Friday, May 14, 2004
More on the Sony VAIO VGN-A190 Mobile Multimedia Center
Posted by Jason Dunn in "HARDWARE" @ 05:00 AM
I posted about this laptop a few days ago, but MobileMag has a great picture and some further details on the notebook.
"The AV entertainment dock also includes a variety of analog and digital AV ports and Sony's S-Master digital amplifier, which preserves music quality from the PC through delivery to the specially tuned stereo speakers for true sound fidelity. To ensure that the quality of video playback is optimized for almost any environment, A series notebooks employ an ambient light sensor. ErgoBrite technology, originally developed for Sony's stand-alone IT displays, automatically adjusts screen brightness to accommodate various lighting conditions...Intel Centrino mobile technology provides the processing muscle for this PC, while allowing the unit to run quite, cool and efficient. The mobile processor also contributes to the computer's thin profile, making it the lightest notebook of its kind."
The words "17" screen" and "thin and light" don't often go together, but by using a 2.0 Ghz Dothan CPU, Sony has managed to get a huge screen, a powerful process, and a thin chasis into one package. My hats off to them - but in truth, I'm excited to see if any other vendors take this path (are you listening HP?).
"The AV entertainment dock also includes a variety of analog and digital AV ports and Sony's S-Master digital amplifier, which preserves music quality from the PC through delivery to the specially tuned stereo speakers for true sound fidelity. To ensure that the quality of video playback is optimized for almost any environment, A series notebooks employ an ambient light sensor. ErgoBrite technology, originally developed for Sony's stand-alone IT displays, automatically adjusts screen brightness to accommodate various lighting conditions...Intel Centrino mobile technology provides the processing muscle for this PC, while allowing the unit to run quite, cool and efficient. The mobile processor also contributes to the computer's thin profile, making it the lightest notebook of its kind."
The words "17" screen" and "thin and light" don't often go together, but by using a 2.0 Ghz Dothan CPU, Sony has managed to get a huge screen, a powerful process, and a thin chasis into one package. My hats off to them - but in truth, I'm excited to see if any other vendors take this path (are you listening HP?).
