Your TV and PC in One.
Sony's original Motion Reality™ technology allows you to enjoy the same TV experience on your PC that you do on your Sony® LCD TV. With Sony's XBRITE™ display technology, your TV shows, home videos and pictures come alive with bright, crisp, clear images.
Innovative All-in-One Design.
The sophisticated, modern styling provides maximum impact in a minimum space. All of the essentials for pow- erful computing performance are built right into the elegant, flat-panel display. Wireless keyboard, mouse and remote control eliminate cable clutter, and allow you to control the VAIO® V TV-PC from your sofa.
Take Control of your TV and PC features.
With the VAIO® V TV-PC, you can watch and record your favorite television shows. It's convenient and easy with inte- grated program listings and on-screen navigation using the remote control. Click to DVD™ creation software and DVD+R Double Layer/DVD±RW3 drive lets you convert home videos to DVDs with just one click.
Enjoy the Best of Sony Digital Entertainment.
It comes loaded with the tools you need to create, manage, share and enjoy your digital photos, home videos, movies and music. Watch and record your favorite TV shows. Turn your home videos into high- quality DVDs. Or, take your multimedia to the next level and capture, edit, convert and burn high-definition camcorder video.
Desktop
It’s your flat-panel LCD TV. It's your high-performance PC. It's all in one. The VAIO® V TV-PC brings high-quality television to your desktop computer. Designed to be sleek and mod- ern, yet highly-functional, it compliments any room. And, when you're ready to work, simply bring out the wireless keyboard and mouse to expe- rience uncompromising com- puting performance.
Model
VGC-V517G
HARDWARE
Processor
Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor with Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology (3E GHz1, 1MB L2 Cache)
Display
17” WXGA LCD with XBRITE™ technology (1280 x 768)
Front Side Bus Speed
800MHz
Chipset
Intel® 848P
Memory
512MB PC-3200 400MHz DDR
(512MB X 1) (Expandable up to 1GB)
Hard Drive
200GB2 7200rpm Ultra ATA
Graphics
nVIDIA® GeForce™ FX Go5700 128MB Video Memory
Graphics Interface
AGP 8x
Giga Pocket® MPEG2 Realtime Encoder board with TV Tuner and Motion Reality™ technology
DVD+R Double Layer / DVD±RW Drive3
Double Layer +R
DVD+R write (2.4x MAX)
DVD±RW3 -RW
DVD-R write (8x MAX), DVD-RW write (4x MAX)
+RW
DVD+R write (8x MAX), DVD+RW write (4xMAX)
CD-RW
-RW
CD-R write (24x MAX), CD-RW write (24xMAX)
DVD-ROM Read (8x MAX)
CD-ROM Read (24x MAX)
Audio
Digital Audio
Monaural Stereo
Audio Interface
Monaural mini microphone jack Stereo Headphone mini jack
Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX Fast Ethernet
(RJ-45)
Modem
V.90 compatible data/fax modem (RJ-11)
Expansion Slots
Memory Stick®5/ Memory Stick PRO™, Memory Stick Duo™ Reader
One PCMCIA - Type II/Type I card slot with CardBus support
Port Connections
Four USB6 2.0 ports One S/PDIF Out
Two 4pin i.LINK®4 Ports
One Headphone / One Microphone/ One Line In
One Audio In
One Infra-Red Port for Remote Controller
Composite S-Video / Audio Inputs (front and rear)
One RF In
Power Requirements
218 watts max. / 100-240V ~7A (50/60Hz)
Power Management
ACPI 1.0 Compliant
Weight (CPU)
28.67lbs. (Weight is approximate and may vary)
Dimensions (CPU)
19.1”(W) x 15.7”(H) x 11.3”(D)
Supplied Accessories
IR Remote Control and Receiver
Wireless Keyboard
Wireless Optical Mouse
SOFTWARE
Operating System
Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition
with Service Pack 2
Sony Original Software
VAIO Zone™ with WinDVD®
Click to DVD™ - DVD Creation
SonicStage® Mastering Studio - Audio
Mastering & Remastering
PictureGear Studio™ - Digital Photo
DVgate Plus™- Digital Video
SonicStage® - Digital Music
VAIO Media™ - Network File Sharing
Other Software Applications
Adobe® Photoshop® Album Starter
Edition
Adobe® Photoshop® Elements® 2.0
Microsoft® Works 8.0 -
Word Processing, Spreadsheet,
Calendar, Scheduling, Contact
Management, and Database
Microsoft® Office 2003 60-Day
Student/Teacher Edition Trial
Intuit Quicken® 2005 New User Edition
(Previous Quicken Users may require
additional upgrade)
InterVideo® WinDVD®
