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| Sony VAIO VGX-TP20E/B TP Living Room PC (Intel Core 2 Duo T8100 Processor, 2 GB RAM, 500 GB Hard Drive, Blu Ray Drive, Vista Premium) Black | 
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| Brand: Sony
Category: Personal Computer
List Price: $1,649.99
Buy New: $1,529.32
You Save: $120.67 (7%)
New (5) from $1,529.32
Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 808
Color: Black
Media: Personal Computers
Batteries Included: Yes
CPU Manufacturer: Intel
CPU Speed: 2.1
CPU Type: Intel Core Duo
Processors: 2
System Memory: 2000
Memory Type: DDR2 SDRAM
Hard Drive Size: 500
Shipping Weight (lbs): 16
Dimensions (in): 14 x 15 x 9
MPN: VGX-TP20E/B
Model: VGX-TP20E/B
UPC: 027242737754
EAN: 0027242737754
ASIN: B0013IO216
Release Date: March 25, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Info comment about previous review August 18, 2008
I just checked the specs at the Sony website. The TP25 is described:
TV Tuner : High Definition digital cable tuner with CableCARD(tm)8, ATSC and NTSC support
And the price is $3000
 Very Cool Device -- But No Digital Cable Support June 22, 2008
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
I really like this product in every way but one.
I bought it to aggregate all of my digital music, pictures, and video with my television in my living room. It does all that and more (e.g. supports internet radio, internet TV, gives up to date sports scores, etc) with one important exception -- it is not "digital cable ready".
What that means is that you will not be able to get this thing to work with a digital cable tuner with a cableCARD. In otherwords, if you are getting digital cable with HD programming, and you plan to replace your set top box with this thing and a cableCARD, it won't fit the bill. It comes with an antenna that will enable you to receive the standard HD channels over the air (e.g. NBC, ABC, CBS, Fox, PBS...). You can also get regular cable through it. But not cableCARD based digital cable. I believe that in order to get cableCARD support, you have to upgrade to the TP25, which is a whopping $3000 (though I'm not 100% sure about that). Oddly, nowhere on the web have I seen this called out--I had to learn it for myself, after ordering a $300 digital cable tuner from Sony, havnig the cable company install a cableCARD in it, only to have the computer tell me "Your computer is not digital cable ready. You will not be able to set it up for use with acableCARD."
So, if you can't live without digital cable, look elsewhere. Otherwise, I highly recommend this product.
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