THANK YOU for including the print out of the specs, I grabbed one of these similar models [pcv w500] for $16 at the thrift without a hard drive and ram. Great video 🎉
@@SUCRA I get a lot of Pentium 4's in my weekly scrounging. Let me know exactly what you need. I might already have it or will find it in the many dumpster Dells over here.
This is such a cool machine. I wish they still made contraptions like this with modern hardware. So unique and classy for a sony computer, it almost has a console vibe to it. Great video man!
The fact that reviewers didn't even mention the screen just shows how deep the anti-crt push was. People were absolutely prepared to excuse atrocious displays, so long as they were LCDs. It was perhaps the largest consumer brainwashing I've ever seen. "The thing we lift every 5 years is much easier to lift now!" was the main selling point. I swear, people lost their minds.
Interesting point of view. The LCD on it has some good to it, viewing angles are fantastic, colors. Negative side, yeah it doesn't do scaling very well. It scales somethings, others it sticks to the software's resolution. It really seems like it was from a time you could have waited a bit before upgrading to an LCD.
Hey, how're you doing? I've been asked that before, but no I don't. Unfortunately it's not even with original software installation apparently. Good luck, man.
@@SUCRA mine has all drivers working on Win XP, I'm working to install Sonic stage but I'm not sure what else is missing. I got the left shortcuts key working too. There was an app for media browsing and one like a vaio personalization layer. I can share what I have if is useful for someone.
Hello, greetings from Chile, I'm Edu, and I wanted to ask you, if you would have the Vaio keyboard software for the special keys? I have the w700m model, could you help me?
My most favourite tech companies of all time are NOKIA and SONY, I would buy anything from them because I trust their products and their decisions, That AIO SONY PC is the sweet spot for those who want something compact but also easy to move from place to place, and since Japanese houses are tight, I see why such a product existed!
Me too buddy. These Sony PCs are so interesting and cool with their design. There are some flaws but I think it's awesome that they try different things like this.
Sorry,I need some help with machine like your's. Have You some divers and utilities disk for it? I have such a machine, but there are probably no suitable drivers on internet. There are problems with display stretch
Hey, no problem. I don't have the disk for it no. Someone already asked for it but I just got the system. Maybe I can look into the installed drivers, system32 file or something and make them available if that helps.
Oh, sorry, You also have such problem with aspect ratio like me! I'm now working on repair an pcv-w20 machine. It looks like You also have no special sony drivers. It sounds like "sony hotkey utilities". I'll try some software from picturebook lappy...maybe it could help
@@SUCRA it looks like You also have not original windows system on it(somebody reinstalled system before You've got this interesting machine) So with my machine. I've repaired broken LCD screen, now I'm working on CPU upgrade and some sort of ssd disk for it. I think, we need some sort of sony software, that could fix a problem with aspect ratio. Also, this machine had some interesting features: hotkeys on the left side of keyboard and also, with closed keyboard it works like an multimedia clock. But these features also need some sort of sony software...( Maybe somebody, who have such a machine without any reinstallations of windows XP may help us!
Huh that is a fascinating machine! Form over function to say the least but it's a neat machine. I'm definitely curious on future upgrades but that scaling appears to be a big issue for retro limiting the use a bit. Awesome video as always!
Indeed, it's pretty cool messing with it, although I wish it had a GPU at least a bit better in there. In truth I think the CPU upgrade will do little for it, but in the name of science, I'll gladly go after it! Have a great week my friend.
That's cool! I miss those Sony's attempts to do something different than the rest of the world but it's really a shame they haven't managed to put in something better than the SiS, even a GeForce2/4 Go would have been significantly better P.S. Uhm I may have read about software video scalers some time ago, they are usually used in old laptops that do not scale out of 1:1
I agree man, that's the lowest point of this system, the onboard GPU. About the scaler, yeah there could be something, but at this point most of us in the community have multiple builds, and with the slow performance, might be better to cherry pick what you run in it. Thanks for watching!
Damnit and I tough that you didn't released a video last week, just the short clip. It's such a shame this machine is so limited by the integrated graphics. Good luck with that CPU upgrade, lookout for the thermals!
