Sony's new BIVL (Bravia Internet Video Link) is gonna rock!

i saw a demo of it at CES and it looks much more integrated into the TV than anything i have seen. How smart too; making it a separate module so that folks who do not have an interest in net vids (grandma??) do not have to pay the cost of features they will not use. GENIUS! thanks for looking out for the common folk Sony!

My feeling on BIVL's competitors is that having extra boxes (AppleTV, media center PC, etc) connected to your TV needing different remotes makes it less likely to be used after the initial "wow" factor. you have to grab 2 remotes and press through 5-9 key presses until you are watching anything. With this setup, once the novelty wears out, you will just stop using it all together.

Sony makes it so easy to browse internet video. I was watching the rep demoing it and it is 2 key presses to start browsing videos and one additional key press until you are watching it. this makes it very easy to switch over and spend your commercial time browsing and watching net vids, and then back into your show with 1-2 key presses.

the other great thing is that the system is expandable. they can add content providers dynamically. although they are only shipping with AOL, Yahoo, and Grouper the rep mentioned there are multiple other popular internet video providers lined up to provide video for this product soon after launch. I cant wait to find out who.

lastly, buying content through AppleTV / others is much like a bad cigarette habit, less the nicotine urges. you only pay a few dollars per video, but after a year of buying videos, they can really add up. and money gone because after you watch it once, there is no use watching it again.

in conclusion: free content integrated into the TV as extra channels. no PC required, no extra remotes, expandable, also: news, weather, and traffic
I will be buying one asap!
- anonymous B

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