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Computer Optional For AOC's New HD Display

Posted by kdawson on from the now-that's-convergence dept.

MojoKid writes "As a 22-inch, HD flat-panel display, AOC's new 2230Fm LCD has nothing necessarily earth-shattering about its design. But what got our attention was the marketing tag for the device: 'No PC Required.' It turns out that, in addition to being a traditional flat-screen LCD with a native resolution of 1680 x 1050 (HDCP ready), the 2230Fm also includes a built-in media player, with what AOC calls its HD3 technology. The 2230Fm supports MPEG-1, 2, and 4 video formats. Supported audio formats include MP3, WMA, WAV, OGG, FLA, and M4A. Supported photo formats include JPG, TIFF, PNG, BMP, and GIF images with resolutions up to 8000 x 8000 pixels. The display also has a low 2ms response time and high 20,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio."

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  1. Reminds me of that laptop I saw once. by Grendel+Drago · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I saw a laptop some years back which had a CD player separate from the computer; if you had a CD in the drive, you could spin it up and plug in headphones to get tunes out of it without powering up the whole machine.

    Sounds pretty similar, I think. I didn't see the point of it then, either.

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    Laws do not persuade just because they threaten. --Seneca
  2. Re:"HD" is useless by ya+really · · Score: 4, Interesting

    There's no real use for 1080i/1080p though at the moment, other than for PC usage and BluRay. By the time telecomm companies get around to broadcasting in 1080, it's most likely OLEDs will have taken over the market of LCDS, leaving you with an outdated television.

  3. Re:Run? by nomadic · · Score: 4, Interesting

    The funny thing is... it's not even a new technology. It's been done... my 42" LG 42LB5D has a feature that's eerily similar to what's described in the summary... It can be hooked up to a USB hard drive, and display pictures, play mp3s, and other media content. *shrugs*

    My Philips has the same thing. Plus it runs embedded Linux. Philips complied with the GPL by including a flyer with the TV telling me how to get the source code.