New Products — November 2003
Gateway Your plasma-TV dreams have a little room to grow now that Gateway's 50-inch GTW-P50M203 flat-panel HDTV monitor is on the scene. Not only can the 1,366 x 768-pixel screen bring you true high-def images, but the widescreen set is only $7,000. It has DVI (Digital Visual Interface) and VGA connectors plus two component-video inputs to handle HDTV signals, and there are composite- and S-video inputs, too. You can use the picture-in-picture feature with the built-in NTSC tuner to watch standard TV alongside a DVD or HDTV, and all interlaced images are converted to progressive-scan with 2:3 pulldown processing to compensate for the different frame rates of video and film. Contrast ratio is rated as 600:1. The stand shown is included, but wall-mounting gear costs $280 extra. www.gateway.com, 800-369-1409 |
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RokuMany DVD players these days will display digital still photos on your TV, but their resolution tops out at the DVD maximum of 540 horizontal lines - way short of the mark for a high-def set. With Roku's HD1000 high-definition photo viewer, however, you can be sure your photos always look their best. The slim component (only 17 x 1 5/8 x 8 7/8 inches) has front-panel slots for every common type of flash-memory card and back-panel outputs for component-video and VGA signals. There are also USB and Ethernet ports for displaying multimedia content from a PC over a network, and you can route standard-def photos or video through the Roku's S-video jacks. An RS-232 port allows for external control. Price: $499. www.rokulabs.com, 650-321-1394 |
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