metadigital Posted October 19, 2006 Posted October 19, 2006 Sony announced its Blu-ray equipped VGX-XL202 media center box a while back and a full review has finally appeared. This looks like it could be the ultimate media center PC with a Blu-ray re-writer, HDMI and HDCP enabled NVidia graphics, integrated wireless, gigabit ethernet, digital TV tuner and twin hard disks. Unfortunately it doesn't come cheap. Sony Vaio VGX-XL202 Media Center PC with Blu-ray DriveThis week sees the release of Blu-ray, the first of the next generation high definition optical discs formats to hit the UK. The format is most closely associated with Sony, but the first dedicated drive is actually available from Samsung. Sony is not ignoring the launch of its own format however. We've already looked at the impressive Vaio VGN-AR21S notebook that features an integrated Blu-ray drive and now Sony has put another Blu-ray notebook drive into it's latest desktop Media Center system - the VGX-XL202. This is essentially the same as the VGX-XL201 but with the addition of the Blu-ray drive, for which you'll pay an extra OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT
Slowtrain Posted October 19, 2006 Posted October 19, 2006 I don't get it. Its not that expensive. Notice how I can belittle your beliefs without calling you names. It's a useful skill to have particularly where you aren't allowed to call people names. It's a mistake to get too drawn in/worked up. I mean it's not life or death, it's just two guys posting their thoughts on a message board. If it were personal or face to face all the usual restraints would be in place, and we would never have reached this place in the first place. Try to remember that.
Spider Posted October 19, 2006 Posted October 19, 2006 You don't think a 80% price increase just to get a Blu-ray player is expensive? That's about twice what the PS3 will cost and people are saying that one is priced too high.
Darque Posted October 19, 2006 Posted October 19, 2006 Blu-Ray... betamax... I see a connection here... :ph34r:
Slowtrain Posted October 19, 2006 Posted October 19, 2006 I was just looking at the absolute price of 1500 pounds or whatever. $3000 US roughly. Its more expensive then your average net surfer/recipe computer, but its not even close to a high end system cost. Notice how I can belittle your beliefs without calling you names. It's a useful skill to have particularly where you aren't allowed to call people names. It's a mistake to get too drawn in/worked up. I mean it's not life or death, it's just two guys posting their thoughts on a message board. If it were personal or face to face all the usual restraints would be in place, and we would never have reached this place in the first place. Try to remember that.
Darque Posted October 19, 2006 Posted October 19, 2006 You can buy a car for that.... well... a used one anyway.
angshuman Posted October 19, 2006 Posted October 19, 2006 Whats the price range of Media PCs in the US? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You can probably build a MythTV box for yourself for about $600, including a decent video card, a dual-core processor and a Hauppauge TV tuner if your choose your components carefully. Add $100 if you want to use Windows MCE.
Oerwinde Posted October 19, 2006 Posted October 19, 2006 My girlfriend paid $1300 for a Dell with half those specs. So the price on that isn't that bad at all. The area between the balls and the butt is a hotbed of terrorist activity.
Dark_Raven Posted October 19, 2006 Posted October 19, 2006 Wrong forum? There's a technology forum for this? Not interested in this in the slightest. Blu-ray systems are overly priced. Hades was the life of the party. RIP You'll be missed.
Oerwinde Posted October 19, 2006 Posted October 19, 2006 Wrong forum? There's a technology forum for this? Not interested in this in the slightest. Blu-ray systems are overly priced. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Agreed, waiting for the PS3. Once thats out we'll see which format wins out, Blu-Ray or HD-DVD. The area between the balls and the butt is a hotbed of terrorist activity.
metadigital Posted October 20, 2006 Author Posted October 20, 2006 Wrong forum? There's a technology forum for this? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yeah, I thought there might be some cross-chat about PS3 and convergence devices, but strictly speaking it's a tech topic. OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT
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