Sony's new computer integrates a TV screen

Sony's new line of desktop computers incorporates a 20-inch Xbrite LCD TV screen mounted on a complete computer.

Sony decided to integrate the LCD TV screen for the new Vaio VA TV-PC series. The device will be sold this month with the lowest model of $ 1,999.

According to Sony, the Vaio VA TV-PC computer has an ' all-in-one ' design that includes a 20-inch LCD Xbrite screen with a silver and black computer with an optical drive and a memory card reader mounted on the front screen. An open slot in the machine can support an additional hard disk.

VA TV-PC is installed with Microsoft Windows XP Media Center 2005 operating system with Update Rollup 2, 2.1 channel audio system, dual format DVD + R drive / DVD +/- RW drive, A / V port and S-Video, multiple USB ports, ATI Radeon X700 graphics communication memory and wireless connectivity technology 802.11 b / g.

According to Mike Abary, vice president of marketing for VAIO products in Sony in the US, the company continues its traditional " all-in-one " product that allows desktop computers not to have a boxy design. VA computers are capable of watching high quality TVs, but . still a PC .

(According to CNet / ND)