Acer's new AT3205-DTV 32-inch LCD

by Ryan Block, posted Apr 21st 2006 at 10:53AM

It's not going to do you a whole lot of good this side of Europe, but Acer's got a new LCD HDTV due, and it's got a few interesting features to set it aside for the World Cup buying season that's about to sweep the world (and some parts of America). Their 32-inch AT3205-DTV has a 1366 x 768 panel, both HDMI and DVI inputs, as well as integrated analog and DVB-T tuners. definitely not your usual HDTV, but you know how they roll over Europe way: deeper, harder, better. And really, the last thing you want to do is tempt them with a TV that's not up to snuff when it's World Cup season.

Filed under: Displays, HDTV

Tags: acer, AT3205-DTV, dvb-t, hd, hdtv, high def, high definition, HighDef, HighDefinition, lcd

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Steve @ Apr 21st 2006 10:59AM

Thats a nice looking t.v., but I still think sharp's aquos are better LCD's.

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Stewart @ Apr 21st 2006 11:41AM

Erm the World Cup happens every four years it's not seasonal :)

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Jake Handsome @ Apr 21st 2006 11:52AM

Does Acer actually manufacture the lcd, or another company?

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Tom @ Apr 21st 2006 12:50PM

Stewart - a season doesn't have to be one of four times of year. A season is any period of time which can come around with some frequency and reguality. Four years ago, there was a growth in the number of big screen TVs sold, you you could definitely call it a season.

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Carl @ Apr 21st 2006 7:02PM

Errr... Exactly what feature qualifies this Acer for a posting? 1366 x 768 panels with built in DVB-T is not so rare...

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Gwyn @ Apr 22nd 2006 10:15AM

Vaguely on topic:

Two years ago, for the European Cup in Portugal, there was a massive surge in promotion of widescreen televisions by the main electrical retailers here in the UK. The push was all about how fantastic it would be to watch the football on a nice big widescreen TV, instead of the ordinary square boxes most people had.

Of course, what the advertisers neglected to mention, was the fact that the broadcasts were coming from Portugal in 4:3 ratio. There would be no widescreen broadcasts from the European Cup, only 4:3.

Let's see, with this big HD push accompanying the World Cup, just how many people with HD sets are actually able to watch footie games in HD.

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Perrey Z. @ Apr 23rd 2006 12:13AM

#1: Nice indeed, but better design than the Sharp Aquos? never! specially with thouse odd-looking boomerang-style stands they keep re-shaping each year.

#3: Acer is part of the BENQ along with AU Optoelectrics which produces their own TFT LCD panels.

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