Hey, nice find! I'm not sure about how that would go, I would see if there are drivers for the video card first, it's an integrated weird thing. Specs should be in the description. Good luck!
Existe uma versão dele com um leitor de minidisc e controle remoto, o PCV w120. Imagina o quão descolado seria ter um desse em 2004, um computador que também é um Stereo. Aliás, já é descolado ter um desses hoje. Parabéns pelo canal, me inscrevi nesse e no seu em PT.
Obrigado, Matheus! Eu descobri que não consigo tocar 2 canais, então só esse está ativo. Acho muito legal esses computadores da Sony desse período, eles inovaram bastante em design. Hoje o cenário é bem mais monótono. Abraço!
THANK YOU for including the print out of the specs, I grabbed one of these similar models [pcv w500] for $16 at the thrift without a hard drive and ram. Great video 🎉
My pleasure. Good luck with your w500!
Antother great video from my friend Bruno! Thanks a lot for sharing. cheers, Peter
Thanks, Peter! My pleasure, man. I'm glad you enjoyed this one!
I've been waiting for this one! Great video. I see what Sony was trying to do with this machine. Maybe it was ahead of its time?
Thanks Mike! I'm glad you enjoyed it. I'll keep going back to it for upgrades, it's such a cool little system.
@@SUCRA I get a lot of Pentium 4's in my weekly scrounging. Let me know exactly what you need. I might already have it or will find it in the many dumpster Dells over here.
@@UncleMikeRetro thanks buddy, they are fairly cheap here, probably cheaper than overseas shipping.
This is such a cool machine. I wish they still made contraptions like this with modern hardware. So unique and classy for a sony computer, it almost has a console vibe to it. Great video man!
I totally agree. They were the only ones in the home PC market that gave apple a run for their money in style. Thanks, Rami! I'm glad you enjoyed it.
The fact that reviewers didn't even mention the screen just shows how deep the anti-crt push was. People were absolutely prepared to excuse atrocious displays, so long as they were LCDs.
It was perhaps the largest consumer brainwashing I've ever seen. "The thing we lift every 5 years is much easier to lift now!" was the main selling point. I swear, people lost their minds.
Interesting point of view. The LCD on it has some good to it, viewing angles are fantastic, colors. Negative side, yeah it doesn't do scaling very well. It scales somethings, others it sticks to the software's resolution. It really seems like it was from a time you could have waited a bit before upgrading to an LCD.
Almost all the VAIO were so beautiful. I really miss the brand. Good vid.
Definitely, unfortunately when Sony got rid of the "Vaio" division they were never the same again. Thanks, man, I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Hey. 1. Do you have the recover disc? Can you share it? 2. Can you tell me the name of the vaio software that makes the screen work when is closed?
Hey, how're you doing? I've been asked that before, but no I don't. Unfortunately it's not even with original software installation apparently. Good luck, man.
@@SUCRA mine has all drivers working on Win XP, I'm working to install Sonic stage but I'm not sure what else is missing. I got the left shortcuts key working too. There was an app for media browsing and one like a vaio personalization layer. I can share what I have if is useful for someone.
@@Ventrux nice, yeah man, I'd love to have the app for the shortcuts.
Nice little machine!
Thanks, Ted! I agree, these Sony things are interesting.
If only we could figure out how to get a PCI graphics card to work through PCMCIA.
I believe there actually is a PCI slot free in there. The trick would be to get something small enough and then to connect it to the monitor.
@@SUCRA reeeaaallly.... 😈
Hello, greetings from Chile, I'm Edu, and I wanted to ask you, if you would have the Vaio keyboard software for the special keys? I have the w700m model, could you help me?
Hey dude, if I had any of the software, I would. When I got this it came with no disks and non of the Sony software installed. Sorry and good luck!
My most favourite tech companies of all time are NOKIA and SONY, I would buy anything from them because I trust their products and their decisions, That AIO SONY PC is the sweet spot for those who want something compact but also easy to move from place to place, and since Japanese houses are tight, I see why such a product existed!
