Samsung’s Plasma Series 650 and above HDTVs, LED Series 7000 and above HDTVs, and all 2009 model Blu-ray players will get a firmware update this fall that will allow users to search the entire OnDemand library, and then stream any movie directly onto their TV, with no other hardware required. (Sorry international movie buffs, but the Samsung/OnDemand deal is for U.S. residents only.) The firmware update will come as a free download.

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Blockbuster OnDemand coming to Samsung TVs

With over 20 million registered users around the world, the PlayStation Network or PSN is huge but it doesn’t mean worldwide PS3 sales are better. In order to promote PS3 (sorta), Sony intends to introduce PSN to other hardware (think HDTV, laptops?) under its brand.

So if you don’t have the PS3 or PSP, you can still enjoy the online content but you still need a controller to play online games, if you know what I mean.

Via: Crunchgear
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PlayStation Network On Other Sony Hardware

Apple just released a new decoder that is visually lossless and provides uncompressed HD quality at SD data rates. This means HD quality in a smaller file size, which has been one of the biggest obstacles listed for why there isn’t HD content on the iTunes store today.

Of course, Apple isn’t saying anything about this being a possibility, but smaller file sizes with the same lossless quality streamed straight to your Apple TV… It’s only a matter of time.

You can get the new decoder here. It’s available for Windows and Mac.

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HD Content Coming To The iTunes Store