guardian.co.uk - 7/6/2009
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A Bristol company is putting a netbook computer inside a Freeview TV set to create a screen-saving TV/PC combination for the UK market There's nothing new about adding a TV tuner to a PC, but adding a full PC to a TV set is a bit more unusual. That's what Bristol-based Bristol Interactive is ...
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Bristol TV Doubles as HTPC
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... 22-inch or 32-inch screens and will be Freeview TV compatible. The PC portion of the set is a netbook at its core with an Intel Atom CPU, Windows XP, 160GB HDD, 1GB of RAM, Ethernet connection, a wireless keyboard, and a round air mouse. The Pc resolution is 1680 x 1050 and if the netbook internals are up to it, you should be able to view full 1080p video. Too bad, they didnt cram the NVIDIA Ion platform into the TV. The 22-inch unit it set for an October debut at under £500. Via Guardian Posted on Mon, 6 Jul 2009 10:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun ...
Bristol's ViewSurfer Blurs the Line between TV and PC
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... "This is a full digital television set," said Paul Fellows, Brisol Interactive's chief executive officer. "The red button works, and the TV is completely independent of the PC functions. You don't have to be in Windows to watch TV." ...
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