Just as Microsoft rolled out support for multidisc changers in its Media Center Edition OS, Sony unveiled a new Media Center system with a 200-disc DVD changer. The black-and-silver Sony VAIO XL1 Digital Living System (DLS) is composed of a sleek, rack-style Media Center PC and a separate multidisc changer. At $2,300, it isn't cheap, but it is relatively affordable compared with other high-end living-room Media Center PCs we've seen recently (that don't feature a monstrous disc changer). The VGX-XL1 DLS is an inventive concept with a lot of promise, but trying to rip large numbers of audio CDs proved an exercise in frustration. Until Sony works out the kinks, this isn't the living-room PC panacea serious media archivists have been pining for. Head over to CNET to learn more about this home theatre PC system from Sony.



Link: CNET