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Sony VAIO RT All-In-One PC Is A 25.5" Widescreen, HDMI-Filled Monster
Posted by Benny Goldman at 9:00 AM on September 4, 2008
The VAIO RT is Sony's beast of an all-in-one PC, a widescreen 25.5" display with HDMI-in and -out ports, Blu-ray recordable drive and up to 1TB of hard drive space. It also comes loaded with 8GB RAM, a multi-card reader and a built-in digital TV tuner. Of course, you're still stuck with Vista, but with all that power underneath you should do just fine. Unfortunately, the RT has a beastly price tag to match—it starts at US$3300—when it arrives this fall. Press release down below. [Sony]
Video-Editing Powerhouse
The VAIO RT High Definition Studio is a one-stop-shop handling all your high-definition video-editing needs on a single machine.
Its 25.5-inch (diagonal) LCD display, featuring XBRITE-FullHD LCD technology, and Blu-ray optical drive enables you to play, record and edit HD video in 1080p resolution.
In addition to the built-in digital TV tuners, an HDMI In port lets you connect compatible HD cable and satellite boxes to enrich your HDTV viewing experience. An HDMI output has also been included, letting you connect to an external LCD display or HDTV to expand your workspace (HDMI cable, LCD, and HDTV sold separately).
The RT series incorporates Intel® Core™2 Quad processors, up to 8GB of RAM and a terabyte hard drive. It is equipped with a high-speed eSATA port, for extra storage, and a CompactFlash® slot.
The unit comes pre-installed with Windows Vista Ultimate operating system. A wireless keyboard with integrated touchpad and mouse are included. It is also equipped with a built-in power supply enabling you to cleanly mount it to the wall.
The VAIO LV High-Definition PC/TV will start at around $1,600 while the VAIO RT High-Definition Studio PC will go for about $3,300. All three series will be available online at www.sonystyle.com/pr/aio. They will also be sold at Sony Style® stores and select retailers around the country starting this fall.
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dandaman247
Posted 9:32 AM 4/9/08
probably could build a cheaper one myself...idk about the blu-ray drive though...any specs on that??
The ones you can buy now...suck.
dandaman247
Con Seannery
Posted 9:55 AM 4/9/08
@Con Seannery: Oh, and Blu-Ray won't win this war.
Con Seannery
Con Seannery
Posted 9:55 AM 4/9/08
I just don't see the appeal of an all-in-one.
Con Seannery
daftrok
Posted 9:40 AM 4/9/08
I don't like All-in-Ones. They are a space saver but if one component is messed up (the monitor, the optical drive, the wireless, etc.) the WHOLE thing has to go not just the component for repairs/exchange. For that price I'd rather get a 30" and this:
[www.shopping.hp.com]
daftrok
goo2
Posted 10:32 AM 4/9/08
@Con Seannery: It's meant for people that don't want to spend $3300 on a computer.
goo2
snowlock
Posted 11:52 AM 4/9/08
one thing i noticed about the vaio all-in-ones currently out at best buy:
if you click into the display properties, the resolution listed is not 1920x1080.
so if it's supposed to be a blu-ray-playin hd-box type thing,
then why isn't 1080p the display's native resolution?
for the money they charge for these computers, they should be only top-notch stuff.
unless i have no idea what i'm talking about?
snowlock
tex1ntux
Posted 3:36 PM 4/9/08
Stuck with Vista?
I don't know anyone with a decent new computer who would rather be on XP. It seems like all the Vista bashers aren't Vista users.
tex1ntux
Eruanno
Posted 5:04 PM 4/9/08
Wait, video editing monster? But this is not a Mac...
Eruanno
Jraktal
Posted 11:10 PM 4/9/08
@tex1ntux: agreed, have you tried it with 4GB of ram and Sp1? I think not!
works fine IMHO
Jraktal
iSee
Posted 1:43 AM 5/9/08
Oh no, not Vista again, man they are really trying to push that OS these days aren't they, even though it's so horrible. You have to click things for them to work, and it makes these horrible sounds, and I think it stares at me weird when I am not looking.
Tired... so tired... almost exhausted from reading these sly OS comments in hardware posts over and over again.
iSee
BaBart
Posted 1:24 AM 6/9/08
Euh, what is the use of 8 GB RAM if you only have a 32-bit OS like Vista?
BaBart