Sony Desktop Doubles as Flat-Screen TV
Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 22nd Aug 2006 21:52 UTC
Hardware, Embedded Systems Sony launched on Tuesday the Vaio VGC-LS1 desktop, which serves dual roles as personal computer and TV. The system comes with a wireless keyboard and mouse, as well as with a remote control that can switch the monitor from a Windows-based PC to a TV, thanks to a built-in tuner. With technology similar to a digital video recorder, TV shows can be saved on the computer's 250GB hard drive and burned onto DVDs. Sony has also designed its new computer for space efficiency: Like Apple Computer's iMac, the VGC-LS1's hardware is packed into the back of its LCD screen.
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So what?
by mallard on Tue 22nd Aug 2006 22:50 UTC
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2006-01-06

So it's just a Media Centre PC that can do TV without booting the computer then? How innovative...

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Type L
by lustiouss on Tue 22nd Aug 2006 23:58 UTC
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2006-07-26
Dangerous device
by ishmal on Wed 23rd Aug 2006 01:15 UTC
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2005-11-11

This could only be useful for a single person. Otherwise, it would be a powerful weapon for breaking up families. Imagine the arguments. ^^

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RE: Dangerous device
by hobgoblin on Wed 23rd Aug 2006 02:57 UTC in reply to "Dangerous device"
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2005-07-06

thats why you get multiples and wire them all to a central hub that supply all the music, movies and whatsnot that you feel like downloading.

welcome to the 21th, where its no longer a 1 computer household ;)

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bumper sticker
by perlbot on Wed 23rd Aug 2006 05:48 UTC
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2006-08-23

uh, nevermind.

Edited 2006-08-23 05:50

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fancy
by cg0def on Wed 23rd Aug 2006 06:35 UTC
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2006-02-12

Kinda pricy but it comes with a nice big screen and the clear plastic is a very nice touch. Overall I like this better than Apple's idea only the OS kinda sux. There isn't much info on the tuner used but if it's something like the new ATI ( 650 ) then the OS is a small price to pay.

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Big "mobile desk", no batteries
by acobar on Wed 23rd Aug 2006 09:00 UTC
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2005-11-15

I never understood, well at least I never saw, why they didn't release a kind of big "mobile desk", a nice TV plus sound system plus computer that you could just fold and carry on to our house or to our work place. I really don't have a use for something that I should use on a flight or airport or ... (insert a place you should better use your time to read books, chat with other human been at your side or do physical activities like run, play, ...), but I do have for something easy to grab. It is needed to students too, well the classrooms should get more power plugs, with the benefit of prevent our kids to be distracted when they are with us on the wild. Imageine no more computer and television and soundd system on to get all space of our rooms, what a dream thing.

No, Sony device is not one of that I'm talking about, should be fold and carry.

Oh, I forgot, the chance to them explode gets lowered too. ;)

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hmm
by broken_symlink on Thu 24th Aug 2006 01:29 UTC
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2005-07-06

this is nothing new sony was doing this way before apple so i don't see why they compare the system to the imac.

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