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Sony VAIO VGC-LT27N 22-inch PC All-in-one (2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T8300 Processor, 2 GB RAM, 500 GB Hard Drive, DVD Drive, Vista Business) Silver
Sony VAIO VGC-LT27N 22-inch PC All-in-one (2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T8300 Processor, 2 GB RAM, 500 GB Hard Drive, DVD Drive, Vista Business) Silver
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars(based on 17 reviews)
Sales Rank: 2296
Category: Personal Computer

Publisher: Sony
Studio: Sony
Brand: Sony
Label: Sony
Color: Silver
Media: Personal Computers
CPU Manufacturer: Intel
CPU Speed: 2.4
CPU Type: Intel Core Duo
Processors: 1
System Bus Speed: 800
System Memory: 2000
Memory Type: DDR2 SDRAM
Hard Drive Size: 500
Modem: Fax / modem
Display Size: 22
Warranty: 1 year warranty
Shipping Weight (lbs): 33.8
Dimensions (in): 7 x 25.3 x 16.5

MPN: VGCLT27N
Model: VGC-LT27N
UPC: 027242733800
EAN: 0027242733800
ASIN: B0011VJRMO

Release Date: March 19, 2008

Features:
  • Intel Core 2 Duo T8300 (2.4GHz, 3MB L2 Cache)
  • Genuine Microsoft Windows Vista Business
  • 22" widescreen with XBRITE-HiColor technology
  • Wireless Keyboard and Mouse, plus Remote

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Beautify your place of business, from the lobby to the corner office, with the VAIO LT PC/Display, a high-performance PC cleverly tucked behind a gorgeous widescreen LCD display. Elegantly framed with a transparent border to produce a stunning floating effect, the VAIO LT PC/Display is an astonishing PC showpiece that reflects corporate sophistication and style.


Customer Reviews:   Read 12 more reviews...

1 out of 5 stars RUN! I'd give this no starts if I could!   October 30, 2008
  2 out of 5 found this review helpful

This computer is a POS! The Sony support is a POS! The hook up for TV is a POS!

I hate this computer! Don't waist your money! Buy anything else but this!

I will never buy another Sony computer ever!

11/30/08 Update:

I was in the market for a new desktop and choose this over an Apple based on the built in TV turner.

I received it, set it up and had it working and then one day the Sony Vaio updater crashed my system. I had to system restore (not windows, sony) and everything was fine but the TV Tuner wouldn't work with MS Media Center anymore.

I called support and after several calls, trial, downloads of drivers they determined it was a faulty tuner and sent a guy out to replace it.

Well the tech couldn't get the "new" one to work after 5 hours on trying on his own and being on the phone with Sony's techs. So they said ship it back for repair.

A week later we got it back and the log said "diagnostics ran fine, you need to have your computer hooked up to the internet for the turner to work."

So needless to say, their tech guys are morons cause in my paperwork I sent in, I explained the problem and told how I had to get on the internet to download the forms to fill out to send to him.

So I paid extra for a "feature" to not work and I'm getting crappy service on this crappy product.

Personally, I'll pretty sure I'll never by another Sony anything again!

If you don't trust me, just ask yourself why there is so many referbs of these things on the web! (Something I wish I asked prior to spending my money with Amazon to buy this!)



1 out of 5 stars New expensive desktop that will not play HDTV   October 15, 2008
My husband recently tried to buy us a new Sony desktop and a pair of hybrid (analog and digital) TV tuners from Sony. It was the worst electronics decision we have ever made. Our new Sony VGC-LT29U would not play HDTV. Our local cable company rewired our house, twice, tried at least 3 cable cards. I called Sony for 2 months, asking them to please fix my new expensive computer. Every time I switched from a digital to an analog channel, or the opposite, my picture would freeze, and then show me the error message "tuner not found." Sony blamed it on software incompatibility, and after 2 months I sent the whole mess back to Sony. They are now, of coarse, refusing to refund our money. Basically this desktop is not compatible with the tuners that Sony sold with it as a packaged deal. the above is about a new Sony VGC-LT29U running Vista Ultimate
a pair of ATI TV Wonder digital cable tuners model A636 "certified for Windows Vista"
networked with a Net gear WNR 3500 router compatible according to the Microsoft website
the cable modem from Time Warner is by Arris
If you do not care about HDTV, you may like it, as far as I could tell the other programs and applications worked.



4 out of 5 stars Fussy is wrong   October 14, 2008
  1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Fussy and others who reviewed this computer and said the tv tuner didn't work are wrong. I hooked is up to my rooftop antenna and got HD content with no problems. Battery life is just fine with the mouse and keyboard, and how can a monitor be too bright? If you don't like the brightness level, just lower it! When I read Fussy's review, I think he must work for a rival computer company. I really like Sony products and especially like their support, always friendly and helpful!


2 out of 5 stars A Glitzy-Looking Bomb   September 3, 2008
  7 out of 14 found this review helpful

To put it as simply as I can: I do not like this computer and I regret buying it.

It is a sluggish performer, mostly (I presume) from the bloated Windows Vista OS, which sucks up all the memory. This isn't a review of Vista...but RUN, don't walk, from it. It's as irritating as Windows ME. Got XP software and expect it to run with Vista? Last laugh is on you.

The audio system is terrible. Somebody here commented on how great it is...that's just not true. Think back to the mid 1960s and transitor radios. No bass, no audio controls, no nothing except tinny, weak sounds. It's the worst audio system on a computer that costs as much as this one costs. And you have to buy over-priced proprietary external speakers if you want to slightly upgrade the audio.

The wireless mouse: Turn it off when not in use, because it stays on all the time, sucking battery power 24/7. Stock up on AA batteries: you'll need them.

All controls and connections are inconveniently located in the back of the PC. Learn to get up and look behind the computer each time you make a headset connection, insert a disc, eject a disc...everything. You imagine this is a minor inconvenience? Just wait until you have to do it.

The monitor is so bright, so irritating, I had to put a tinted screen in front of it to tone it down. Human eyes were not meant to be subjected to such dazzling brightness.

And forget the insinuations that you can watch HDTV on this computer. It's not HDTV, does not receive over-the-air HD signals, yet Sony insists on giving the impression that you'll be watching HDTV once you connect your cable-TV cord. It's a lie, and I suspect Sony's fuzzy claims about HDTV and this computer were entirely intentional.

I am back to using my old computer, which this all-in-one was supposed to replace.

Two thumbs down for this computer.

ADDENDUM: If you've going to vote "not helpful" on this review, then have the brass to explain why in the comments section...and DO tell us if you work for Sony or Microsoft. This computer is a major rip-off to anyone who wants to use it for purposes other than surfing the web.



5 out of 5 stars I can't ask for anything more!   August 29, 2008
I's compact, but it has lots of storage and memory. It hangs on the wall behind my desk with almost no cables. The screen is so big, I can see it even with my bad eyes. I have had a few small issues with Windows Vista, but otherwise it has worked so much better than the Dell I previously had.

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