Micro Matic v-POD weds beer dispenser and LCD TV
By Darren Murph 
posted Dec 1st 2008 5:32PM
posted Dec 1st 2008 5:32PM
[Via Engadget Chinese]
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How many times have you sat behind the tap at a bar and been blocked from the TV.
-Good Invention
Considering the taps are at the back, you won't see the TV at all when you get beer.
At the risk of looking stupid b/c I have not RTFA, it looks like the TV is on the wrong side to be useful to the fella working the tap.
@ Aguiluz
This obviously wouldn't be for the bartender....when was the last time you served your own beer at a bar?
At the restaurants I frequent, they don't give you access to the taps.
@rick: It's not a TV, it's an LCD panel linked to a dedicated video player driven by media on a CompactFlash card. It's meant for advertising loops. From the read link: "Video excitement at the Point of Dispense! The new v-POD is a blank canvas - ready for promotional potential. Guaranteed to attract the customer's attention for draft beer and more".
@George: I think Aguiluz is thinking about taps that at the back of the bar space; NOT sitting on the front bar.
And I thought I'd have to temper either my alcoholism or my television addiction -- praise the lloyd.
I can see this going in the back of someone's cavalier on pimp my ride.
I just tapped "READ" and said "Whoa, my goodness!" at the price.
Save yourself and buy a big TV and set it high up the wall. Then you can see it everytime you go to the beer station..
Yeah, but that $3000 isn't that much considering what's here... This is a 6-tap system in _stainless_, with an LCD panel, and a video player, and a Glycol based cooler.
im getting the gist that youre a bartender?
Uhh.... utterly perfect
Apart from it is not.
Wow looks Like I'm going to have to start Drinking again. NOT!
Wow looks like I'm going to have to start capitalizing Random words in the Middle of sentences again. NOT!
and now we introduce our next innnovation, the cooler grill!
this is stupid
Umm. These have been on the micromatic website for at least 4 years. And this link is from engadget china? WTF..
Maybe I've built too many kegerators, but you guys are WAY behind the times.
For a moment I read "weed" instead of "wed". Maybe that will be available for the green LCD TVs.
we have had these in New Zealand at most sports bars for years
perfect for watching TV...when passed out on the floor.
I know what I want for christmas....
they have these in pretty much every sports bar in the UK.
They seem to be using 4:3 ratio LCDs though.
How Quaint
Seriously though, the entire freaking universe is on a Widescreen revolution. Why would you release anything using 4:3 or SD?
Actually I just read the Read link. Apparently you just hook it up to a "Digi Viewer" which "Accepts a variety of memory cards" using "MPEG 1, MPEG 2, MPEG 4, MP3"
WTF, no live TV even from an external Tuner?
These guys are seriously on crack.
But hey, you can show a SLIDESHOW of your favorite game footage!
they have had these in bars for ages now!!
Xanadu!