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Vizio Knocks on PC Market's Door

TV maker Vizio has showed off its own line of personal computers, including all-in-one desktops and thin notebooks. When they ship, the computers will run Windows 7. The line could play into plans to give users multi-device solutions for living room entertainment -- PCs that will easily and seamlessly share content with televisions. izio  will roll out five new PCs at CES 2012. Together with the company's HDTVs, these will constitute an attack on the multiscreen home entertainment market, which  Apple  (Nasdaq: AAPL) dominates at the high end. Vizio's  plans are "part of the battle for the living room, where you've got all your devices able to share information and talk to each other, making them a tech ecosystem," Andrew Eisner, director of community and content at  Retrevo , told TechNewsWorld. "[Vizio] was the first to tie their tablet to their TV as a direct accessory," remarked Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the  Enderle Group . "They...