That's another factor behind the price cuts, especially since some older models in retailer inventories can't connect to the Internet, which is necessary to tap interactive features on some Blu-ray discs.

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Currently, many tablet owners, for example, only connect to the Internet with Wi-Fi, which is free, because they don't want to purchase new mobile plans for tablets.

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But, each Q will have to have its own way to connect to the internet, since the content isn't actually pushed from your device, it's pulled from the cloud.

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