Asus slates sleek TV-monitor combos for Europe

Eric Franklin | Jul 16, 2009

(Credit: Asus)

The line between HDTVs and computer monitors continued to thin out as Asus recently announced a new line of what are either small TVs or normal-size monitors.

Asus unveiled its new TV Monitor T1 series, which comes in 21.5-, 23-, and 27-inch models. All support a 16:9 aspect ratio with a 1,920 x 1,080 resolution. Other specs include a 300 cd/m2 brightness, 20,000 dynamic contrast ratio, a 5ms response time, and two 7W stereo speakers.

Connections options include two HDMIs, VGA, Component-video, S-video, and composite inputs. No DVI is included, though, according to the spec list.

I have good news and bad news about the TV tuners included in the monitors. The good news is that each supports DVB-T and PAL/SECAM. The bad news is that those are European standards, as the monitors have not been announced for the US market as of yet--only for Europe.

With any luck, when the US versions are announced, decent TV Tuner support will be announced along with them.

Via CNET.com

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