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You can also record a series of television show episodes to the hard drive and easily transfer them to blank DVDs stored in the changer. With the touch of a few buttons, you can automatically and sequentially record up to 200 audio CDs from the media changer to the hard drive along with available album covers and track information. With the XL1 Digital Living system, you can consolidate your music library by backing up your music CDs to your hard drive to be stored along with all of your downloaded music.
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"The XL1 is a result of close collaboration between Sony and Microsoft, and our two companies will continue to work together on future products that extend the Windows Media Center platform." "The Sony VAIO XL1 Digital Living System combines an innovative and cost-effective CD/DVD changer with a state-of-the-art Windows Media Center Edition PC, offering consumers a very cool, high-quality living room entertainment experience," said Joe Belfiore, general manager of the Windows eHome Division at Microsoft Corp. But the really groundbreaking functionality is the additional ability to easily organize, sort, and access packaged content - all of the DVD movies and audio CDs that have been traditionally relegated to a bookshelf." "With the XL1, users can still manage all their meaningful entertainment content such as downloaded music, home movies and personal photos. "Sony has innovated once again by introducing a product that is a monumental step forward in defining the way consumers enjoy digital entertainment," said Mike Abary, vice president of VAIO product marketing for Sony Electronics in the U.S. All of this information is easily sorted and accessed using the included wireless keyboard or remote control. For movies, an in-depth synopsis is also downloaded in addition to the star, director, producer details and more.

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Discs inserted into the changer are automatically detected by the PC which downloads (over a wired or wireless network) available metadata on each one, including jewel case covers and artist information. The PC connects to a television via an HDMI cable, the emerging standard for digital connectivity, to output high-definition video and multi-channel digital audio in a single connection.Ĭlose collaboration with Microsoft and tight integration with the Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 operating system ensure unique functionality when using the XL1 system's disc changer. Both are designed to fit into a home entertainment rack and the elegant silver and black casings are sure to complement the rest of your home entertainment system. Two sleek components comprise Sony's Digital Living System: a high-end multimedia PC and a 200-disc media changer/recorder.
