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ByD:sign / EyeFi's 19 and 15-inch TV/DVD combos, for pervs
Get ready to get your squat on with these chubby little combo sets from Japan's ByD:sign. Better known by their EyeFi branding at least amongst the Sam's Club shopping posse, these 19 and 15-inchers feature a built-in DVD player which likely accounts for the junk in the trunk. The 19-inch 1966GJ features a 1440x900 resolution, 300cd/m2 brightness, 700:1 contrast ratio, 8-ms response, and weak sauce 135/150-degree (up 'n down / left 'n right) visibility. The 15-inch 1566GJ delivers 1024x768, 250cd/m2, 450:1, and 16-ms specs with an outright dismal 100/120-degree visibility. Both feature terrestrial analog tuners which will cause you a bit of grief, someday, along with inputs ranging from composite, S-Video, Japanese D4, and D-Sub15 RGB. Oh hey, they've got handles too, for quick escape to the garage or wherever you might be hiding your brown-bag discs. Hitting Japan today for ¥59,800 / ¥39,800 (about $506 / $337) for the 19/15-inch model, respectively. No doubt hitting the neighborhood Sam's Club under the el cheapo EyeFi branding soon enough, if not already.[Via Impress] Read -- 19-inch LCD/DVD combo Read -- 15-inch LCD/DVD combo
Polaroid's budget 32 and 20-inch LCDs hitting Japan
Polaroid - or should we say the Polaroid Holding Company -- is best known for its instant cameras budget digicams these days. Still, that's not stopping 'em from rolling out a couple of new 32-inch and 20-inch LCDs in Japan. These new panels of unspecified, though likely Chinese origin, all bring a 1366x768 resolution, 1,000:1 contrast ratio, 8-ms response, integrated digital tuner and 1x HDMI input on top of Japanese D4, S-Video, 2x composite, and D-Sub15 for the PC. The 32-inch FLJ-3235 features a 550cd/m2 brightness and 170-degree visibility while the 20-inch FLJ-2035 dims down a bit to a 500cd/m2 brightness while upping visibility to 176-degrees. While these may be Polaroid firsts for Japan, similarly spec'd and priced models can already be found at Home Depot of all places, closer to home. Invading Japan this December and priced to please at ¥100,000 (about $845) for the 32-inch model or about ¥70,000 (about $592) for the wee 20-incher. Go Polaroid uh, branding, go. [Via Impress]