Me too buddy. These Sony PCs are so interesting and cool with their design. There are some flaws but I think it's awesome that they try different things like this.
Sorry,I need some help with machine like your's.
Have You some divers and utilities disk for it?
I have such a machine, but there are probably no suitable drivers on internet.
There are problems with display stretch
Hey, no problem. I don't have the disk for it no. Someone already asked for it but I just got the system. Maybe I can look into the installed drivers, system32 file or something and make them available if that helps.
Oh, sorry, You also have such problem with aspect ratio like me! I'm now working on repair an pcv-w20 machine.
It looks like You also have no special sony drivers.
It sounds like "sony hotkey utilities".
I'll try some software from picturebook lappy...maybe it could help
@@КириллВасильевичПотапенков yeah, keep me posted, I thought that was a characteristic of the monitor.
@@SUCRA it looks like You also have not original windows system on it(somebody reinstalled system before You've got this interesting machine)
So with my machine.
I've repaired broken LCD screen, now I'm working on CPU upgrade and some sort of ssd disk for it.
I think, we need some sort of sony software, that could fix a problem with aspect ratio.
Also, this machine had some interesting features: hotkeys on the left side of keyboard and also, with closed keyboard it works like an multimedia clock.
But these features also need some sort of sony software...(
Maybe somebody, who have such a machine without any reinstallations of windows XP may help us!
Hi, can you share de Recovery Discs? Thanks
Hey, sorry but I don't have any discs. Good luck.
I bought this one back in 2002, though I remember when you close the keyboard while on it displayed the clock
Nice! Mine unfortunately does not have original software, so I wouldn't know, but it makes sense, that would make a sweet clock.
Huh that is a fascinating machine! Form over function to say the least but it's a neat machine. I'm definitely curious on future upgrades but that scaling appears to be a big issue for retro limiting the use a bit. Awesome video as always!
Indeed, it's pretty cool messing with it, although I wish it had a GPU at least a bit better in there. In truth I think the CPU upgrade will do little for it, but in the name of science, I'll gladly go after it! Have a great week my friend.
Amazing machine, it looks so stylish. I see you also like Diablo II without LOD :)
For sure, Diablo II is such an amazing game. I really need more excuses to play it. Thanks man, I love this Vaio.
That's cool! I miss those Sony's attempts to do something different than the rest of the world but it's really a shame they haven't managed to put in something better than the SiS, even a GeForce2/4 Go would have been significantly better
P.S. Uhm I may have read about software video scalers some time ago, they are usually used in old laptops that do not scale out of 1:1
I agree man, that's the lowest point of this system, the onboard GPU. About the scaler, yeah there could be something, but at this point most of us in the community have multiple builds, and with the slow performance, might be better to cherry pick what you run in it. Thanks for watching!
Damnit and I tough that you didn't released a video last week, just the short clip.
It's such a shame this machine is so limited by the integrated graphics.
Good luck with that CPU upgrade, lookout for the thermals!
I'm glad you found it! Yeah, you're right about the graphics, it's unfortunate. Thanks, you'll know about the upgrade.
I just saw it our local website, how about installing Linux on it?
Hey, nice find! I'm not sure about how that would go, I would see if there are drivers for the video card first, it's an integrated weird thing. Specs should be in the description. Good luck!
Not a good idea, sis video driver is hard.
That stinks it is using sis graphics. My second graphics card was a sis 351L sadly I still have it 😕. Nicely put together.
Haha SIS has some tragic hardware, but hey, I'm glad you still have that! Thanks for watching!
Existe uma versão dele com um leitor de minidisc e controle remoto, o PCV w120. Imagina o quão descolado seria ter um desse em 2004, um computador que também é um Stereo. Aliás, já é descolado ter um desses hoje. Parabéns pelo canal, me inscrevi nesse e no seu em PT.
Obrigado, Matheus! Eu descobri que não consigo tocar 2 canais, então só esse está ativo. Acho muito legal esses computadores da Sony desse período, eles inovaram bastante em design. Hoje o cenário é bem mais monótono. Abraço!
Poisé, os PDA's também são incríveis, não sei se você já viu os da linha clié.
I born in 2003
Nice.