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Add Blu-ray Disc capability to an already-impressive list of features and the well-rounded VAIO TP25 Home Theater PC becomes a technological marvel. This super-powerful entertainment PC for your TV features dual cable HDTV tuners and DVR capabilities allowing you to watch one program while simultaneously recording another. With the TP25, it’s a breeze to store up to 50 hours of HD programming to a massive 500GB hard drive, view pictures, DVDs and stunning Blu-ray Disc HD videos—all on your TV. Backed by the next-generation Intel Core 2 Duo T8100 processor, the VAIO TP25 Home Theater PC is packed with all the power you need to surf the web, watch viral video and view and record cable HD programming on your big screen TV.
The HD home theater entertainment PC
Watch and record HDTV, Internet-based TV, viral video and Blu-ray Disc movies on your big screen TV.
Supplied TV tuners and DVR functionality let you watch, record and store TV for on-demand viewing.
TV tuner and DVR capabilities with 500GB storage to record up to 50 hours of HDTV.
Dual cable TV tuners with DVR capabilities let you watch one program while simultaneously recording another.
Watch viral video, manage photos and videos, surf the web and email on your big screen TV.
Easy and convenient to digitally connect to your TV and audio equipment through an HDMI cable.
Powerful performance and a dynamic design
New hafnium-based processor chipset turns up the speed on multi-tasking while curbing energy consumption. The TP25 features the Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T8100 (2.10GHz1, 3MB L2 Cache).
Pre-installed with Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium with a spectacular new look, instant search, built-in Windows Media Center, and automated PC security features.
Browse the web and e-mail from your sofa using the wireless keyboard and remote control.
Built-in 802.11 b/g wireless LAN lets you wirelessly connect to your home network connection.
Review By Pcmag
The TP25E looks more like a fancy clock radio or piece of Bang & Olufsen audio equipment than your usual boxy PC. It is a lot more distinct than the A/V-style systems such as the Velocity Micro CineMagix Grand Theater or the TP25E’s predecessor, the VAIO VGX-XL3. It’s basically a black cylinder, roughly 5 inches tall and 16 inches wide that looks like a giant hockey puck with a PC built into it. There are cheaper versions with internal TV tuners, but the top-of-the-line TP25E comes with two external digital cable tuners instead.
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Review By Reviews.cnet
There’s more to the Sony VAIO TP25 than just its Blu-ray capability, though. Although using the two ATI Digital Cable tuners will require installation and a separate monthly cable plan, they will let you both watch and record HD digital cable on the TP25. CableCard-based TV service is not available everywhere yet, but if you do have access and can establish a reliable signal, CableCard can provide you with the most advanced, highest-quality TV-to-PC experience around.
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Review By Computershopper
This particular version of the TP25 arrived with two external ATI TV Wonder Digital Cable Tuners that allow you to watch and record two different programs at the same time. The tuners are CableCard compatible, but even without a CableCard, you should be able to receive Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) digital TV signals either Over the Air (OTA) or through your cable system if your provider delivers clear Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM), a “free” digital piggyback arrangement that arrives over the same cable line as its analog signals.
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