WinBook Introduces 30-inch LCD-TV and Media Center PC for $999 Each

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January 13, 2005 – WinBook today announced extremely aggressive pricing on the new 30-inch PowerSpec LCD-HDTV and PowerSpec Media Center MCE 410 unveiled last week at International CES in Las Vegas. Both the new PowerSpec MCE 410 and 30-inch PowerSpec LCD-HDTV are priced at just $999 (after $200 mail-in rebate).

“The efficiency of WinBook’s direct sales model allows us to provide consumers a new level of affordability even on the most sought-after consumer electronics products while maintaining our profitability goals. Consumer electronics customers will be pleasantly surprised by just how easy it is to order from WinBook online or by telephone. Best of all, PowerSpec MCE 410 media centers and LCD-HDTVs come with the same fast, friendly sales, service and support we offer on all our products,” noted Burns.

The PowerSpec MCE 410 is a complete all-in-one digital entertainment center that allows customers to easily enjoy all of their digital content. The PowerSpec MCE 410 is styled to resemble other entertainment gear and lets users:

  • Listen---Integrated FM Radio and MP3 player
  • Watch---DVD player & built-in TV-tuner
  • Record--Personal digital video recorder, 16X DVD+/-R/RW for burning DVDs and CDs
  • Store----7-in-1 Media card and big 160 GB hard drive. Optional external hard drive for even greater storage capacity.

“WinBook is committed to providing consumers with products that allow them to affordably realize the benefits of digital convergence in the home,” said Dan Burns, WinBook president. The PowerSpec MCE 410 provides the performance of the Intel Pentium 4 processor 530 with Hyper-Threading (HT) technology (3.0 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 1 MB Cache) and includes Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005. ATI Radeon X300SE PCI-Express GPU with 128 MB DDR dedicated memory allows users to enjoy the newest game titles and benefit from the improved graphics playback inherent with PCI Express technology.

The PowerSpec MCE 410 uses the latest entertainment technology to provide users a greater degree of control of all of their digital media. The personal video recorder (PVR) gives customers complete control over their television viewing, allowing them to record, pause and rewind their favorite shows and sports even during live broadcasts. Users can also pause and rewind FM audio at the touch of the convenient, easy-to-master remote control. Customers can easily burn DVDs, archive personal photos on DVDs and burn music CDs. The 7-in-1 digital media reader accepts media cards used in devices such as digital cameras and camcorders.

PowerSpec LCD-HDTV Specifications

  • Native Resolution: 1280 x 768 @ 60 Hz on 30-inch and 1280 x 720 @ 60 Hz on 27-inch
  • Response Time: Tr 15 ms; Td 10 ms
  • Contrast Ratio: 500:1
  • Brightness: 500 cd/m2
  • Viewing Angle: Wide +/- 170°
  • Display Colors: 16.7 million
  • Display Area (Horizontal x Vertical)
  • Dimensions (HxWxD): 20.79 x 35.04 x 4.00-inches on 30-inch model and 19.69 x 33.11 x 4.00-inches on 27-inch model.
  • Dimensions with stand (HxWxD): 20.79 x 35.04 x 10.47-inches on 30-inch model and 19.69 x 33.11 x 10.47-inches on 27-inch model.
  • Net weight: 33.51 pounds on 30-inch; 31.97 pounds on 27-inch
  • Net weight with stand: 43 pounds on 30-inch; 37 pounds on 27-inch
  • Built-in stereo speakers on either side of LCD (10W + 10W)
  • Picture in Picture (PIP)
  • Video on Video (VOV)
  • 3D Motion adapting De-Interlace and comb-filtering
  • V-chip Parental Control, Closed Captioning, Sleep Timer
  • Removable base with VESA Compliant Mounting points
  • Video Input Ports: Composite, Component (V, Cb/Pb, Cr/Pr), S-Video
  • Audio Inputs: Audio 1 (CVBS & S-Video); Audio 2 (Y, Cb/Pb, Cr/Pr); Audio 3 (PC)
  • Audio Outputs: Speaker, Headphone Mini-jack, RCA-Jack (L/R) Line Out, RCA-Jack Subwoofer Out
  • Function Keys: Power, Source, Menu, Up/Down (Channel), +/- (Volume), Aspect

AVAILABILITY
PowerSpec MCE 410 and PowerSpec 30-inch LCD-HDTV models are shipping this month and are offered at Micro Center stores coast-to-coast and from www.microcenter.com and www.winbook.com.

SOURCE WINBOOK