Okay, so we don't necessarily see the appeal of having a 19-inch LCD TV shaped like a basketball invade the swank minimalism of Engadget HQ, but we're certain some of you need to furnish your basement rec rooms or something, and Hannspree's got you covered with a new trio of sports-themed LCDs. For $279, you get your choice of basketball, soccer ball, or baseball (which, oddly, is black), each of which features the same middle-of-the-road 1280 x 1024 panel with 5ms response time and a 1000:1 contrast ratio. There's also a $239 model called the "slamma," which sports a different 1440 x 900 19-inch panel with a 700:1 contrast ratio. No word on availability, but Hannspree is calling this its "summer lineup," so we're guessing sometime soon. More pics after the break.
Read - Hannspree Basketball
Read - Hannspree Baseball
Read - Hannspree Soccer
Read - Hannspree Slamma
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Mam00th @ Jul 14th 2008 4:05PM
People who buy those deserve to die...
Frank Furter @ Jul 14th 2008 4:51PM
You're right. People who have kids that love sports have no place in this world. Tool.....
Abuzar Baloach @ Jul 14th 2008 8:31PM
I know right. No Cricket version :(
EricR @ Jul 14th 2008 4:11PM
I could see these fitting in at the gym.
lukas88 @ Jul 14th 2008 4:17PM
The 1990s called, it wants its aspect ratio back.
donkamero @ Jul 14th 2008 4:29PM
lukas88, the 1990s called, it wants it's joke back!
doh!
kjb434 @ Jul 14th 2008 4:32PM
So this is to go with that sports nut's football phone and basketball bean bag chair?
IT-Accountant @ Jul 14th 2008 4:22PM
what an ugly-ass monitor!
My generic Dell 1280x1024s are suddenly starting to impress me with their minimalistic design and (comparatively) slim bezels!
rita hainsworth @ Jul 14th 2008 4:44PM
I'm putting it in my spaceship.
Kevin @ Jul 14th 2008 4:48PM
I wonder if a better plan may have been to make normal looking monitors with different sport frames that can be popped on and off (mainly off).
Brad @ Jul 14th 2008 5:12PM
Hmm, it is round in the back too (like a real ball) or flatscreen?
genpacker @ Jul 14th 2008 9:06PM
I've seen a couple of these in the junk section of the Best Buy facility where I work. The back is actually curved, and is (p)leather and stiched like a baseball. The back aslo listed all the World Series winners and years. It was al kinds of fail I cannot list here.
Don Corleone @ Jul 14th 2008 5:14PM
Apparently golf, bowling, and ping pong aren't worthy sports.
Abuzar Baloach @ Jul 14th 2008 8:32PM
lol
Ping Pong
It doesn't even SOUND serious.
Galley @ Jul 14th 2008 5:16PM
Black baseball? Fail!
James Yopp @ Jul 14th 2008 5:32PM
How is the "Slamma" not *also* a gimmicky sports-themed LCD? The thing looks exactly like a basketball backboard with hoop! The net, regrettably, seems like it would only fit if you wall-mounted it.
PSU_Boss @ Jul 14th 2008 5:55PM
Nice, I didn't even notice that.
galvaro @ Jul 14th 2008 5:39PM
Coming to a Tuesday Morning near you...eventually.
mykie @ Jul 14th 2008 6:39PM
i could totally see my mom buying one of these.
ignorant people buy stupid electronics!
Harry Wagstaff @ Jul 14th 2008 7:41PM
You know, the three ball related ones are tempting but they just don't say Hannspree enough times to beat the 'Slamma'.
Mr_boogie @ Jul 14th 2008 11:50PM
I really hope that LG will put some sense on the heads of the HannSpree people and make them starting to design something people might buy....