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Toshiba Unveils Laptop With Instant-On TV & DVR

Posted by timothy on from the sure-hope-it's-better-than-near-tv-quality dept.

Patik writes "Toshiba has unveiled a new laptop, Qosmio, that allows users to watch TV or a DVD without booting the OS. The laptop turns on instantly for these functions and has a 15" near-TV quality screen. To use DVR functions like time shifting and recording, the user must boot the Windows Media Center OS."

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  1. Wow! by shepd · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I wonder what Apple will do to play catchup? It'll be nice to see direct video capture on a laptop without any added hardware!

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  2. 15" near-TV quality screen by myster0n · · Score: 3, Interesting

    uhm .... that's bad, isn't it. I thought VGA screens have always been BETTER than TV screens.

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  3. Improvement on the 2 in 1 problem by peterdaly · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Many "2 in 1 devices" offer either a poor version of both components, or at least one of them.

    This is a great step in improving the tv on computer experience.

    That being said, I don't understand why they say "near tv quality" when the laptop screen is so much better than a normal TV. Does it have to do with the scaling?

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  4. Windows Media Center Edition? by argent · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Wonder if it'll run anything less funky, for the folks who want something with fewer frills.

  5. Why widescreen laptops? by oshy · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Why are laptops going widescreen? Shouldnt PCs be streaching the other way.

    Lets take an example of some poor sod using MSOffice

    They have the task bar down the bottom.
    They may have a scrolling news bar across the top.
    The will have menu bars at the top of word.
    All sorts of tool bars docked with the menu.
    What way up to we normally edit a page? Portrait, not landscape.

    I saw a secerterys PC once that had so many extra toolbars, that using Word was like working through a letterbox.

  6. buttons on the side by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Interesting

    My last 2 laptops have been Toshiba Satellites, and they are excellent machines.

    I can only assume Qosmio will be nice as well, however I really dislike the trend of putting buttons all over the front and sides of the laptop. About twice a month my Toshiba 5202-S703 gets turned on accidentally because I hit one of the DVD buttons on the front, or a button gets pressed due to the shifting inside my carrying case.

    It's really pleasant to take it out of the case when I have work to do and find it hot as hell with half the battery drained... ...of course the ultimate insult is opening the lid to find Windows Media Player sitting there waiting for me to open a file or insert a DVD.