ASUS 42-inch Eee TV spotted at Computex
By Darren Murph 
posted Jun 5th 2008 2:25PM
posted Jun 5th 2008 2:25PM
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It might be worth $200 extra dollar for this if it could also do some DVR stuff. If not I would rather just spend a bit more to make an old computer into a MythTV box.
is it $300?
Wonder if it comes with Atom...
You're obesessed with Atom, you know? Must you always mention it?
if you love Atom so much why don't you marry it? HAW HAW HAW.....
Maybe thats the only chip he remember how to spell..lol
Your own sentence is so flawed you don't deserve to sneer at other people for grammatical errors.
And, how much is the EeeTV going to cost?
ASUS will say sub-$1000, so probably near $3000
Well if you read the article about the all-in-one Eee monitor, which mentioned the Eee TV, you would know that it'll cost about $200 more than regular 42-inch LCD.
An LG 1080p 42-inc LCD on bestbuy.com is $1200, so the Eee TV should cost around $1400.
Usagimaru:
ya missed the joke...
God damn you, Asus. You had it all with the original EeePC concept, and you let it slip away.
Like sand through the hands..
"YOU HAD IT ALL, AND YOU BLEW IT! YOU BLEW IT!"
you coulda been somebody! , you coulda been a contender !
The original Eee concept gave Asus a product in a market that is becoming increasingly competitive (tiny margins) - how long would it takebefore MSI or Acer took the market leadership from them?
'having it all' is what Apple have - High sales, high margins, high profits.
Asus are trying build up the Eee brand in order to rival Apple, they have to use Eee while it still represents something new and innovative. They are therefore under great time pressure, and there is of course the risk of brand dilution
does it come with the PS3.
Dude, its like Eee Thursday or something. Not that I object or anything. :)
Why not just stick with eee pc and expand the Asus brand?
Why is the PIXAR logo cut off on the sides? By the time Luxo jumps on the "i" the entire logo is in frame. Could the folks setting up the display not figure out "Zoom" -- or is this a serious shortcoming of the TV?
Ah, good call. At first I assumed it was some idiot that had it zoomed. But then I thought, no, they couldn't be that dumb, it must have just been in mid animation or something.
But you're right, great call!
The logo's always in frame, as there's no panning out during the intro, but I agree, something's amiss here.
because for some reason.. in 2008, people still do not understand the concept of aspect ratio...sigh. So many people stretch the image and say, "hey! look at my new HIGH DEFINITION TV! It looks soo clear" ...idiots
In another couple years, this would be a much more compelling prospect; Blu-Ray drives would be cheap, the integrated GPU would have full hardware off-loading and bitstreaming support, and SSDs will have come down enough in price to make a 32gb one actually cheap enough to use in one of these. Not to mention the prospect of using a BOCUR (bi-directional CableCard) tuner or two, if they got the certification (and used Vista).
As it is now, not so much. Too bad.
Are you serious ? I hate myself for bringing Apple in here but Asus is following in Apples footsteps. Apple has 'i' in front of everything and now Asus has 'Eee' in front of everything...
Well, holycow, "e" is before "i", and there are three of them, so Asus surely wins? :D
i before Eee, except after c
Eeek.
Hey at least they're not being absolute idiots like other companies that ALSO use "i" even though they're not Apple. iRiver anyone? What does "i" mean again? At least EEE has a meaning.
Eeexciting isn't it?
guys, get over it. it's just a tveee.
TEeeVEee would've been better but alright..
@joe: How do you spell "weird"?
@Brady,
The first iriver product was the iMP-100 back in 2000. Apple wasn't the only, and certainly wasn't the first to use the prefix i. They simply made it the most popular.
Heh. i M P. Get it? IMP? OK I'll shut up now.
Pixar rox :)
Sooo... asus wants the "Eee" become the new "i"???
Lightning McQueen FTW!
They seem to be showing the display in some sort of zoom/strech/just mode. They should have kept it in the native aspect ration of the source.
Or maybe then didnt want those "black bars" as I believe Cars is in 2.39:1
Is this the first TV from Asus? Don't recall them making TVs before.
But why put the EEE brand unless it somehow syncs up with the EEE PCs or something like that.
Is it me or are Asus planning worldwide domination???
I'd like an Eee can opener please.
i don't know which prefix i hate more, the popping-up-everywhere "Eee" or the annoyingly ubiquitous "i"
I can barely sEee the 'R' in Pixar
How do you say "Eee"?
Is it "ee-ee" or "ee-ee-ee"? Or you do do a sort of rollercoaster scream "eeeeee!", and if so how long to do you extend the eeeing for?
Looks like ASUS should spend some more time working on their eeeAspectRatio, unless of course they were demoing using the Chinese blackmarket knockoff of Cars from the little known ")ixap Animation Studi".
-jp
This is just a TV, rather than an all in one, right? So how is it "somewhat intriguing"? (Other than removing the sides of the picture...)
Does it play...well you know what?
Next: Eee Phone
Next 2: Eee Wig
Next 3: Eee Bar
Next 4: Eee Beer
Next 5: Eee Table