AOC Aire iPlay desktop LCD docks iPhones and iPods, rocks the joint (modestly)

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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/06/aoc-aire-iplay-e2343fi.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/16/aoc-aire-iplay-desktop-lcd-docks-iphones-and-ipods/)AOC (http://www.engadget.com/tag/AOC/) has a bit of a long-term memory issue: it claims the Aire iPlay E2343Fi is the first computer monitor to have a built-in iPhone and iPod docking station. Nope (http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/viewsonic-busts-out-viewdock-display-series-for-ipods/). But don't let that deter you from checking out the new 23-inch LCD, whose cradle in the base will both keep your Apple gear topped up as well as play movies and music through the display. The 10-watt speakers won't exactly bring the house down, though they will let you take the headphones off. As an actual computer display, it's a typical TN-based (http://www.engadget.com/tag/tn) panel with a 1080p resolution, a quick 2ms pixel response time and a boldly claimed 50,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio. Those who find a separate dock or (gasp) wires too much can officially spend $280 for an Aire iPlay of their own today; Amazon and other shops have already knocked the price down to a more palpable $230.

http://www.amazon.com/AOC-E2343FI-23-Widescreen-Speakers/dp/B0074ZACF2