Comments on: Sony VAIO XL1 Digital Living System reviewed

By: n.evans

n.evans — Sun, 26 Feb 2006 23:32:33 +0000

SO… how to buy just the changer/burner 200 disk part and couple same w your OWN super computer with upscale specs? Bet SONY superceded our ability to find the changer portion… must have to just hog out their computer chassis w major upgrades… added cost

By: flung

flung — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 23:19:59 +0000

I took a look at the product specs and the graphics controller is definitely a bit weak. Here’s the link to the product specs for anyone interested: http://products.sel.sony.com/xl1/images/VGX-XL1_spec.pdf

You get an NVIDIA GeForce 6200with 64MB of memory. I did notice that the unit comes with HDMI outputs also. In any case, what is the maximum resolution that you’re able to set the output to? Have you tried using Powerstrip to see if you can bypass Windows and set the resolutions manually? Just a thought.

By: Ian Wedgwood

Ian Wedgwood — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 22:26:17 +0000

I opened the box to find a brief note in there that states that Sony’s existing literature on the VGX-XL1A is incorrect and it doesn’t in fact support 1080i HDTV through component output.
All the rest of the amazing features pale into insignificance since the picture quality is horrible.
Sony’s official position was “sorry”.