Reviews for Sony VAIO VGX-XL1 Home Theater PC2.8GHz Intel Pentium D 820, 512MB DDR2, 200GB, DVD±RW DL, Window XP Media Center Edition - MPN: VGXXL1 
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hayinboy23
- Apr 23, 2006
just got the xl1 from tigerdirect.com and found the...Strengths: this is a awesome computer.very fast wireless lan works great. cd changer is a little loud but still worth it. it is the way of the future i think. Weakness: the picture is way to big on the web. sony vaio xl1 is great. take it out of the box and set it up in under 20 mins. comes with just about everything you need to hook it up to a tv. but really wish it came with rca cables. had to go buy them at the store. other then that. everything is wonderful with this computer. if you are thinking about it like i was for months and months. the price is right. so dont think twice about it. just buy it.you will love it 75% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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BetterPrices
- Nov 16, 2007
Sony VAIO VGX-XL1 Digital Living System Desktop PCStrengths: 200 Disk DVD+DL Burner Weakness: Loud disk changing What I like about the machine: Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
TopTenREVIEWS.com - Jul 16, 2008
sony vgx-xl1 pc desktop
Sony Vgx-xl1 Pc Desktop receives an overall TopTenREVIEWS score of 1.91 out of 4.00. It is ranked the #38 home computer of all time. The overall rating represents an intelligent balance of features, value as a function of price to features, and a summary of reviews from a variety of sources. The TopTen REVIEWS' formula gives a picture of important consumer features, market value, and a product's... Top 
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A true digital living system
Strengths: 200 disc changer that will automaticaly rips your entire music / dvd collection to your HD without you having to swap a disc. Built in Wifi is nice and form factor as well as design are a plus.
Weakness: Some people encounter a lot of bugs with this unit. The system as a whole, is very large and cumbersome. No HD tuner.
Sony almost got this one right. It has just about everything. If you are able to provide this machine with the few needed upgrades such as , more memory, 2 much larger HD's (I added 800GB) and an HD TV tuner, this machine can be very impressive. It has the looks of an oversized HTIB but the potential of a full fledged high performance MCE pc if given the right upgrades. I am yet to play around with upgrading its video card but that is still something I am very interested in. The true HD output via its HDMI output is very nice. It will up-convert any dvd and give you the opportunity to play your favorite pc games in HD. Keep in mind the included GFX card is a budget unit so don't expect anything exceptional. It is a very versatile unit and at the price i paid for it i would gladly do it again. I considered the newer version but based on the fact that i paid around 1500 less i felt doing the upgrades was worth the savings. I am very happy with this unit and commend sony on a materialized concept that more box makers should be embracing.
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Sep 2, 2006
Hi, I saw your post and I recently purchased the XL1 as a Floor model for $750 ( a price I couldnt beat!)... what HD ATSc card do you recoemmend putting in the unit and where did you put the expanded drives? is there room? if you run it at 1080-P levels wil the HDMI produce it? thanks!
Sep 2, 2006
not sure as far as it being able to deal with 1080p. I output 720p and it does a nice job i just with a had a better vid card in it. As far as what tuner to use take a look at avs forum there are several different options. I never took that step because i have a Scientific Atlanta 8300hd. There are external and internal options. If i were you i would try the external. Hope that helps. Be aware there are bug with this machine. It will lock up here and there and will sometimes run slowly. Why i do not know. As far as adding HDD's, sony's support site for the unit give detailed directions of how and where to put the drives. Good luck!