Sony VAIO VGN-AR190G 17-inch Laptop (Intel Core Duo Processor T2500, 1 GB RAM, 200 GB Hard Drive, Blu-Ray Disc,DVD+/-R DL/DVD+/-RW Drive) | List Price: $3,410.00
Discount Price: $3,036.00
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Platform: Microsoft XP Media Center Edition
Brand: Sony
Binding: Personal Computers
Warranty: 1 year warranty
Features: - Powerful portable digital studio notebook PC with 17-inch screen and 2.0 GHz Core Duo T2500 processor
- 200 GB hard drive, 1 GB of installed RAM (2 GB max), high-definition Blu-Ray DVD playback and recording as well as standard DVD and dual-layer disc compatibility
- Three USB 2.0, one FireWire, HDMI out, S-Video and RF in, ExpressCard/54 slot, S/PDIF digital audio out, memory card reader (SD, Memory Stick)
- NTSC TV tuner, Nvidia GeForce Go 7600GT with 256 MB video RAM, tri-mode wireless LAN (802.11a/b/g), Bluetooth, Ethernet, modem
- Windows XP Media Center 2005, Update Rollup 2
The screen isn't blu-ray compliant... it's not 1080p [Posted on 2006-10-09]
The screen resolution is not 1920x1080 so it can't harness the power of the blu-ray drive. The only laptop that I've seen with a compatible resolution is the dell 17" series with the optional 1920x1200 resolution screen.
Hi-End AV notebook. Amazon mistake in specs of VGN-AR190G, Blu-ray 1920X1200 screen 1080HD [Posted on 2006-12-07]
The other reviewer who complained this has a 1440X900 screen clearly has not even seen this notebook, let alone own it. Also Amazon made a mistake stating it is 1440X900. The VGN-AR190G screen is definitely 1920X1200, and it's a beautiful screen. Especially with upcoming Windows Vista where you can adjust font size like a Mac, then you dont have to worry about the letters being too small(at least most of them wont be too small). (The AR150 has a 1440X900 screen, not the AR190G.)
It comes with only 1GB Ram, adequate but for Vista and for such a hi-end machine 2GB is optimum. The good thing is I believe it is normally shipped(or you may request when ordering from certain companies like sonystyle) with one 1GB Ram and one empty slot, so you dont have to throw away or sell two 512MB Ram and purchase two 1GB ram. With 1GB things still seem a bit chopping with certain Blu-ray DVDs, if it is indeed a Ram problem, unless it's a blu-ray problem.
It has a real luxurios black finish that fit's it's price tag. Many Blu-ray movie are 2.35:1 aspect ratio so it seems like a narrow strip across the sceen.
It comes with no DVD or CD software , so just creat your own recovery discs soon after you get it. Of course, it also has the Sony recovery wizard so you can recover settings to an earlier date or reinstall your softare straight from the partitioned harddrive.
It has so many input /outputs, firewire(s), optical, S-video etc. In other words, you can hook it up to a large LCD /Plasma HDTV, optical surround sound receiver, video cameras etc.
4 1/2 stars actually. Mainly because blu-ray mastering/decoding doesn't seem perfect to me yet. A lot of detail but a bit of noise. All in all a beautiful Audio-video notebook computer and a mini HDTV.
Gorgeous computer, very fast, blu-ray [Posted on 2007-01-14]
The price tag says it all: this is one power machine, even when you don't consider the Blu-ray drive. The styling is nothing short of gorgeous -- it'll turn heads everywhere you go. (It's 500 times cooler than anything Apple has produced.) The machine itself is a speed demon, and the 17" screen is breath-taking for a laptop. I don't know why one other person was complaining about "no 1080p"; on a PC, you don't need 1080p because the screen always renders everything in progressive scan mode and the "lack" of resolution is addressed via a superb downscaling algorithm in the computer itself, so you get top-notch video image quality.
$3300 is a lot of dough to cough up for a computer, but if you want one that makes a powerful statement about your status or just want the best geekware, this is for you.
I love this computer! [Posted on 2007-04-11]
My parents bought me a Compaq Presario on my 18th birthday and a little after a year, while I was away at college, the motherboard was fried. It was a piece of crap from the beginning, but after dealing with that, I decided I needed the best computer that MY money could buy.
The electronic guys we have talked to said to buy either a Sony Vaio or an Apple, as they are the best made computers. Since I don't like Apples (not software friendly), I decided to buy a Sony! I couldn't have made a better choice! I absolutely adore it.
The only problem is that it is HUGE. As a college student, I really can't take it to my classes but thats not much of a problem since I don't want to take such a nice computer to class anyways. But I did have to look really hard for a laptop case, which Sony doesn't make!
All in all, I love the computer. Everything works well on it and I've had it for about 6 months now. It's great!
Great Notebook, Amazing Screen, Awesome Blu/DVD -R Drive... [Posted on 2008-01-28]
I am very impressed with this laptop. I have owned it for over 8 months now and have burned a few Blu Ray films, and they all played on the PS3 seamlessly.. The big, bright screen and the speed in which it is capable of operating different software together is great. I am also going to say that the software at first is restrictive, but once you have taken the time to remove some of the junk Sony has bundled with the laptop, it moves at a very awesome speed. I am glad I made this purchase.
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