LAS VEGASComing up with new and better ways for you to watch various forms of content on your HDTV is like a sport for the consumer electronics industry. The latest ambitious competitor is Lukup Media, which is previewing its Lukup Player at CES.

The concepts behind the Lukup Player are mixing live and on-demand content from cable, satellite, over-the-air, local, and Internet sources; delivering a personalized and context aware user experience; and offering a multi-screen and place-shifting experience.Search TV shows, movies, games and the Internet using the touchscreen remote.

Bascially, the Lukup Player is a colorful TV add-on that will sit between your cable or satellite box and your TV. There will also be a model that replaces the set-top decoder you would otherwise use, along with unlimited cloud storage and 128GB of DVR capacity. It collects the programming information from your pay services and Internet content, and displays everything in a single interface. In other words, there’s one HDMI input for everything you want to watch.

Users will create profiles that will offer personalized recommendations based on viewing habits, and also let you access some content from your smartphone or tablet remotely (the Player itself isn’t a server, so you can’t placeshift from your home).Here are the input options on the back of the Lukup hardware.

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