# YouTube on Your Home Television Netgear Internet TV Player (CES 2009) By Going Like Sixty | Published 2009-01-07 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/netgear-internet-tv References: [engadget](http://www.engadget.com/photos/netgear-internet-tv-player/) [Netgear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/netgear-ethernet-switches) announced at the Consumer Electronics Show their new Internet TV Player that will be available this fall for $199. The CES 2009 reveal shows a lightweight unit with HDMI output with two USB ports. It will support [YouTube](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/1080p-enhanced) video on your BATV (Big A$$ Television.) The Netgear Internet TV player will handle torrent downloads easily and seamlessly (no internal drive, so spring for enough storage.) A larger Elite unit will be coming in February from Netgear for $399. If you have two elite units, you can pause video on one and watch it on the other! Bummer: no support for [Netflix](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dangbei-neo)! ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.0/10 - Popularity: 36% | Activity: 77% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Multimedia](https://www.trendhunter.com/multimedia) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Internet TV Players:** The development of internet TV players like Netgear's product offers a disruptive innovation opportunity to create new channels for streaming services and alternative viewer experiences. - **HDMI Output Devices:** The trend towards devices that support HDMI output to large screen TVs presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for companies to expand consumer product offerings and increase accessibility. - **Torrent Downloads on Devices:** The inclusion of seamless torrent downloads capabilities in internet TV players creates a disruptive innovation opportunity for companies to tap into new distribution channels and offer differentiated content offerings. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Consumer Electronics:** The development of new internet TV players and HDMI outputs presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for companies in the consumer electronics industry to introduce new products and services to the market. - **Streaming Services:** The trend towards internet TV players presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for streaming services to expand their distribution channels and create new partnerships with companies that manufacture or sell these products. - **Media and Entertainment:** The inclusion of torrent downloads on internet TV players creates a disruptive innovation opportunity for media and entertainment companies to explore new channels for distribution and access to a wider consumer base. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Low-Cost UHD Streaming Boxes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/4k-streaming-box.md) - [Netflix-Licensed Home Projectors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dangbei-neo.md) - [Enhanced Video Streaming Features](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/1080p-enhanced.md) - [Portable Branded Streaming Projectors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/yaber-t2-plus-gtv.md) - [Bedside Entertainment Projectors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/benq-gv32.md) - [Home Theater-Packed Suitcases](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stanbyme-go.md) - [All-In-One Projector Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/google-tvpowered-projector.md) - [Next-Generation Smart TVS](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/google-tvs.md) - [Compact Google-Equipped Projectors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/anker-2.md)