DVD+R Double Layer / DVD±RW 5 and Click to DVD™ Software
Featuring advanced DVD+R Double Layer 8.5GB record- ing capacity. With the ability to store up to 4 hours of high quality MPEG-2 video com- bined with VAIO® Click to DVD™ creation software, you become the pro. Borrowing technology from Sony’s pro- fessional systems, the best tools of the trade are in your hands.
Bring Your VHS tapes into the 21st Century
Turn your family VHS videos into great looking DVDs with VAIO® Giga Pocket® MPEG encoder / TV Tuner and VAIO® Click to DVD™ cre- ation software. Connect your VCR to the composite Audio/Video or S-Video ports for easy analog to dig- ital conversion of your home movies.
Watch and Record Your Favorite Television Shows
VAIO® Giga Pocket® Personal Video Recorder enables you to watch live TV and record your favorite shows. With Click to DVD™ creation soft- ware you can burn recorded shows to DVD for playback5 on a home DVD player or while on the road with a Notebook PC 5.
VAIO® Creation Suite Software
Loaded with powerful VAIO® original software empower- ing you and your digital lifestyle:
Click to DVD™ software for DVD creation.
PictureGear Studio™ software for your digital photo needs. SonicStage® music software will enhance your music lis- tening experience.
Ready for entertainment. The Sony® VAIO® RS Series comes loaded with hard- ware and software to help you discover how easy it is to create, manage, and share your digital photos, videos, and music. Versatile. Empowering. Ready for your digital lifestyle.
Model
PCV-RS710G
HARDWARE
Processor
Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 3E GHz1
with Intel® Hyper-Threading
Technology
Processor Cache Memory
1MB L2 Cache
Front Side Bus Speed
800MHz
Chipset
Intel® 865PE
Standard RAM
512MB PC-3200 400MHz DDR
(expandable to 2.0GB)
Hard Drive2
200GB2 7200rpm Hard Drive
DVD+R Double Layer/DVD±RW5
DVD +R Double Layer
+R
(2.4X max. +R write)
DVD±RW5 -RW
(8X max. -R write / 4X max. -RW rewrite / 8X max. -R/-RW read)
+RW
(8X max. +R write / 4X max. +RW rewrite / 8X +R/+RW max. read)
CD-RW
(32X max. -R write / 24X max. rewrite / 32X max. -R read / 32 max. -RW read)
DVD-ROM
16X max. DVD-ROM Read / 40X max. CD-ROM read
Floppy Disk Drive
3.5” 1.44MB Floppy Disk Drive
Video & Graphics
Giga Pocket® MPEG2 Encoder / TV Tuner
nVIDIA® GeForce™ FX 5200
128MB Video Memory (128-bit DDR) VGA / DVI (DVI output: 1280 x 1024 x
60Hz max.) / TV-Out
8X AGP 3D Graphics Hardware Acceleration
Ethernet
10Base-T/100Base-TX Ethernet (RJ-45)
Modem
V.90 compatible data/fax modem
Expansion Slots
Multi-Media Card Reader (Memory Stick™6, Compact Flash™ Type I and Type II, IBM Micro Drive™)
One 8x AGP (occupied by Graphics Card)
Three PCI (two occupied)
Expansion Bays
Two 5.25” Half-Height (occupied) One External 3.5” (occupied) Two Internal 3.5” (one occupied)
Port Connections
Seven USB 2.0 (three front/four rear) Two PS/2 ® (Mouse/Keyboard)
One VGA
One DVI Monitor Port One TV-Out
One S/PDIF Out
One Parallel Port One Line In
One 6pin i.LINKTM 7 Port (rear)/ One 4pin (front)
One Headphone
One Microphone
S-Video: Two Inputs (front and rear) Composite Video / Audio Inputs
(front and rear)
Stereo Line Input/Output
Coaxial Input (VHF/UHF)
Supplied Accessories
Speakers (Stereo)
IR Remote Control and Receiver
VAIO ® Keyboard
PS/2 ® Mouse
Power Requirements
Min. 266W 100-120V 4.7A (50/60Hz)
Power Management
ACPI 1.0 Compliant
Dimensions (CPU) & Weight (CPU)
7.2”(W) x 15.6”(H) x 14.9”(D) 26.5 lbs.
PRE-INSTALLED SOFTWARE
Sony Original Software
Giga Pocket® - Personal Video Recorder
Click to DVD™ - DVD Creation PictureGear Studio™ - Digital Photo DVgate Plus™ - Digital Video SonicStage™ 2.1 - Digital Music VAIO Media™ - Network Media
Streaming
Operating System
Microsoft® Windows® XP
Home Edition
Other Software Applications
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 Edition3
Sonic Solutions Record Now - CD/DVD
Data Writing
InterVideo® WinDVD®
MoodLogic ® 2.7 Trial4
Anti-Virus & Recovery Software
Norton® Internet Security™ 90 Day Subscription
(Features Norton AntiVirus™, Norton™
Personal Firewall, Intrusion Direction™
Norton™ Privacy Contol, Norton
AntiSpam™, and Norton™ Parental Control)
VAIO® Recovery Wizard
VAIO® Update
Online Center
America Online® 90 Day Trial 3
SERVICE AND WARRANTY INFORMATION
Service
One Year Limited Express Repair Service
Limited Warranty
One Year Parts and Labor 8
Repair Service
Includes customer-replaceable part service and mail-in Sony depot service options.9
Telephone Support
One year of 24-hour, 7-day-a-week, free support for hardware issues. Ninety days of free support for soft-
ware and operating system issues
On-line and Email Support
Free 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.New users only. Terms and condi- tions apply.
4.Limited duration trial edition.
5.DVD Media/Formats are not uni- versally compatible.
6.Supports Memory Stick PRO™ high- capacity media tested up to 1GB. Does not support MagicGate™ func- tionality.
7.i.LINK is a trademark of Sony used only to designate that a product con- tains an IEEE 1394 connector. All products with an i.LINK connector may not communicate with each other.
8.Certain restrictions apply. For a copy of Sony’s warranty, please visit www.sony.com/pcsupport, call toll- free 888-476-6972 (888-4SONYPC), or write to Sony Electronics, 12451 Gateway Boulevard, Fort Myers, FL 33913.
9.Type of repair service provided is solely at Sony’s discretion. Not all types of repair service offered on all models.
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 any specific software, and Sony does not and cannot make any war- ranty or representation with respect to the performance 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 product is compat- ible with any combination of non-Sony products you may choose to connect. While Sony representatives 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 deter- mine for themselves the suitability 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 Digital Studio, SonicStage, Memory Stick, DVgate Plus, Picture Gear Studio, Giga Pocket, VAIO Media, 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 trade- marks of Microsoft Corporation. Realone is a trademark of RealNetworks, Inc. All other trademarks are trade- marks of their respective owners. This product meets the standards of the International Energy Star Program for energy efficiency. Features and specifications are sub- ject to change without notice. Weights and measure- ments are approximate.
Printed in U.S.A. 8/04
i.LINK®
(IEEE 1394)
Sony Electronics Inc. For more information: 1.800.4SONYPC (476-6972)
Web address: http://www.sony.com/vaio
