ViewSonic's PC-TV monitors look the part
(Credit: ViewSonic)TVs and PCs may be taking their own sweet time to morph into one appliance, but some designs are starting to betray the romance. Case in point: ViewSonic's new "Diamani DUO" series (dynamic duo?) are meant to be used both as a desktop monitor and an LCD TV, in 19- and 22-inch models with 1,440x900 and 1,680x1050 respective resolutions.
Unlike other PC-TV screens, which are often indistinguishable from desktop monitors, this one actually takes on some of the design characteristics of a plasma or LCD set, such as today's popular piano-black gloss finish, contoured lines for built-in speakers and styled base. They're a little small for our taste now that we have to wear bifocals, but the price is right for a second TV (or third or fourth or fifth) at $350 and $400.
