WinBook HDTV Ready 30 inch LCD TV

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Posted on Sun, 16 Jan 2005 06:34:23 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

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WinBook has introduced a $999 HDTV-ready 30-inch LCD TV and $999 Media Center PC.

The 30 inch LCD TV is priced 50% less than Dell's 30 inch LCD TV and includes additional ports such as a DVI port.
Winbook says the PowerSpec MCE 410 Media Center PC is somewhat similar to the Alienware DH2, but is priced over 40% less. Interesting Specification comparisons provided by Winbook below.

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30 inch LCD TV Comparison:

PowerSpec 30" LCD-TV	Dell W3000 30" LCD-TV	Sony 32" KVL-32M1
HDTV-ready	HDTV-ready	HDTV (built-in ATSC tuner)
1280 x 720 resolution	1280 x 720 resolution	1280 x 720 resolution
15.9 widescreen aspect ratio	16.9 widescreen aspect ratio	16.9 widescreen aspect ratio
Contrast Ratio: 500:1	Contrast Ratio: 350:1	Contrast Ratio: 800:1
Brightness: 500 cd/m2	Brightness: 450 cd/m2	Brightness: 430 cd/m2
Viewing Angle: Wide +/- 170°	Viewing Angle: Wide +/- 170°	Viewing Angle: Wide +/- 170°
16.7 million colors	16.7 million colors	16.7 million colors
Dimensions (HxWxD): 20.79" x 35.04" x 4.00"	Dimensions (HxWxD): 19" x 40" x 3.94"	Dimensions (HxWxD): 23.76" x 32.87" x 4.33"
43 lbs w/stand	45/lbs w/ stand	48.72 lbs w/ stand
Built-in stereo speakers on either side of LCD (10W + 10W)	Detachable stereo speakers on either side of LCD (15W + 15W)	Built-in stereo speakers below LCD (15W + 15W)
Picture in Picture (PIP)	Picture in Picture (PIP)	Picture in Picture (PIP)
V-chip Parental Control, Closed Captioning, Sleep Timer	V-chip Parental Control, Closed Captioning, Sleep Timer	V-chip Parental Control, Closed Captioning, Sleep Timer
Removable base with VESA Compliant Mounting points	Removable base with VESA Compliant Mounting points	Removable base with VESA Compliant Mounting points
Audio/Video Ports: Composite (2), S-Video (2), HDTV Component (2), TV In/Coax (2), DVI (shared w/ PC), Audio (RCA -L/+R), Audio (L+R), headphone jack, subwoofer	Audio/Video Ports: Composite, Component (2), S-Video, Coax, 15-pin D-Sub and DVI-D, Audio-In), headphone jack	Video Input Ports: Composite (2), Component (V, Cb/Pb, Cr/Pr) (2), S-Video (2)
$999 after $200 mail-in rebate	$1,999 after $300 instant rebate	$3,499
Savings:	50.0%	71.4%

Media Center PC Comparison:

PowerSpec MCE 410	Alienware DHS-2
Intel Pentium 4 Processor 530 with HT Technology (3.0GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 1 MB Cache)	Intel Pentium 4 Processor 520 with HT Technology (2.8GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 1 MB Cache)
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005	Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
512 MB SDRAM	512 MB SDRAM
160 GB Ultra SMA Hard Drive	160 GB Ultra SMA Hard Drive
16X Dual-Layer DVD+/-R/RW Burner	16X Dual-Layer DVD+/-R/RW Burner
ATI Radeon X300 SE Graphics with 128MB DDR SDRAM	ATI Radeon X300 SE Graphics with 128MB DDR SDRAM
NTSC TV tuner with pause, replay and prgrammable record capabilities	NTSC TV tuner with pause, replay and prgrammable record capabilities
7 in 1 Media Card Reader	8 in 1 Media Card Reader
Wireless Remote	Wireless Remote
Resembles a DVD player	Resembles a receiver
$999 after $200 mail-in rebate	$1,689
Savings:	41.8%