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Turn Your Monitor Into an HDTV

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the stupid-television-tricks dept.

orangerobot writes "ViewSonic has released an interesting new box that turns any VGA monitor into an HDTV video display with support for standards up to 1080i. At $399 it's a little on the pricey side, but according to the review from EnvyNews, the unit performs pretty well." Like the review, I can't figure out what the target market for this is, but it's still a cool device.

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  1. Does it come with a relay? by kasperd · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    It would be a nice feature if it was equiped with a relay, so the power to the monitor could be turned off when you use the standby button on the remote control. Unfortunately the specs seems to indicate that is not the case.

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  2. Return of the .com era! by ryants · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    I can't figure out what the target market for this is, but it's still a cool device.
    Sweet! Sounds like a return of the "dot Com" era! Happy days are here again! Buy stocks!
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