Industry News
May 21, 2001
Sony Introduces A VAIO® Desktop PC With A TV And DVD Recorder As Part Of Its New Summer Desktop Lineup
VAIO Digital Studio™ PC With Giga Pocket™ Personal Video Recorder Captures, Transfers, And Manages Digital Video Content
The first PC in the U.S. to include a DVD-RW drive and a TV tuner with built-in recording capabilities, the VAIO® Digital Studio™ PC with Giga Pocket™ Personal Video Recorder combines television and DVD entertainment with computing. The new PCV-RX490TV allows the consumer to watch TV and home videos when they want, where they want.
"This is the industry's first PC with integrated video recording," said Rich Black, Director of Desktop PC Marketing for Sony Electronics' Information Technology Product Division (ITPD). "For consumers who want the latest in entertainment and technology devices, the VAIO Digital Studio PC with Giga Pocket Personal Video Recorder allows them to do two things at once - watch TV on the PC and record TV programs onto a hard drive."
The system is equipped with a 1.70GHz Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor, an 80GB hard drive, a DVD-RW and a CD-ROM drive, and 128MB of RDRAM. The included Ethernet port enables a high speed Internet connection, and up to 100 hours of video can be recorded onto the hard drive. The PCV-RX490TV, which will be available in June, will sell for about $2600, $2,500 after a $100 mail-in rebate. A remote control is included for added convenience.
Sony's new desktop PC enables users to watch TV streamed from cable or other analog sources onto the monitor, and record home videos or TV programs onto the hard drive. Once stored on the hard drive, digital video content can be exported and written onto a DVD using DVD-RW technology. The exported video can then be viewed on a big-screen TV or, for the mobile user, on a DVD-equipped notebook computer.
To further enhance the system, Sony's free iEPG (Internet Electronic Program Guide) service provides easy Internet access to a TV program guide and allows for one-click recording setup. Weekly or daily shows can be programmed in the Giga Pocket Personal Video Recorder and set to record on a regular basis.
For more information, visit www.sony.com/vaio.
Internet Contacts:
http://www.sony.com/vaio
May 21, 2001
Sony Introduces A VAIO® Desktop PC With A TV And DVD Recorder As Part Of Its New Summer Desktop Lineup
VAIO Digital Studio™ PC With Giga Pocket™ Personal Video Recorder Captures, Transfers, And Manages Digital Video Content
The first PC in the U.S. to include a DVD-RW drive and a TV tuner with built-in recording capabilities, the VAIO® Digital Studio™ PC with Giga Pocket™ Personal Video Recorder combines television and DVD entertainment with computing. The new PCV-RX490TV allows the consumer to watch TV and home videos when they want, where they want.
"This is the industry's first PC with integrated video recording," said Rich Black, Director of Desktop PC Marketing for Sony Electronics' Information Technology Product Division (ITPD). "For consumers who want the latest in entertainment and technology devices, the VAIO Digital Studio PC with Giga Pocket Personal Video Recorder allows them to do two things at once - watch TV on the PC and record TV programs onto a hard drive."
The system is equipped with a 1.70GHz Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor, an 80GB hard drive, a DVD-RW and a CD-ROM drive, and 128MB of RDRAM. The included Ethernet port enables a high speed Internet connection, and up to 100 hours of video can be recorded onto the hard drive. The PCV-RX490TV, which will be available in June, will sell for about $2600, $2,500 after a $100 mail-in rebate. A remote control is included for added convenience.
Sony's new desktop PC enables users to watch TV streamed from cable or other analog sources onto the monitor, and record home videos or TV programs onto the hard drive. Once stored on the hard drive, digital video content can be exported and written onto a DVD using DVD-RW technology. The exported video can then be viewed on a big-screen TV or, for the mobile user, on a DVD-equipped notebook computer.
To further enhance the system, Sony's free iEPG (Internet Electronic Program Guide) service provides easy Internet access to a TV program guide and allows for one-click recording setup. Weekly or daily shows can be programmed in the Giga Pocket Personal Video Recorder and set to record on a regular basis.
For more information, visit www.sony.com/vaio.
Internet Contacts:
http://www.sony.com/vaio