Sony Vaio VGX Series

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The Sony Vaio VGX series [1] was a series of living room PCs created for Sony's Vaio line that were released from 2005 until 2008. The VGX series was aimed at consumers who wanted the flexibility of able to watch TV and have the functionality of a computer at the comfort of their living room. All models came built-in with an HDMI port, VHF/UHF output, S-Video, Optical Audio port, and a variation of Microsoft Windows with Media Center installed. [2] [3] [4]

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VGX-XL Series

Models

ModelColorProcessorMemoryStorage DriveOptical Drive2nd Optical DriveOperating System
VGX-XL1 [5] [2] Black/SilverIntel Pentium D 820512MB DDR2 SDRAM200GB Hard DriveDVD±RW (+R DL)CD-RW / DVD Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
VGX-XL2 [6] [7] Black/SilverIntel Pentium D 9201GB DDR2 SDRAM160GB Hard DriveDVD±RW (+R DL)N/AMicrosoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
VGX-XL3 [8] [9] [10] Black/SilverIntel Core 2 Duo E64002GB DDR2 SDRAM2x250GB Hard DrivesBD-REN/A Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium

VGX-TP Series

Models

ModelColorProcessorMemoryStorage DriveOptical DriveOperating System
VGX-TP1 [11] [3] WhiteIntel Core 2 Duo T56002GB DDR2 SDRAM300GB Hard DriveDVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAMMicrosoft Windows Vista Home Premium
VGX-TP20EB [12] BlackIntel Core 2 Duo T81002GB DDR2 SDRAM500GB Hard DriveDVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM / BD-ROMMicrosoft Windows Vista Home Premium
VGX-TP20EW [13] WhiteIntel Core 2 Duo T81002GB DDR2 SDRAM500GB Hard DriveDVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM / BD-ROMMicrosoft Windows Vista Home Premium
VGX-TP25E [14] [15] BlackIntel Core 2 Duo T81004GB DDR2 SDRAM500GB Hard DriveDVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM / BD-ROMMicrosoft Windows Vista Home Premium

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References

  1. ↑ "Support for VGX Series". Sony USA.
  2. 1 2 "Sony VAIO XL1 Digital Living System Specs". CNET.
  3. 1 2 "Sony VGX-TP1 Specs". CNET.
  4. ↑ "Sony VAIO® VGX-XL2 Digital Living System". Crutchfield.
  5. ↑ "VGX-XL1_spec" (PDF). Sony. October 13, 2005.
  6. ↑ "VGX-XL2_spec" (PDF). Sony. February 10, 2006.
  7. ↑ "Sony VAIO XL2 Digital Living System Specs". CNET.
  8. ↑ Brown, Rich. "Sony VAIO XL3 review: Sony VAIO XL3". CNET.
  9. ↑ "Sony VAIO VGX-XL3 Digital Living System Personal Computer – 2.13 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor E6400 CPU, 2GB (2x1GB) RAM, 500GB (2x250GB) 7200RPM Hard Drive, Blu-ray Burner, GeForce 7600 GTL Graphics, 802.11a/b/g Wi-Fi, Windows Vista Home Premium". www.bhphotovideo.com.
  10. ↑ "Sony VAIO XL3 Specs". CNET.
  11. ↑ "Sony VAIO VGX-TP1". PCWorld. February 2, 2007.
  12. ↑ "Sony VAIO VGX-TP20E Media Center PC Reviewed". HomeTheaterReview.com.
  13. ↑ "Sony VAIO VGX-TP20E/W – cylindrical – Core 2 Duo T8100 2.1 GHz – 2GB – 500GB Specs". CNET.
  14. ↑ "Sony VAIO VGX-TP25E". PCMag UK. May 11, 2010.
  15. ↑ "Sony VAIO VGX-TP25E Home Theater PC". AVRev.com.
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