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Sharp has expanded its Professional LCD Monitors with the launch of the TL Professional LCD Monitor Line. LCD’s in this product line will have a full 1920 x 1080 2-megapixel high-definition resolution display. To kick off the launch the product line, Sharp has released the 52-inch TL-M5200 and the 46-inch TL-M4600.

Both of these LCD’s give out a high image quality, features and performance which are perfect for teleconferencing, CAD/Simulation, digital signage, corporate, educational, training, hospitality, sports arenas, entertainment and house-of worship. In addition these LCD’s are also easy to install with their lightweight cabinet design, and even come equipped with RJ-45 LAN Control for network connectivity. Other features of these two new LCD’s include Advanced Super View panel, 1500:1 (TL-M4600) and 2000:1 (TL-M5200) contrast ratios, advanced signal processing, an HDCP compatible HDMI input, and a built-in web browser.

The Sharp TL-M4600 and TL-M5200 LCD’s retail for $4,995 and $3,995 at all Sharp retail outlets.

Via [Akihabara News]

Cable free extension-cords (yes, an oxymoron) are becoming a reality thanks to Gefen. While each of their four models differ in features and applications, each operates with the same basic format: a sender device connects to the signal’s source, and a receiver connects to the signal’s extended destination.

• Wireless USB Extender - This model allows any four USB devices to operate with a computer up to 100 feet in distance, connected with no cables, line of sight via Wisair’s ultra-wideband wireless technology. The device connects to your computer’s USB port on one end and the USB port of your gadget at the other. It operates in the 3.5GHz range and is capable of transfer rates up to 400 Mbps. The anticipated delivery date is January 2007 with a MSRP of $249.


• Wireless Component Audio Extender - This wireless extension system delivers HD audio and video up to 200 feet through two walls or 300 feet line of sight. The sender and receiver units support component video inputs and outputs, in resolutions ranging from 480i to 1080i and both analog and digital audio. Based on 802.11, a, b, g and n standards, this sender/receiver system features an IR back channel for remote control. The anticipated delivery date is January 2007 with an MSRP of $1499.


• Wireless for HDMI Extender - Radio signals transmit HDTV video and audio from compact sender (source) to receiver (television) located up to 30-feet away with flawless resolutions up to 1080i. Based on ultra-wideband technology, this system supports HDMI sources, outputting HDCP-compliant video with accompanying audio to any HDMI display. Wireless transmission speeds reach up to 400 Mbps, supporting even the most stringent demands of HD video. The anticipated delivery date is Q1 2007 with a MSRP of $499.


• Wireless VGA Extender - Any computer display can now be connected to the computer with no cables, with resolutions supported up to 1280x1024 or 780p for digital, high definition viewing. The anticipated delivery date is January 2007.

Not a bad line offering of wireless extenders. We can’t wait to cut our cords and be sitting in beams of data going between our computer, tv, digital camera, keyboard, DAP, cell phone, and monitor. (That can’t be too good for wanting to have children in the future, can it?)

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Universal Abit announced that the company is about to unveil the first HDMI motherboard.  The motherboard, Abit IL-80MV, is designed specifically for Intel’s Yonah, Merom, Core 2 Duo chip.

The motherboard features a 667MHz front side bus, DDR2 533MHz bus, Firewire, dual SATA 3.0 Gbps interfaces, and optical HDA input/outputs.  The kicker is the 15-pin D-sub analog and HDMI video out. The HDMI output will support HDCP signals...meaning that this is perfect for Vista or a high definition TV.

The board is expected to enter into mass production this June, with retail availability that same month. A price for the motherboard has not been set yet.