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By: Richard Del Cazzo
Web site: http://www.hdtv-hdtv.com
Wireless monitors: At the 2003 Consumer Electronics Show
in Las Vegas, ViewSonic® Corp., a worldwide Visual Technologies™
leader, unveiled the latest in home entertainment technology
including airpanel Smart Displays, the M Series line of Digital
Media Centers, a comprehensive line of LCD TVs that will provide
users a superior monitor and great TV, along with a prototype
of a portable video player. “Our new home entertainment
offerings bring the latest in performance, features and functionality
to any room in the home,” said James Chu, ViewSonic
president and CEO. "From our LCD TVs and Smart Displays,
to our video processors and Digital Media Centers, ViewSonic
is providing a variety of visual technology options to the
meet the needs of the consumer.”
The airpanel V110 and V150 Smart Displays, 10-inches and
15-inches respectively, are wireless monitors that allow users
to access their PC from any room in the home. Using an airpanel,
consumers can surf the Web on the couch, check the news in
bed or balance their budget in the den. The airpanel V110
and V150 wireless monitors run on Microsoft Windows CE for
Smart Display operating system, have a 400MHz Intel Xscale
processor, 32MB ROM, 64MB SDRAM and a long-life battery.
The M series of Digital Media Centers combines computer, audio
and video capabilities into one platform transforming any
display – LCD, plasma, projector, etc. – into
a multimedia home theater system. Running on Microsoft’s
Windows XP Media Center Edition operating system, the M1000
and M2000 wireless monitors allow users to share digital photos,
record television shows and movies and listen to music with
family and friends in the comfort of the living room.
ViewSonic’s latest additions to its line of LCD TV displays,
the VT550, N1500, N1800 and N1700w are multifunctional entertainment
displays. The VT series features LCD displays bundled with
a high performance video processor, while the N series brings
users an integrated LCD TV option that provides the enhanced
functionality and advantages of a high-quality TV and a superior
LCD monitor in one sleek design.
As additional proof of ViewSonic's visual technology leadership
and its migration into the home entertainment market, a prototype
of the company's Portable Video Player was exhibited on stage
in Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates’ keynote speech at
CES. The device allows users to find, synchronize, manage,
store and play files from their home PCs or media centers
or to take their favorite music, videos, games and photos
on the go. Availability of the ViewSonic personal media player
is expected mid year 2003. Pricing is not yet available.
Visitors to CES 2003 at the Las Vegas Convention Center from
January 9-12, 2003, can experience these newly announced products,
along with the company’s mobile and wireless products,
projector family and its LCD, CRT, and plasma displays by
stopping by the ViewSonic booth # 35021.
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