Photos: Tiny tuner turns laptops into HDTVs

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OnAir GT

The OnAir GT can turn a laptop into a high-definition TV. Equipped with a tuner from LG Electronics, the $179 GT receives over-the-air high-definition broadcasts via an antenna.

Published: October 17, 2006 -- 14:00 GMT (07:00 PDT)
Caption by: Andy Smith
Antenna

A public broadcasting station comes in clearly on a laptop featuring the OnAir GT from AutumnWave. In hilly terrain, TV broadcast signals may be hard to pick up, but otherwise the images are typically high quality.

Published: October 17, 2006 -- 14:00 GMT (07:00 PDT)
Caption by: Andy Smith
Size comparison

The OnAir GT is an ashtray-size tuner. Here, for size comparison, it's pictured alongside a first-generation iPod.

Published: October 17, 2006 -- 14:00 GMT (07:00 PDT)
Caption by: Andy Smith

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This little device does big things--giving ordinary laptops a high-definition makeover.

OnAir GT

The OnAir GT can turn a laptop into a high-definition TV. Equipped with a tuner from LG Electronics, the $179 GT receives over-the-air high-definition broadcasts via an antenna.

Published: October 17, 2006 -- 14:00 GMT (07:00 PDT)

Caption by: Andy Smith

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