Sony Digital Living System with Blu-Ray, DVR and Core 2 Start Price USD 799.00 Current Price USD 912.00 Time Left - Bid Count 5 Buy It Now Price USD 950.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, September 04, 2008 End Time Tuesday, September 09, 2008 Location Coeur d'Alene, Idaho See more about 'Sony Digital Living System with Blu-Ray, DVR and Core 2' Description Amazon.com Product DescriptionBridge the gap between your computing and entertainment worlds with the Sony VAIO VGX-XL3 Digital Living System, which provides a powerful computing platform as well as high-definition video output from cable TV and the Blu-ray Disc player/recorder. About the size of a traditional stereo receiver, this rack-style multimedia PC has a sleek brushed aluminum and smoked acrylic front that blends neatly and quietly into living room entertainment centers and home theaters. And its optimized cooling function provides near-silent operation. The VGX-XL3 is digital cable ready, and it features an OCUR receiver, which is a digital cable receiver and interface that accepts a TV CableCARD. This removable security module, which must be obtained from your local service provider, allows you to access the digital cable channels to which you subscribe without the need for a set-top-box. You can also use the integrated NTSC (standard) and ATSC (digital) TV tuners in conjunction with Windows Vista Home Premium's Media Center capabilities to record programming (even in HDTV) directly to the VGX-TP1's hard drive. Vista also integrates new search tools throughout the operating system, includes new parental control features, and offers new tools that can warn you of impending hardware failures. The Blu-ray Disc drive supports full 1080p HD video playback as well as up to 5.1 discrete channels of uncompressed digital audio. The Blu-ray system is backwards-compatible with standard DVDs and CDs, enabling you to enjoy your digital library for years to come. It will also write to a wide variety of disc formats, including dual-layer DVD+/-R discs. For optimized video output to your LCD or plasma HDTV, it provides an HDMI connection that can transmit uncompressed 1080p video and 5.1-channel surround sound via a single cable. Other hardware features include a 2.13 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 processor, 2 GB of installed RAM (3 GB maximum), Nvidia GeForce 7600 GTL graphics card (with up to 527 MB of allocated video RAM), tri-mode Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g), and a wireless Vaio keyboard. Features: Media center PC with Blu-Ray Disc technology and DVR capability HDMI and component signals capable of full HD 1080 resolution Blu-Ray R and RE burner, Video recording to Blu-Ray Disc media is done in MP2 format only Rack style multimedia PC designed for your living room or home theater Built-in NTSC and ATSC TV tuners and CableCARD™ support, you can watch and record analog and digital TV directly to the hard drive for on-demand viewing Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor E6400 running at 2.13GHz with 2MB Advanced Smart Cache 500GB 7200 RPM SATA hard drive (250GBx2) 2GB DDR2 PC2-5300 667MHz RAM 4 USB 2.0 ports (2 in front, 2 in rear) 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T Ethernet and wireless 802.11 a/b/g networking support Sony Sound Reality technology with DSD (Direct Stream Digital) support Specifications: Processor Type: Intel Core 2 Duo Processor E6400 Speed: 2.13GHz Front Side Bus Speed: 1066 MHz L2 Cache: 2MB Advanced Smart Cache Technology: Intel Viiv Memory Type: DDR2 Installed: 2GB (1GBx2) PC2-5300 Maximum: 3GB (Tested) Speed: 667 MHz Hard Drive Capacity: 500GB (250GBx2) Speed: 7200 RPM Interface: SATA (Preconfigured RAID 0) Optical Drive DVD+R DL Write: 2.4x max DVD+R Write: 8x max DVD+RW Write: 4x max DVD-R Write: 8x max DVD-RW Write: 4x max CD-R Write: 8x max CD-RW Write: 8x max DVD±RW: Yes CD Read: 24x max DVD Read: 8x max DVD-RAM Write: 5x max DVD-R DL Write: 2x max BD-R Read: 1x max BD-R Write: 1x max BD-RE Write: 1x max BD-ROM Read: 1.6 max BD-RE Read: 1x max DVD-RAM Read: 5x max Blu-Ray Disc Support: Yes Expansion Bays 3.5" (Internal): 2 (2 occupied) Expansion Slots Multimedia Card Reader: Memory Stick® media, Memory Stick PRO™ media, Memory Stick Duo™ media, Compact Flash® (Type I and Type II), Secure Digital/MultiMediaCard™ , SmartMedia™ and xD Picture Card® PCI Slot: 2 (1 available) x16 PCI Express: 1 (occupied by Graphics Card) TV Tuner: High Definition digital cable tuner with CableCARD with ATSC and NTSC support Audio Sound System: Sony® Sound Reality™ technology with DSD (Direct Stream Digital) support Graphics Processor: NVIDIA® GeForce® 7600 GTL graphics processing unit (GPU) Video RAM: 527MB (max.) Total Available Graphics Memory Chipset: Intel P965 Interface: HDMI™ out (High Definition Multimedia Interface)DVI-D (through HDMI™ to DVI-D adapter)Component (YPbPr) Inputs and Outputs Composite Audio/Video Input(s): 1 (gold-plated) (front) Component Video (Y/Pb/Pr) Output(s): 1 Ethernet: 1 HDMI 1.3a: 1 Headphone Jack: 1 Memory Stick Media Slot: 1 (Supports Memory Stick PRO™ media and Memory Stick Duo™ media) Microphone Input: 1 RF Connection Input: 1 S-Video Input: 1 (Front) USB Port(s): 4 (2 Front/2 Rear) (2.0 compliant) Composite Audio Output(s): 1 (gold-plated) (Right/Left) Composite Audio Input(s): 1 (gold-plated) (Right/Left) IR Output(s): 2 (transmitter outputs) S/PDIF Output(s): 1 S/PDIF Input(s): 1 Coaxial Digital Output(s): 1 (Audio) i.LINK® Connection: 3 i.LINK® interface (1x4-pin Front/ 2x6-pin Rear) AC-In: 1 WLAN antenna: 1 TV Tuner: 1 (NTSC/ATSC/Digital Cable) Networking/Modem Ethernet Protocol: Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45) Ethernet Speed: 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T Wireless LAN: IEEE 802.11abg Power Power Management: ACPI 1.0 Compliant Power Requirements: 100-240V Power Consumption: 297W (max.) Dimensions Weight: 23.15 lbs Measurements: 16.93" W x 5.08" H x 15.75" D In the box: Sony VGXXL3 Digital Living System Remote Control Wireless Keyboard HDMI™ Cable HDMI-DVI Adapter S/PDIF Optical Cable Wireless Antenna AA Batteries (6) Power Cord 8cm Disc Adapter I have opened this item and set it up to confirm that everything works. Place a Bid!