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Lumenlab Q42 HDTV and PC Chimera Now Shipping

asmus.vierck — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 17:49:42 EST

And there is still the german company altera-media.de, which does similar but with a built-in Mac mini. So you can have Leopard roaring at you!
The website unfortunately is still a work in progress, but I was able to see one of those babies in real life - not near as clumsy as this Q42.

asmus.vierck

Lumenlab Q42 HDTV and PC Chimera Now Shipping

Klappstuhl — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 15:53:26 EST

Question 42, the meaning of life, is Television?

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Klappstuhl

Lumenlab Q42 HDTV and PC Chimera Now Shipping

pevans34 — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 15:39:06 EST

this is a sweet idea, but too expensive. i would love to have everything in one box, my computer my tv my internet, and have it all look as sleak as that does. unfortunately thats too expensive, by about 1.5 grand

pevans34

Lumenlab Q42 HDTV and PC Chimera Now Shipping

ecobore — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 14:39:01 EST

yeah, and what happened to that cheap projector that they used to make/sell? Strange company this!

ecobore

Lumenlab Q42 HDTV and PC Chimera Now Shipping

draconis2941 — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 14:27:32 EST

I think the idea is good. It's just too expensive, probably a byproduct of the by hand final assembly. I can even understand the thougt process:

1. So lots of stuff can act as media extdender/DLNA/UPnP extenders. Let's just put that in the tv box to begin with.

2. This is probably not going to be in the same room, or even nearby the server. Let's add WiFi.

3. Well if someone has WiFi they probably have internet on it. Lets add a webb browser.

4. At this point if we just cram in bit of storage and an optical drive we could call it a PC.

I don't think it's quite ready, but it's a good idea. It helps the push to make the computer/internet as ubiquitous as electricity.

draconis2941

Lumenlab Q42 HDTV and PC Chimera Now Shipping

ripfire — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 14:18:08 EST

And all this time, HDTV manufacturers are aiming to build the thinnest TV. Maybe this company missed the memo.

ripfire

Lumenlab Q42 HDTV and PC Chimera Now Shipping

draconis2941 — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 14:16:55 EST

@TonyTriple: I'm sure there's a stand for it too, just not shown. Most LCD/Plasmas look better wall mounted anyway.

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Lumenlab Q42 HDTV and PC Chimera Now Shipping

Hvedhrungr — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 14:15:50 EST

Handmade? How'd they fit all those transistors into the chip?
Really small tweezers?

Hvedhrungr

Lumenlab Q42 HDTV and PC Chimera Now Shipping

TonyTriple — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 14:08:56 EST

Wow, looks pretty unstable. I bet if you slam the door too hard this bad boy will definitely topple over.

TonyTriple