At the time, there was a line of chipsets by ATI which included a Radeon 7000 IGP. Had they used one of these instead of SiS this would probably be okay for some light gaming.
that's the thing with a lot of these quirky Vaios, most of them weren't really *that* good - but they're sought after because they almost always did something different or unique to stand out from the rest of the computers of their age. even a fairly unexciting Vaio tower like my childhood PCV-RX550 had a fun little bluish-gray design language that set it apart from the midnight gray Dells and Power Mac G3 clones of the time. by the way, your channel was the reason I even had the idea of seeking out another PCV-RX to follow up my childhood original after mine departed over a decade ago! as for the poor SD video playback, you might have been better off encoding those videos in the older MPEG-4 codec instead of AVC/H.264 - as the hardware pre-dates the existence of the more modern codec. since this was never intended to have a proper graphics solution and a pretty slow P4 for 2003, I'd say this Vaio is best suited as a collector's showpiece to represent a bygone era. Not that I'd consider that a bad thing though, anything to preserve wacky and uncommon computers from 20 years ago gets a thumbs up from me.
While I can't speak on the desktop market, Sony VAIO PCs are pretty solid in the laptop market in my experience. I owned two Sony VAIO laptops and they have been solid and reliable performers.
For the most part, I'd always forget that VAIO computers existed until i was watching a TV show or movie produced and/or distributed by Sony Pictures and would see characters using them as a result of product placement. Can't say I've ever met anyone who actually uses one on a daily basis. Unsurprisingly, Sony sold the brand in 2014 due to poor sales, yet still own a 5% stake in it. I would say that this looks like something that a Japanese businessman would use in the mid-2000s, but I don't think this overpriced garbage is even fit for Excel spreadsheets.
Actually Sony VAIO PCs are pretty solid at least in the laptop market. I owned two Sony VAIO laptops and they have been solid and reliable performers. I do agree that the Sony VAIO PCV-W20 is an epic fail.
I'd say a Pentium 4 has to have at least 2.4 GHz just to overcome its netburst introduced shortcomings. Anything under that should be a Pentium 3 (or Pentium M or Core which are all based on P3 architecture). A Pentium M at 1.8 GHz feels so much faster than this.
This one is obviously a dud but Sony VAIO PCs have been usually pretty solid, especially in the laptop market in my experience. I owned two Sony VAIO laptops and they have been solid and reliable performers.
YIKES. It's been a minute since I've seen a GTA game run that badly... brings me back to the early 2000s in the worst way, haha
Hell yeah I always forget you watch Billy Coore too, oh and I think Druaga1 back before he quit
oh wow, i was just about to go to my local circuit city and get one of these. Thank you for saving me.
If you give someone this laptop as a birthday gift, they will absolutely hate you.
"Why, you dirty!" 🤣
At the time, there was a line of chipsets by ATI which included a Radeon 7000 IGP. Had they used one of these instead of SiS this would probably be okay for some light gaming.
The Realtek RTL8139 is overall the only one that was preinstalled.
So no ability to set the boot priority on this machine ?
"It's like I'm talking to my cat" - an indicting assessment of the Sony Vaio PCV-W20...
Michael Jackson had one of these computers
Hope he wiped the hard drive
andrew342003 I thought he had tested the computer to make sure it worked.
andrew342003 I assume anyone could have had one of these computers.
@@cappacullaThe hard drive would be wiped manually and reinstalled Windows on it.
I need to Zoom in to see the screen
I remember in 2013 when I ran GTA Vice City on a Dell Dimension 3000 PC.
I love the look of this machine, too bad it's underpowered severely.
that's the thing with a lot of these quirky Vaios, most of them weren't really *that* good - but they're sought after because they almost always did something different or unique to stand out from the rest of the computers of their age. even a fairly unexciting Vaio tower like my childhood PCV-RX550 had a fun little bluish-gray design language that set it apart from the midnight gray Dells and Power Mac G3 clones of the time. by the way, your channel was the reason I even had the idea of seeking out another PCV-RX to follow up my childhood original after mine departed over a decade ago!
as for the poor SD video playback, you might have been better off encoding those videos in the older MPEG-4 codec instead of AVC/H.264 - as the hardware pre-dates the existence of the more modern codec. since this was never intended to have a proper graphics solution and a pretty slow P4 for 2003, I'd say this Vaio is best suited as a collector's showpiece to represent a bygone era. Not that I'd consider that a bad thing though, anything to preserve wacky and uncommon computers from 20 years ago gets a thumbs up from me.
While I can't speak on the desktop market, Sony VAIO PCs are pretty solid in the laptop market in my experience. I owned two Sony VAIO laptops and they have been solid and reliable performers.
Maybe it's time to hold a channel contest, loser gets this computer? 🤣
Sounds like a good idea, but giving an innocent person this computer probably violates laws in many countries.
@@TheNostalgiaMall Its looks awesome just not a computer thats good for gaming for that era because that didnt exist in that era
@@TheNostalgiaMallI would never get this computer if video games are lagging like this.
If you can't play games or watch videos on it, then what's the point of even having it?
Definitely too basic of a laptop for certain things!
if these computers performed as good as they looked you'd have probably been done in about 5 minutes.
For the most part, I'd always forget that VAIO computers existed until i was watching a TV show or movie produced and/or distributed by Sony Pictures and would see characters using them as a result of product placement. Can't say I've ever met anyone who actually uses one on a daily basis. Unsurprisingly, Sony sold the brand in 2014 due to poor sales, yet still own a 5% stake in it. I would say that this looks like something that a Japanese businessman would use in the mid-2000s, but I don't think this overpriced garbage is even fit for Excel spreadsheets.
Actually Sony VAIO PCs are pretty solid at least in the laptop market. I owned two Sony VAIO laptops and they have been solid and reliable performers. I do agree that the Sony VAIO PCV-W20 is an epic fail.
Certainly smthg wrong with the software/drivers. 1,8 ghz is more than enough for mp4 videos up to 720p 30fps
I'd called it form over function aka the apple way
Edit
What no installation music?!
I'd say a Pentium 4 has to have at least 2.4 GHz just to overcome its netburst introduced shortcomings. Anything under that should be a Pentium 3 (or Pentium M or Core which are all based on P3 architecture). A Pentium M at 1.8 GHz feels so much faster than this.
Windows XP was my favorite version of windows hands down
This one is obviously a dud but Sony VAIO PCs have been usually pretty solid, especially in the laptop market in my experience. I owned two Sony VAIO laptops and they have been solid and reliable performers.