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Top picks from Sony's CES '08 product lineup

By Juniper Foo
08/01/2008



Blu-ray devices


Wireless interface | Music & mobility | Digital SLR |
Televisions | Camcorders | Blu-ray devices

Blue is this season's favorite color for Sony, with Blu-ray featuring in its cylindrical Vaio home theater PCs and in a new sub-US$200 BD-ROM drive that can be installed in an existing desktop PC to turn it into a BD player, offering consumers yet another option for Blu-ray playback.



Model name In a nutshell

Vaio TP25 Home Theater PC
Click for larger image		 Wow factor: This the first Vaio TP-series PC with Blu-ray drive.

Notable features:
• Onboard Blu-ray disc drive
• Built-in DVR function
• Dual TV tuners for simultaneous viewing and recording
• Intel T8100 Core 2 Duo processor
• Bravia Sync technology
• 500GB hard drive storage

Expected: January in the US, Asia availability in the pipeline
Price: S$3,000 for the TP25, US$1,600 for the T20 (250GB HD with fewer features)

BDU-X10S BD-ROM Drive
Click for larger image		 Wow factor: Sony's first Blu-ray drive for the PC.

Notable features:
• Plays Blu-ray movie titles, recorded Blu-ray content, DVDs and CDs
• Comes with Cyberlink's PowerDVD BD Edition software
• Compatible with Windows XP and Vista
• Serial ATA (SATA) interface

Expected: January (in Asia)
Price: US$199

 
 
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