Brionvega's Alpha LCD / DVD combo is deliciously sexy, on sale

There are times when form overcomes any missteps in function, and we'd probably say this is one of those times. On the downside, Brionvega's 19-inch Alpha LCD / DVD combo display tops out at 1,280 x 1,024 and obviously boasts a 4:3 aspect ratio, but it can be equipped with a digital DVB-T tuner. Beyond that, you'll find a 1,200:1 contrast ratio, 350 nits of brightness, five-millisecond response time, 160-degree viewing angles and a small array of ports. There's also a pair of three-watt stereo speakers in there, and the integrated DVD player even handles VCD, SVCD and MP3 discs. If you've found yourself overran with disposable income, you can grab yours in orange / silver / black for €1,950 ($3,016) and up.

[Via RetroToGo]

[RijilV @ Apr 30th 2008 11:39AM]

And by sexy you mean orange...

[Crayola @ Apr 30th 2008 3:04PM]

That is Pantone 021, my favorite color!

[Brian @ Apr 30th 2008 4:41PM]

Yay, another creative! PMS 026, here.

[Ignatius @ Apr 30th 2008 11:39AM]

Deliciously sexy? In HOLY SCREAMING HELL ORANGE?

Okaaay...

[Ignatius @ Apr 30th 2008 11:50AM]

And now that I think about it, $3000 for a 19" 4:3 TV?

Un-freaking-believable. What is this, 1999?

[mac404 @ Apr 30th 2008 12:24PM]

No, but now you can party like it's 1999.

[Brad @ Apr 30th 2008 1:32PM]

It kinda looks like a bus seat from 1999

[Gorillamonk @ Apr 30th 2008 4:18PM]

I agree with the bus seat comment. And also wonder, why would someone pay so much for a 19"!

[El Taco @ Apr 30th 2008 5:20PM]

@gorillamonk

Duh, because it has a built-in DVD player! Can't you read!

/sarcasm

[Magnulus @ Apr 30th 2008 11:41AM]

I am constantly amazed at the things you call ugly and the things you call sexy. Even with this thing touting my favourite colour, it looks more like an uncomfortable plastic chair than anything I'd like to watch movies on.

[JLTate @ Apr 30th 2008 3:46PM]

That's because you're supposed to sit IN FRONT of it, not ON it.

[maty @ Apr 30th 2008 11:42AM]

That's a LOT of disposable income!! $3000 for a 19" TV/DVD. No thanks, my 22" 1650x1050 TV was only £200 ($400)... thats $2,600 left-over for the DVD player!

[ScooterDe @ Apr 30th 2008 4:05PM]

Value is relative.
7 years ago I paid $2500 for a laptop running a 600Mhz chip with 6GB of storage and 128MB of RAM.
This year I paid half that price to replace it with 2.4Ghz core 2 duo, 320GB of storage and 2GB of RAM.
I waited a bit long (!) but it was fair value - for now. In 5 years it will look sick.
I should mention that neither of these machines are bright orange with chrome accents.

[Owen McGarry @ Apr 30th 2008 11:48AM]

maybe sexy in the 50s. Now, not so much, in my opinion

[nd @ Apr 30th 2008 11:50AM]

well i like it! i would consider it if it weren't for the unfortunate oversight of using a soon to be extinct format!! seriously, what the heck?

[PG @ Apr 30th 2008 11:55AM]

Looks like these guys are copying CRapple, make an ugly piece of hardware with little to no functionality; tell everyone it looks sexy with gimmicy ads and then overprice it. The dorks with too much money and little 'tools' can then say they have the best of the best.

[Munkcy @ Apr 30th 2008 1:39PM]

How come on message boards, and I guess life in general, that when Person A likes something that Person B doesn't, and Person A is willing to spend top dollar for the product in question, does Person B always say it's because Person A has "a little tool?"

How come that is always one of the first things brought up in an internet argument? Well that or some sort of homophobic/anti-Semitic/racist insult because, GASP!, the opposing person actually has an opinion that's different from yours!

