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Sony launches its first silent entertainment VAIO for the living room (11/1/2006)

Today Sony launches the stunning new VGX-XL100 home entertainment VAIO, designed to be at the core of the digital home. The XL100 is styled in black and brushed aluminium and positioned with a horizontal aspect so it will fit perfectly in a living room space, functioning as a TV tuner and recorder, DVD player and burner, music jukebox, PC gaming machine and home office work station.

Designed with the living room in mind, the new VAIO runs in total silence and can be connected directly to a TV through its HDMI(TM) (High Definition Multimedia Interface) and Component TV outputs - providing outstanding picture quality especially on HD ready screens.

Merging IT with AV is at the core of the XL100's proposition. It features both an analogue and a digital tuner TV which means that terrestrial and Freeview channels can be viewed on the PC's screen without the need for a set top box. The slimline XL100 also packs in a massive 250GB hard drive, allowing users to record and playback all their favourite TV shows at the click of a button. With this much memory there is also plenty of space to store an entire collection of music, photos and videos, and play them back through Windows Media Centre software.

As well as functioning as a TV tuner, recorder, DVD player and music library the XL100 is also a gamer's dream machine. Gamers can now leave the confines of the bedroom or office and enjoy their favourite PC titles in the living room using the wireless keyboard, mouse and remote control. With an Intel(R) Pentium(R) D Processor 920 and 128MB NVIDIA(R) Geforce(TM) 6600 graphics card this PC offers the most advanced graphics quality ever seen in a VAIO.

For the work-a-holic, the XL100 has fantastic capabilities in personal computing, so sending emails and using the Internet has never been easier. The VGX-XL100 utilises Intel(R) Viiv(TM) technology and Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP - Media Centre Edition, making it easy and fast for the whole family to use.

So if you are looking for a single 'box' that can offer both advanced computing and entertainment features, the XL100 VAIO is the perfect choice.

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