Create and customize internet radio streams with Pandora

I recently upgraded to an internet-ready Sony Blu-ray disc player which I found out after getting it home that it required a NetGear wireless to wired adapter, not included. Total cost: around $170. I don’t have a 3-D ready HDTV, but if you do, you should definitely get a Sony 3D Blu-ray disc player with Wi Fi.

Step two, I created an account at Pandora.com, the leading free online music streaming sites. I really like Pandora’s smooth Flash-based UI, though you may prefer Slacker. Either way, the Sony BD player works with Pandora, Slacker, and a few more online music sites, in addition to video sites Netflix, Hulu and several others, and you can also interact with your account from your smart phone or tablet.

My favorite part about Pandora is the easy way your stream grows in intelligence and becomes better with age. Here’s how it works:

1. You add a few artists or albums to “seed” your channel.
2. You can like or dislike music streamed on your channel.
3. Pandora adds to your original seed artists, other similar artists that other people like, who have the same artists in their channel seeds.
4. You can make as many streams as you like, or at least plenty to suit the gamut of musical tastes.
5. And, you can easily share your channels.

Here are a few of my Free Internet Radio Stations… created and shared for your streaming enjoyment.

Hawaiian Radio

AmbientRX

Best of Trance

80′s Radio

One more point aboutthe Sony Blu-ray player. Their on-screen user interface is good, and the small, lightweight remote allows you to listen to your Pandora station through your home entertainment center in glorious 5.1 surround sound. The quality is amazing! That’s not even to mention streaming movies and tv shows from YouTube, Hulu, Netflix and more straight to your HDTV.

Good stuff.