3D Craze Hits All-in-One PCs
The growing 3D trend has spread from cinemas to TVs and now to computers, with PC makers including MSI and Asus showing off All-in-One PCs at Taiwan’s Computex show this week that can play back 3D movies, games and Internet content.
The PCs are home entertainment systems and come with 3D screens, glasses and high-quality speakers, the companies said. Some PCs also include software to convert 2D content to 3D, and HDMI 1.4 ports to play back 3D content on TVs.
A few 3D PCs are already available, but the adoption has been slow because of cost and lack of interest. The 3D technology is now being built into laptops with larger screens and new form factors such as all-in-one PCs to drum up renewed interest. (An all-in-one PC comes with all components built into a panel holding the screen, but with a separate keyboard and mouse.)
MSI showed off the Wind Top AE2420 3D, an all-in-one 3D PC that comes with a 24-inch multitouch screen, the company said. It comes with 3D glasses developed by the company, and software included can convert 2D content — ranging from DVD movies to on-screen images — into 3D. The Wind Top includes Intel’s latest Core series of processors and Advanced Micro Devices’ ATI Mobility Radeon discrete graphics processors, according to MSI. The availability and pricing for the PC were not immediately available.
