At issue in particular are upcoming Internet advances, including video over the Net and wireless Net-based communications.

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Not just newspapers of course: video over the net is impacting upon free to air TV stations as well.

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Some of the devices can also send the video back out to friends and family over the same speedy Net connections.

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Color wide color gamut system, 10-bit 1080p panels, Bravia Engine upscaler, the oh-so-popular XMB crossbar interface, and compatibility with Sony's Bravia Internet Video Link to stream HD video directly to your set over the 'net.

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Despite being shrunk, the video files are still a few hundred megabytes in size and will take hours to download over all but the fastest net connections.

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