Sonic RecordNow!® 7
Anti-Virus & Recovery Software
Norton® Internet Security™ 90-Day
Subscription - Norton AntiVirus®,
Norton Personal Firewall, Norton
Privacy Control, Norton AntiSpam®,
Norton Parental Control
Intermute™ SpySubtract™ 30-Day Trial
VAIO® Recovery Wizard
VAIO® Help and Support
VAIO® Update
Online Center
America Online® 90-Day Trial - New Users only
SERVICE AND WARRANTY
INFORMATION
Limited Warranty and Onsite Service
1 Year Limited Warranty with Onsite Service7
Telephone Support
1 Year toll-free technical telephone assistance, available 24-hours, 7- days-a-week8.
On-line Support
Support available from http://www.sony.com/pcsupport
1.GHz denotes microprocessor inter- nal clock speed; other factors may affect application performance. CPU speed will be reduced under certain operating conditions.
2.GB means one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. Accessible capacity may vary. A por- tion of hard disk space is reserved as a recovery partition.
3.DVD Media/Formats are not universally compatible.
4.i.LINK is a trademark of Sony used only to designate that a product contains an IEEE 1394 connector. All products with an i.LINK connector may not communi cate with each other.
5.Supports Memory Stick PRO™ high- capacity media tested up to 1GB. Does not support MagicGate™ functionality.
6.Not all products with USB connectors may communicate with each other due to chipset variations.
7.When available. Sony will provide Onsite Service in fulfifillment of its limited warranty obligations. Any such services are subject to the terms and conditions of the limited warranty. See actual Limited Warranty for details. Onsite Service will be provided via thrid- party technician to be dispatched as needed following phone-base trouble- shooting. Some repairs may be accom plished with self repair kits. Onsite Service may not be available in all loca tions.
8.For certain third party software appli- cations, Sony provides first level Phone Support. Additional telephone support may be available from the applicable 3rd party vendor. Availability and schedule for any such support is determined by the applicable software vendor.
Computer Interface: The computer industry lacks stan- dards, and therefore, there are a multitude of varying software packages and add-on hardware options. This personal computer is not manufactured to operate any specific software, and Sony does not and cannot make any warranty or representation with respect to the per- formance of this product with any particular software packages and/or non-Sony add-on hardware option except those mentioned in this document. Sony hereby disclaims any representations or warranty that this prod- uct is compatible with any combination of non-Sony products you may choose to connect. While Sony repre- sentatives or Sony authorized dealers may be able to assist you and may make recommendations, they are NOT authorized to vary or waive this disclaimer. Purchasers must determine for themselves the suitabil- ity and compatibility of the hardware and software in each and every particular instance. Some pre-installed software titles may not include full documentation. Software titles pre-installed on the Sony Desktop Computer are subject to change without notice. Simulated graphic shown on display.
©2004 Sony Electronics Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. Sony, i.LINK, VAIO Zone SonicStage, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, Memory Stick Duo, DVgate Plus, PictureGear Studio, Giga Pocket, VAIO Media, Motion Reality, XBRITE, Click to DVD, Like No Other, and VAIO are trademarks of Sony. Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. Microsoft, Windows and Outlook are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Realone is a trade- mark of RealNetworks, Inc. All other trademarks are trademarks of their respective owners. This product meets the standards of the International Energy Star Program for energy efficiency. Features and specifica- tions are subject to change without notice. Non-metric weights and measurements are approximate.
Printed in U.S.A. 12/04
i.LINK®
(IEEE 1394)
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