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Sony VAIO XL2 Digital Living System

Sony's most ambitious foray into the world of living-room computers is the VAIO Digital Living System series. Designed as a two-part, rack-style media hub, with a dual-core VAIO PC and a matching 200-disc DVD changer, the original XL1 was a great idea for movie and music buffs with large catalogs...

Tags: Desktops, Processors, XL1, Sony Corp., Sony Vaio, XL2, RAM

Product reviews 2006-04-14

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Sony VAIO VGC-LS1

Sony's VAIO line of desktop PCs has traditionally been a more of a showcase for new designs and technologies than a collection of workhorse systems for everyday use. In the past year, we've seen VAIO systems such as the XL1 Digital Living System, which paired a living room PC with...

Tags: Desktops, Sony Vaio, Vaio LS1, Sony Corp.

Product reviews 2006-08-22

VidaBox Slim

While some consumers are looking for a Media Center system that can pull double duty as an everyday PC, others seek a dedicated home-theater system that will rarely display anything other than Microsoft's Media Center front end. VidaBox is one of a handful of PC retailers (Niveus and S1 Digital...

Tags: Home entertainment, Consumer electronics, TV & Home Theater, Desktops, Processors, VidaBox SLIM, PC, home theater, HDMI, VidaBox

Product reviews 2006-08-17

HD camera madness

I mentioned several months ago that I had accepted a position as cameraman on an independent film being shot in Los Angeles. Back then, the plan was to use Canon XL2s, which are standard definition cameras that are pretty good. Canon XL1-S cameras the previous version of the Canon camera...

Tags: camera, Panavision HD-900F High Definition Camera System

Blog posts 2006-04-10

Biohazard Media Center Xpress

At first glance, the Biohazard Media Center Xpress looks more like a high-end power amplifier than a desktop computer. Its rack-style case is not what we're used to seeing from Biohazard, a company better known for its expensive, full-tower gaming rigs. The Xpress is its attempt at a more modest...

Tags: Media Center PCs, Processors, DVD, Biohazard Media Center Xpress

Product reviews 2006-02-24

PC looks like a giant iPod

PC looks like a giant iPodOh, it's very clearApple is known to and will sue if maker doesn't stop. Money in the bank.Missing something...I think it should have a LCD and also should come bundled with iTunes;)I smell lawsuitDoesn't anyone remember E-Machines e-Mac? Pretty nice little box. Looked just...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Desktops, Apple iPod, E-Machines, Apple Inc., Pagan, Apple iMac, PC

Discussion threads 2006-02-23

Canon XL H1

Many were disappointed when Canon released its flagship XL2 DV camcorder without any high-definition HD capabilities. About a year later, Canon at last entered the HD fray with its XL H1 HDV camcorder. This 16:9-native camera incorporates the 1080i HDV specification, using MPEG-2 compression to fit an hour's worth of...

Tags: Canon Inc., Canon XL H1

Product reviews 2006-02-13