Sony Vaio SVL-24114FXB

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 4 expert reviews

Excellent:

0
Good:

2
Average:

1
Bad:

1

Pros:

The Sony Vaio L-Series has a generally useful and unique assortment of home entertainment features.
PC and TV work independently of one another, Gorgeous 24-inch, capacitive-touch display, Impressive 2.1 sound, Bountiful connectivity, Useful software bundle
Seamless capacitive touch screen, Third-generation Intel Core processor, Blu-ray player, Sony media creation bundled software, HDMI in and out, HDTV tuner with TV Mode, Decent sound, USB 3,0.

Cons:

Highlight features like gesture recognition and a Bravia video processing chip fall flat, hurting this PC's value.
Performance trails that of similarly priced AIOs, Cooling fan runs frequently

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Last revision on December 9, 2012

Reviewers Liked

The Sony Vaio L-Series has a generally useful and unique assortment of home entertainment features
PC and TV work independently of one another, Gorgeous 24-inch, capacitive-touch display, Impressive 2.1 sound, Bountiful connectivity, Useful software bundle
Seamless capacitive touch screen, Third-generation Intel Core processor, Blu-ray player, Sony media creation bundled software, HDMI in and out, HDTV tuner with TV Mode, Decent sound, USB 3,0
Large, beautiful touchscreen, Plenty of ports and input options

Reviewers Didn't Like

Highlight features like gesture recognition and a Bravia video processing chip fall flat, hurting this PC's value
Performance trails that of similarly priced AIOs, Cooling fan runs frequently
Faint grid of lines on screen, Integrated graphics, Only 30-day trial for Kaspersky Internet Security
No discrete graphics option at this price, Weak in performance tests

Expert reviews and ratings

Sony promises some cutting edge media features on its new Vaio L-Series, but its tough to recommend when not all of them...

By cnet on June 08, 2012

If you are willing to trade some raw performance for versatility (and your living space is at a premium), the Sony VAIO L Series will be a good fit. This 24-inch all-in-one delivers a very capable PC and a fully functional stand-alone HDTV in a...

By Computer Shopper on June 04, 2012

This system works very well as a desktop HDTV and simple media playback...

By PCWorld on June 04, 2012

The Sony VAIO L24 (SVL24114FXB) touch-screen, all-in-one desktop PC extends the VAIO L Series with a newer third-generation Intel Core processor and DX11 integrated graphics. It's a very good media consumption computer, but there may be better...

By PC Mag on June 04, 2012