PreviousWednesday 6 October 2004, 6:20 PM
More than just gimmicky
Sony quality & style. Rather than buy this as a TV/computer for a living room, I use it as a computer with a TV in my study at which it peforms admirably and I can take refuge from screaming kids.
I take your point about no digital TV, but I use it much of the time to watch DVDs, and for that it's great. The screen is excellent & as a main PC screen it is superb. I would buy this just as a desktop for that reason. Plus, I get the advantage of all that extra space under the desk without the performance disadvantages of a laptop. The quietness of the machine is very important in this respect. I have yet to find a quieter machine.
I struggled a bit with the fixed keyboard at first, but like most things I've got used to it and now barely notice. I would even say it's improved my posture at the desk.
One small annoyance is the DVD/CD which pops out of the right hand side of the screen bezel. If you have it in a tight spot as I do (next to a printer) it's a real pain.
The online Sony support is pretty good compared to others I've experienced.
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