CES: Sony Plans HD Vaio PC

[James Fee]

http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,119180,pg,1,RSS,RSS,00.asp

"Sony is developing a version of its Vaio RA desktop PC that will have a storage capacity of 1.6TB and be geared towards storing, editing, and distributing high-definition digital video, company officials say. The new Vaio will be designed to complement Sony's HD video cameras and HD televisions, new models of which will be on tap for 2005, says Mike Fidler, senior vice president of the home products division for Sony Electronics. He spoke during a press conference at the International Consumer Electronics Show here."

How about that? Serial ATA, 1.6 TBs of disk space, and MCE. Of course being a Sony, this won't come cheap at over $2,000 sans monitor. Sony seems to be pushing HD on their TVs and PCs in hopes of differentiating them from other manufacturers. We'll see if that works.

[James Fee]

http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,119180,pg,1,RSS,RSS,00.asp

"Sony is developing a version of its Vaio RA desktop PC that will have a storage capacity of 1.6TB and be geared towards storing, editing, and distributing high-definition digital video, company officials say. The new Vaio will be designed to complement Sony's HD video cameras and HD televisions, new models of which will be on tap for 2005, says Mike Fidler, senior vice president of the home products division for Sony Electronics. He spoke during a press conference at the International Consumer Electronics Show here."

How about that? Serial ATA, 1.6 TBs of disk space, and MCE. Of course being a Sony, this won't come cheap at over $2,000 sans monitor. Sony seems to be pushing HD on their TVs and PCs in hopes of differentiating them from other manufacturers. We'll see if that works.