The TVs will also support Adobe Flash, making it easier for app developers.
January 07, 2011 | by Grant Clauser
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So who needs a cable box anymore when there are app-laden, internet-connected smart TVs everywhere? That’s a question a lot of people have been asking, and one that got a lot more interesting at the CES keynote presentation by Samsung’s Boo-Keun Yoon.
Yoon, along with Comcast president Brian Roberts, announced a new partnership between the two companies that puts access to Comcast’s Xfinity service on Samsung’s smart TVs. Through a new “web-like” interface, users can search though TV programing and video-on-demand offerings as well as program their DRVs for recording, all though a smart TV interface without going to the menu on a set-top-box. A similar level of access will be available on Samsung’s Galaxy tablet PCs and will allow users to view streaming content on the portable device.
But Comcast isn’t the only new TV partner. Time Warner Cable’s CEO Glenn Britt also joined Yoon in announcing that Time Warner Cable customers will be able to access their subscription content on Samsung smart TVs and the tablet PCs. TWC already announced a similar feature for Sony smart TVs earlier this week.
One of the features of the new TWC app (available on Samsung’s app marketplace on their TVs) will allow users to access DVR content from any smart TV in the house without the need for additional set-top-boxes. This function can greatly extend the user’s TV subscription without the additional box rental fee.
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