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Sony VAIO VGX-TP25E Home Theater PC

Sony VAIO VGX-TP25E Home Theater PC

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Apr, 2024

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 7 reviews of Sony VAIO VGX-TP25E Home Theater PC. The average rating for this product is 3.5/5, compared to an average rating of 4.1/5 for other Desktops for all reviews. People are impressed by the design, but many are critical about the price.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Desktops the Sony VAIO VGX-TP25E Home Theater PC is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 79/100 = Good quality.

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Amazon.com review summary for Sony VAIO VGX-TP25E Home Theater PC

alaTest has collected and analyzed 4 user reviews of Sony VAIO VGX-TP25E Home Theater PC from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other Desktops on Amazon.com. Reviewers are impressed by the design, but some have doubts about the price.

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Apr, 2024

Expert review by : Rich Brown (cnet.com)

Sony VAIO VGX-TP25E Home Theater PC review: Sony VAIO VGX-TP25E Home Theater PC

Sony VAIO VGX-TP25E Home Theater PC

Unique round design (now in black); strong computing power; Blu-ray drive; bundled ATI Digital Cable Tuners let you watch and record HD cable.

Massively overpriced; no 802.11n Wi-Fi; hard drive will fill up quickly with recorded HD; no way to get inside to upgrade the hard drive.

You might be drawn in by the VAIO TP25's looks and features, but considering both its price and what it lacks, we hope you'll turn away. Other vendors offer similar capabilities for much less, and Sony charges way too much for this system's few...

Feb, 2008

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Sony VAIO VGX-TP25E

The Sony VAIO VGX-TP25E ($3,000 direct) is a pricey Digital Entertainment System (DES) or home theater PC with a unique and attractive design. It's meant to sit in your theater cabinet next to the widescreen HDTV. As a home-theater system, it drops...

Very compact. Energy efficient. Penryn processor. Nice looks. 4GB of memory. Full-size desktop hard drive. Wireless everything. Touchpad on keyboard. Dual cable tuners included

Pricey. Cable tuners are external. Blu-ray drive is notebook-class tray loading. Only four USB ports, two used by digital tuners. No internal expansion ; Watch the Sony VAIO VGX-TP25E Video Review

Sony has created a complete, if pricey, home theater PC system. If you want a stylish yet hard-core Digital Entertainment System, then the Sony VAIO VGX-TP25E will be happy to lighten your wallet and help you build your living room cocoon.

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Expert review by : AVRev.com (avrev.com)

Sony VAIO VGX-TP25E Home Theater PC

The Basics: Sony offers two Windows Media Center PCs that sport a unique form factor, with a small, round, glossy chassis. Both models have a 500GB hard drive and a disc drive that allows Blu-ray playback and has read/write abilities for DVD and CD....

Jan, 2009

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