that soon, you can have the chance to watch your favorite movies and TV episodes instantly on your HDTV screen.
If you have video content stored on your other computers, you can access them, too, thanks to the enhanced DLNA capability of the KDL-65W5100. Of course, you can access your stored music files, too, without even leaving your seat, although you can simply listen to your favorite Internet Radio station with the push of a few buttons.
Lastly, the KDL-65W5100 has an interactive program guide. This means that by just pushing a button, you can take a look at the most updated list of TV shows and movies available for you to view, so you won't miss out on your favorites.
These interactive features truly make the Sony Bravia KDL-65W5100 stand out from the rest of the HDTV models around, and with its great picture quality, energy-saving options and various picture presets, it certainly is an HDTV to consider if you want a large one for your spacious living room but don't want to spend too much. Connectivity is not a problem either. As with most Sony Bravia models, the connectivity suite of the KDL-65W5100 offers four HDMI inputs - although for a change, you will find most of them at the side, together with the PC input and USB slot, and only one at the rear. - 30542
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