Official VAIO SR Series Owners Thread

im sure thell put up some camera drivers eventually on sonys website

 

Had some time on my hands and this got me curious, so I did some googling with several different keywords, and I can't find your problem mentioned anywhere. Maybe someone will have better luck. I searched the boards as well, found a few mentions of 1080p output on the SR but it was all positive and very brief comments.

I'm interested to know if anyone else has had problems using an external monitor? Or if you've had success, what type of monitor are you using? My boyfriend is a graphic designer and I'm in digital photography classes this fall, so we're looking to purchase a good monitor to output my SR480 to (i'm going with the HDMI option.) Suggestions? Cautionary tips? thx.

 

probably just the overscan setting in the ati catalyst manager

 

well just got mine in the mail and it seems like the dvd drive is very loose, looks like im returning it

 

seems like the dvd rom drive is supposed to be a little flimsy, i think i see a dead pixel or 2 also

 

i dont know at this point...is the DVD ROM drive supposed to be like not aligned properly, im gonna take some pics

 

did you order it from sonystyle or a reseller?

 

is that gap supposed to be there? can i fix it myself? or do i have to send it back to J&R?

 

it was just dust not dead pixels, but id love to know if this cd rom issue is normal

 

Once you have your laptop set to output to HDMI only (by cycling through using Fn+F7, open up the Catalyst Control Center. On the left side, look for a category that's something like DTV(HDMI). Expand it and go to "Scaling Options". Adjust the Underscan/Overscan bar until it matches your display.

 

Your optical drive looks normal to me.

 

Been using Skype w/ video. No drivers required.

An yes your optical drive is normal, this isn't a slot load.

 

i know its not a slot load but is the gap suppposed to be that big...to the point where you pretty much push it up everytime you grasp the laptop?

 

ok i just installed RTM final of windows 7
device manager shows trouble with

base system device
fingerprint sensor
unknown device

 

do i use the vista ultimate drivers for the window 7 ultimate rtm?

 

Well it does output at 1080p I think, only there must be some problem with scaling or somthing else

 

unable to get the catalyst software on here

 

LOL

And some of you blame me for making complaints.

Demarco05, with your laptop lid up, can you see if your laptop wiggle at all the 4 corners? Mine takes 20 stack of sticky notes to stool on it so it will not rattle.

My DVD drive is loose too. I try to push it all the way and it and will not.

1 or maybe 2 dead pixel?

You definately got a water mellon, not just a lemon.

Return it. I wonder if you return to JR or to Sony?

My chinese friend in China, you need quality control dude.

 

yes, you do

 

my laptop doesnt wiggle at all, its fine....
as for the dead pixels it was only dust
and the people on here said my optical drive looked normal......so i guess im good to go?

im running win 7 now, just trying to get the latest ati drivers working

 

well device manager is showing everything installed correctly....last thing to do is install this 9.7 ATI driver.

can anyone confirm the optical drive is supposed to have a little gap and feel flimsy? the cover?

 

where is the gap located?, flimsy like it wiggles?

 

Well, you know Sony will put the drivers for the Window 7 soon right? I mean why would they give us W7 as mail in if they dont do it.

Some of you are in so rush to install W7. What are the main reasons why is so much better than Vista?

 

It shouldn't be like this. Silver line should be aligned with body's silver line.

 

It probably should look like this

 

Thanks! It really works!

Fonts doesn't sharp look with enough details, do you know how to fix this? Maybe its because I'm sitting too near to the display?

 

yeah i guess my optical is broke then........now what the hell do i do

 

Are you in USA? If yes then you're soo lucky! In my country we have Vaio models that are 2 y.old selling at $3500!!! (Similar configuration to mine) And no official Sony Support/Repair Center...

You should give a call. And look for possible options.

 

http://www.upek.com/support/downloads/windows7/registerw7.asp

 

I'd return it... mine is very flush w/ no gap. And mine is not loose, rattle or move when touched.

The build quality on mine is great. I bought mine from sonystyle.

 

I'm having sluggish performance on Vista (Home Premium). Videos (SD) play choppy... What could be the problem? (HDD read write/some resource eating app?)

 

what are your specs?

 

Here are my specs:


"Choppy playback problem"

 

I just called Sony. They are sending me a 6 pack of rubber feet.

I tell them about quality control. Of course they say Sony make the best computer and they are all properly checked by technician.

You might want to look at another thread here about how to install Window 7. For me I will just wait.

 

For free? Cool. I'm waiting till major bugs get ironed! (late October)

 

here you go guys a much better angle of my problem
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upVlXxS9ae4

is this normal? either way i have a sony tech coming to the house in 3-5 business days to check it out

 

Of course free. They better.

Here is a photo of my SR suspensed in mid-air:

 

No, there shouldn't be that big gap.
However if you push towards the drive it would go inside. That's ok.

 

Anyone knows what program this is? Media analyzer? It shows for 1 then hides, it shows up every 15 seconds

 

Looks like its deformed. Have tried seeing back of it? Is it flat? i think its not flat

 

haai media splitter, it helps play mkv video files

 

Thanks, so this must be from KLite Media Pack?

 

Probably because your ATI is set in optimal battery life mode, to change this go to your current power setting and change it to optimal performance in the advance power setting thing

 

any other opinions on that youtube video of my optical drive? nobody else has any gap there?

 

It's set to that. Any other suggestions? it looks like you've got same almost same hardware as me, how's your playback? overall performance?

 

anyone have the driver for the "mode" settings for the 490 on windows 7 rtm?
EDIT: its the sony notebook utility, but it won't let me install because its only for vista.... ugh

EDIT AGAIN: I GOT EVERYTHING WORKING! WOOT

 

i got all my drivers working too, it doesnt show any conflicts in the device manager, however which software did you use to get al those icons back up on the screen. the sony power software kept giving me battery errors

 

its the sony notebook utilities. you have to extract it or else it'll give you the error "this will only work on windows vista"

 

I have look at the back of it. I have laid it on many flat surface and it always act this way.

I think this lemon I got probably doesnt have a even surface. Anyhow Sony is sending me 6 pack of rubber to try each one of them out to level things out.

Its going to be OK I guess.