July 26th, 2009
Kitchen designers rejoice: Toshiba introduces Stainless Style LCD/DVD combo unit
If you don’t have an TV in your kitchen, you probably know someone who does. Finally, someone figured out that maybe it should release a set that matched the most popular kitchen accent: stainless steel. Now you can pair your kitchen appliances with the Toshiba Stainless Style model, which marries a 19-inch LCD with a DVD player.
Beyond its metallic styling (obviously no one’s going to make a TV using actual stainless steel), the 19LV612U offers fairly standard specs for an HDTV this size: an HDMI input, component-video port, and built-in ATSC/NTSC/QAM digital tuners, which could come in handy if you don’t have a cable connection in your kitchen. The slot-loading DVD player support DivX-format discs—a nice touch, though I don’t see many Moms burning DivX movies to watch while they cook.
Toshiba says the Stainless Style combo unit will ship in September for $349.99. Will it inspire a rash of stainless-looking TVs?
Sean Portnoy spent several years as an editor at Computer Shopper magazine, most recently serving as online executive editor. See his full profile and disclosure of his industry affiliations.
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