The LG Smart TV Upgrader is a media streamer that failed to get much press. If you never heard of this product if is simmilar to the Apple TV or Roku allowing Internet content to be accessed on your television screen. The new line of HDTV's from LG have the Smart TV interface pre-loaded giving buyers a connection to the Internet right out of the box. The LG Smart TV Upgrader give consumers who do not have one of the new LG TV's a simple solution to adding these apps to their exisiting set up regardless of televison brand you already own.
The Upgrader has a Twitter and Facebook app and access to Netflix. The box will also let you access your media files and play them on your TV. As more televison manufactures incorporate some sort of app store in their TV's more functinality is brought to your television screen.
It was smart of LG to bring this box to market which will add more users to their app store and they can profit by offering video on demand or other paid services. The new Samsung televisons also have a built in app store, but Samsung has yet to bring out it's own media streamer.
At the current price of $120 it's not a bad buy, but with Apple TV and Roku on the scene will have to wait and see what apps are going to make their way to the LG Smart TV Upgrader.
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