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Abstract

A computer monitor has an input for receiving from a general-purpose computer a video signal representing a video image, a screen, and a driver for causing the screen to display a video image represented by a video signal. The monitor further includes storage for storing video and/or picture data, a processor for retrieving video and/or picture data from the storage means and producing a video signal therefrom, and a switch for switching the monitor between (i) a first “monitor” mode in which the driver causes the screen to display the video image represented by the signal received by the input and (ii) a second “media player” mode in which the driver causes the screen to display the video and/or picture image represented by the signal produced by the processor. This therefore provides the functionality of a media player in a computer monitor so that, when the monitor is not being used for displaying the video output from the general-purpose computer, it can be used instead as a media player, reducing number of the main pieces of equipment required, and enabling the general-purpose computer to be switched off and therefore to conserve energy when merely the media playing functions are required.

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