Sony PCV-RS520 Specification Guide

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varying software packages and add-on hardware options. This personal computer is not manufactured

to any specific software, and Sony does not and cannot make any warranty or representation with

respect to the performance of this product with any particular software packages and/or non-Sony add-

on hardware option except those mentioned in this document. Sony hereby disclaims any representa-

tions or warranty that this product is compatible with any combination of non-Sony products you may

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Purchasers must determine for themselves the suitability and compatibility of the hardware and soft-

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umentation. Software titles pre-installed on the Sony Desktop Computer are subject to change without

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©2004 Sony Electronics Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without 

written permission is prohibited. Sony, i.LINK, VAIO Digital Studio, SonicStage, Memory Stick, DVgate

Plus, PictureGear Studio, VAIO Media,  Click to DVD,  and VAIO are trademarks of Sony. Intel and

Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. Microsoft, Windows and Outlook are trade-

marks of Microsoft Corporation. Realone is a trademark of RealNetworks, Inc.   All other trademarks

are trademarks of their respective owners. This product meets the standards of the International

Energy Star Program for energy efficiency. Features and specifications are subject to change without

notice. Weights and measurements are approximate.

Printed in U.S.A. 1/04

• Giga Pocket

TM

Personal Video Recorder

• Analog Video Input for 8mm or VHS
Camcorders

• Watch Live TV / Record Shows for Later Playback

• IR Remote Control and Receiver

• Internet TV Programming Guide

• DVD±RW / CD-RW Drive

*** 

- With Click to

DVD

TM 

Software

•  Sony Exclusive Software:

•  

Click to DVD

TM 

•  

PictureGear Studio

TM 

•  

SonicStage

TM 

•  

DVgate Plus

TM

• ATI Radeon

™

9200

• 128MB Video Memory (128-bit DDR) 

• 8X AGP 3D Graphics Hardware Acceleration 

• Intel

®

Pentium

®

4 Processor 3.20 GHz

† 

with

Hyper-Threading Technology

•  512MB PC-3200 400MHz DDR 

• 160GB

††3

7200rpm Ultra ATA/100 Hard Drive 

•  Front and Rear Accessible i.LINK

®

(IEEE

1394) Interfaces and USB 2.0 Connections

1

•  Multi-Media Card Reader

¾ Giga Pocket

TM

¾ Import Analog Content - Watch and Record TV Programs
¾ DVD±RW / CD-RW - 

With Click to DVD

TM 

Software

***

¾ Intel

®

®

†

¾ 512MB PC-3200 400MHz DDR / 160GB

††3

¾ ATI Radeon

TM

¾

®1

i.LINK

®

(IEEE 1394)

Video Audio Integrated Operation

With 

Personal V

ideo

Recorder &

DVD±R

W Recorder

PCV-RS530G

Intel

®

Pentium

®

4 Processor 3.20 GHz

†

with

Intel

®

Hyper-Threading Technology

512KB Integrated On-Die Level 2

800MHz

512MB PC-3200 400MHz DDR 

(expandable to 2.0GB)

160GB

††3

7200rpm Ultra ATA/100 Hard Drive

DVD±RW 

-RW

(4X max. write / 2X max. rewrite / 2X max. read)

+RW 

(4X max. write / 2.4X max. rewrite / 2.4X max.

read)

CD-RW 

(16X max. write / 10X max. rewrite / 32X max. read)

16X max. DVD-ROM Read / 40X max. CD-ROM

read

3.5" 1.44MB Floppy Disk Drive

ATI Radeon

™

9200

128MB Video Memory (128-bit DDR)

VGA-out / DVI-Out 

(DVI output:1280x1024x60Hz max.)

/ 

TV-Out

8X AGP 3D Graphics Hardware Acceleration

Giga Pocket

TM

MPEG2 Realtime Encoder/Decoder

board with TV Tuner

10Base-T/100Base-TX Ethernet (RJ-45)

V.90 compatible data/fax modem

One 8x AGP (occupied by Graphics Card)

Three PCI (two occupied)

Multi-Media Card Reader (Memory Stick

TM

,

Compact Flash

TM

Type I and Type II, IBM Micro

Drive

TM

, and Smart Media

TM 

)

Two 5.25" Half-Height (occupied)

One External 3.5" (occupied)

Two Internal 3.5" (one occupied)

Seven USB 2.0 (three front/four rear)

Two PS/2

®

(Mouse/Keyboard)

One VGA/DVI Monitor Port / TV-Out

One S/PDIF Out / One Parallel Port / One Line In

One 6pin i.LINK Port (rear)/ One 4pin (front)

One Headphone / One Microphone

S-Video: Two Inputs (front and rear)

Composite Video / Audio Inputs (front and rear)

Stereo Line Input/Output

Coaxial Input (VHF/UHF)

Speakers (Stereo)

IR Remote Control and Receiver

VAIO

®

Keyboard / PS/2

®

Mouse

100-120V 4.7A (50/60Hz)

ACPI 1.0 Compliant 

7.2"(W) x 15.6"(H) x 14.9"(D)

26.5 lbs.

Giga Pocket

TM 

- 

Personal Video Recorder

Click to DVD

TM

- 

DVD Creation

PictureGear Studio

TM

- Digital Photo

DVgate Plus

TM

- Digital Video

SonicStage

TM

- Digital Music

VAIO Media

TM

- Network File Sharing

Microsoft

®

Windows

®

XP Home Edition

VAIO

®

recommends Microsoft

®

Windows

®

XP

Microsoft

®

Works

®

7.0 - 

Word Processing,

Spreadsheet, Calendar, Scheduling, Contact

Management, and Database

Microsoft

®

Office

®

2003 60-DayTrial

4

InterVideo

®

WinDVD

®

MoodLogic

®

2.5 Trial

**

5

Intuit Quicken

®

2004

2 

New User Edition

Adobe

®

Acrobat

®

Reader

®

Apple QuickTime

®

RealNetworks

®

RealOne

TM

Player

Norton

®

Internet Security

TM

90 Day Trial

**4

VAIO

®

Recovery Wizard

3

3

VAIO

®

Support Agent

America Online

®**

One Year Limited Express Repair Service 

One Year Parts and Labor 

Hardware: One Year

Software and Operating System: 90 Days

* Display sold separately.

† GHz denotes microprocessor internal clock speed; other factors may affect appli-

cation performance.

†† GB means one billion bytes when referring to Hard Drive capacity.  Accessible

capacity may vary.

*  Certain restrictions apply.
**  Requires payment of additional fees or subscription for use.
***  DVD compatibility is not universal.

1 i.LINK is a trademark of Sony used only to designate that a product contains an

IEEE 1394 connector. All products with an i.LINK 
connector may not communicate with each other.

2  Previous Quicken users may require additional upgrade.
3 A portion of Hard Disk space is reserved for the recovery partition.
4 Limited duration trial version.  
5 Certain features are time limited.