Another of IBM’s PS/2 announcements was the PS/2 TV (2460) unit – a low-cost video and audio option that enables the user to display full-motion National Television Systems Committee, NTSC, analogue video on a standard PS/2 colour display from cable television, an external television aerial, and traditional baseband video sources such as a video cassette recorder or video disk player. Video can be presented as a full-screen display or as a fixed size Picture-in-Picture that places a video window over the user’s full-screen application display. Television, audio and video attributes, including television channel selection, volume, colour, tint, brightness, contrast, and the picture-in-picture location can be adjusted using keyboard sequences or software menu selections. The PS/2 TV is supported in all VGA modes; in XGA mode, all functions of the PS/2 TV are supported except for the PIP function. The PS/2 TV is packaged in an external enclosure that is intended to be positioned directly below the display on the desktop. The unit contains a speaker and headphone jack, has its own power source and does not take up any of the PS/2 system unit’s expansion slot. It sells for $500.
