LG Blu-ray box to get CinemaNow

LG ELECTRONICS said its latest range of networked Blu-Ray players will have video streaming features from CinemaNow and YouTube.

LG will be showing off the new gear at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) next week.

The hardware maker showed off its first network-connected Blu-ray player in July. It runs the beast with its chum Netflix and viewers get access to more than 12,000 movies and TV show.

Expanding the operation to CinemaNow will mean that buyers will gain access to 14,000 more movies and TV shows from CinemaNow. Web videos can be streamed directly from the Internet to an LG Network Blu-ray Player to be watched on telly.

A SpokesLG said that millions of U.S. consumers view and download movies or TV shows through the Internet already and this would make it easier to get a decent service. µ