If you own a new Sony Bravia and have an affection for ABC’s iView, you might want to leave work early today… The iView channel on the Bravia Internet Video service has just gone live.
While we’ve been able to access iView on the big screen using the PS3 since late last year, the Bravia service is noteworthy because it’s not just navigated through a web browser – Sony and the ABC have been working together to create a user interface that can be navigated using the Bravia’s remote control.
The downside of accessing iView this way is that the service will be metered, regardless of your ISP, which means you might need to upgrade your broadband plan, or at least monitor your usage a bit more closely.
But for the freedom to catch up on the latest episode of Doctor Who, The Daily Show or The Colbert Report on the big screen, that’s a small price to pay…
attila
Monday, July 26, 2010 at 11:43 AMAt that size (40 inches plus) the quality would be pretty horrendous though wouldn’t it? I watch it on a 16 inch laptop and its nothing to write home about.
A great move though, don’t get me wrong.
Flame
Monday, July 26, 2010 at 1:18 PMI watch iView on my 40″ through the PS3 and yeah… it’s tolerable but I really wish there was a high quality version.
Simon Reidy
Monday, July 26, 2010 at 6:00 PMWhen scaled up to 50″ it’s barely viewable. If they’re now incorporating the services into televisions, at the very least they should provide iView in SD (720×576) resolution.
Peter McHardy
Tuesday, July 27, 2010 at 9:35 AMWatch it on an older toshiba 37″ (1080p)and it is fine … Every now and then it blocks up a little but not too much … HD would be nice, however, because of metering would be tough to get into the budget.
Les
Friday, April 15, 2011 at 9:29 PMPicture is pretty good on my 32 inch Bravia. But how do I turn on the closed captions? Maybe this is coming as a firmware update from Sony for IPTV models? I can’t work it out to do it now.