But then I guess it wouldn't be the internet if people weren't getting into ridiculously heated arguments about something that won't matter the second they turn away from their computer.

/steps down from soapbox

[Person B @ Apr 30th 2008 3:51PM]

@Munkcy

Duh. Person A IS a tool. And so are you.

[Person A @ Apr 30th 2008 3:56PM]

And you have a little tool for not realizing he said "has" and not "is". Tool.

[Person Q @ Apr 30th 2008 8:00PM]

Ok, PG, we get it... you hate Apple. So do a lot of people. The difference between you and rational people, however, is that the average guy wont go COMPLETELY OUT OF HIS WAY to mention his hatred of an item/corporation in every post he makes regardless of what the article is about. You are most likely a troll, but even so I'm going to tell you that after about 5 or 6 "crapple" or "micro$uck" laden comments, smart people stop listening to trolls and you become nothing but white noise / spam. If that's what you want, then by all means continue, but otherwise please stop posting about "crapple" on unrelated articles.

[George @ Apr 30th 2008 11:56AM]

"If you've found yourself overran"? How are those ESL courses working for you?

[Anthony @ Apr 30th 2008 12:00PM]

He's taking the TOEFL later today. Wish him luck!

Actually, it's a very complicated & sophisticated play on the "past v present" theme of the TV itself.

[George @ Apr 30th 2008 12:04PM]

Oh, *now* I see. It's the quasi-conditional semi-subjunctive pluperfect future tense. How silly of me.

[SpicyPotato @ Apr 30th 2008 12:11PM]

I'm sure "deliciously sexy" is meant to be sarcastic. It's a little too subtle given how outrageously unsexy this thing and its price is.

[michael @ Apr 30th 2008 12:16PM]

Isn't 1280x1024 a 5:4 ratio, not 4:3?

[John Stracke @ Apr 30th 2008 12:22PM]

Yes--which qualifies it as narrowscreen instead of widescreen.

5/4=1.25
4/3=1.3333..
16/9=1.7777...

[BuddyBoy @ Apr 30th 2008 12:21PM]

What's the little box in front of it? I guess its a remote but it doesn't look to have buttons. It looks like a colorware iPod sitting screen down!

[Ethan @ Apr 30th 2008 12:25PM]

I think I'll put my toilet roll on it.

...you're saying that's not what it's for?

[CraigJ @ Apr 30th 2008 12:42PM]

Orange and Chrome: Good
Poorly executed design: Bad
4:3: Very Bad
DVD (not BluRay): Very Bad
Over $3,000: Very Very Bad

For that price I'd just get a 24" iMac, once they add Blu-Ray that is...

[Raptor007 @ Apr 30th 2008 2:30PM]

I'd like to amend your statement:
Orange and Chrome: BAD

[Mark @ Apr 30th 2008 12:50PM]

For $3K+ it should at least be OLED.

[Najakwa @ Apr 30th 2008 12:54PM]

looks like an imac prototype from 2001. nice attention to a fresh design not.

[teej @ Apr 30th 2008 6:13PM]

the suit is black not

[Tim @ Apr 30th 2008 12:55PM]

come on guys, stop being so harsh. the structure of this set is why thin panel lcds were developed, anyway. So the screen can sit a foot away from your wall, and help ease the transition from a crt, so there are no uneasy feelings.

[Joe T. @ Apr 30th 2008 1:07PM]

So let me get this straight-- a $3000 19" 4:3 tv with odd design = "sexy."

But yesterday's HANSpree-- a $200 15" 4:3 tv with odd design = "ugly."

WTF??? I know that Money=Sexy, but not when I'm spending it on a little tv with mostly obsolete features.

[mongoos150 @ Apr 30th 2008 1:27PM]

I think it looks fantastic. And is that mobile-phone looking device the remote? Can they make it into a phone? Please?!

[phanbouy @ Apr 30th 2008 4:00PM]

coming soon! to a salvation army near you!

[Rick @ Apr 30th 2008 5:25PM]

The designer likes going to football games I see.