Official Sony VAIO AW Series 18.4" Owners thread

[edgain]

question: does the volume control ever go wonky for you guys? like, you hit the volume up and instead of going up only one increment, it proceeds uncontrollably to the max volume level? or to the min volume level?

it happens really randomly to me, but it's irritating when it does.

Yes very wonky, if you hold volume key down on remote or keypad it does like you say, max level without control. But the beep sound for which you gave the useful tip for was way more irritating! Don´t let it bother you too much!

[laptodd5]

Researchers said that putting a laptop on your lap on a regular basis could threaten male reproductive system.

Based on what? Heat?

[tbNB]

Solution to quickly change default playback device in Vista and Windows 7

If you use autohotkey for keyboard shortcuts, use these scripts to select between two of the devices in the sound applet. On my system, I have 3 playback devices listed in this order:

• NVIDIA HMDI Output
• Speakers/HP
• Digital Output(Optical)

I configured:

• Ctrl-F1 to select the speakers
• Ctrl-F2 to select the digital output (SPDIF)

Here are the autohotkey scripts which I added to the default AutoHotKey.ahk file loaded at startup:

^F1::
Run, mmsys.cpl
WinWait,Sound
ControlSend,SysListView321,{Up 3}
ControlSend,SysListView321,{Down 1}
send {alt down}S{alt up}
ControlClick,OK
return

^F2::
Run, mmsys.cpl
WinWait,Sound
ControlSend,SysListView321,{Up 3}
ControlSend,SysListView321,{Down 2}
send {alt down}S{alt up}
ControlClick,OK
return

[ani90]

Good News!!!!
Sony Style have just unveiled the AW390 CTO in their web.
and -oh boy- the LED display simply dissapeared!!!!!

We dont know that for sure - there are other differences, for example vista ultimate is not an option. Maybe specifications of the premium model are yet to be released.

[ajreynol]

Yes very wonky, if you hold volume key down on remote or keypad it does like you say, max level without control. But the beep sound for which you gave the useful tip for was way more irritating! Don´t let it bother you too much!

yea, it doesn't bother me too much. just good to know more people have the problem. it means I can call and *itch at Sony and demand a fix!

[sendmarksmail]

Was thinking of getting the VAIO VGN-AW390 series, but I just wanted to make sure about the screen. Is it RGB LED back-lit? It doesn't seem to say that on the website at all. Only, XBRITE-FullHD, but nowhere does it say LED backlit. Thanks.


Also, I plan on choosing the option with only 1 hard drive. But lets say I decide to put in a second one down the road, will I need some kind of hard drive caddy? Does it come with the notebook? Most notebooks, like the HP, require a caddy, something that holds the HD in place. HP doesn't provide them with the notebook if you order only 1 HD. Does Sony provide them already?

[aleicgrant]

I dont know where but I had read they were discontinuing the RGB LED option?????

[ajreynol]

you read that here, aleicgrant. lol.

not sure where we read it from, though.

[aleicgrant]

I am always good at taking credit for other people's work

[JRDiAndrea]

I have had problems burning a file on a DVD-R. This is a firmware upgrade file for my Pioneer Bluray player. I've done this many times on my desktop with no problems. It is a file downloaded to my AW190. then after clicking on the file roxio automatically opens, I place a new/blank DVD-R in the tray then begin. After about 10 secondsit stops & says the operation can't be completed...disk doesn't have enough space. There were all new discs & file is no where near too big. I tried this 3 times with same result. Any ideas?!