Music or movie fans and Handycam users will be delighted with VAIO SZ58GN/C 's AV versatility. From awesome audio features for the sound you want and cinema-like viewing to DVD creation, VAIO SZ58GN/C and its 13.3" wide Clear Bright LCD offer all-around AV capability. Fulfil your creative needs and get full media enjoyment when away from the office and on the go — or simply relaxing at home. VAIO SZ58GN/C 's 13.3" wide LCD (16:10 / WXGA: 1280 x 800) is simply amazing. By using carbon material for the LCD panel with white LED for a backlight, this compact LCD was made unbelievably thin and light. Furthermore, the structure of VAIO SZ58GN/C 's LCD is uniquely resistant to shocks and cracks, increasing overall surface strength. Performance, however, is as good as ever. The LCD screen remains outstanding with Clear Bright LCD (White LED) that still allows you to enjoy 3D games and DVDs on a bright screen with blacker blacks, vividly displaying images at higher contrast and with minimal reflection. The glare filter curbs light diffusion without dimming brightness, realising blacker blacks and more vivid colours. An AR coating also minimises annoying reflection from external light sources, resulting in an easier to view display. Screen image is simulated. As personal computing demands change, Sony stays a step ahead. A prime example of this in the VAIO SZ58GN/C is the Sound Reality chip. Created with Sony's professional audio expertise, it achieves sound superior to that of conventional chips — delivering noise reduction akin to high performance audio products with an approximate 107dB S/N ratio (at chip output). Sound Reality also offers DSD format compatibility, which is used for SA-CD and enables high quality audio playback. Furthermore, Sound Reality is compatible with the ASIO standard (ASIO 2.1), which opens up further opportunities with audio editing software — making the VAIO SZ58GN/C an outstanding choice for the musically minded. VAIO SZ58GN/C comes with SonicStage Mastering Studio Audio Filter, which offers four exclusive sound presets that work superbly with special recommended headphones*. These presets were created by professional studio engineers, so you can enjoy real studio quality sound. In addition, you can choose presets for a wide range of sound effects from Cinema to Rock. Just use these fabulous features to create professional effects for unforgettable sound exhilaration. * Availability depends on region. The VAIO SZ58GN/C offers fun and easy DVD video creation in a trim 13.3" wide LCD notebook. Simply load the DVD±RW/±R DL/RAM Drive with your choice of DVD media, connect your DV Handycam*, and click the "Create DVD!" button of Sony's excellent Click to DVD software. With one click you can create your own Hollywood-style DVD masterpiece — one that is more durable than the original tape media and stores even more data than a stack of CDs. An animated menu background with 5.1 surround sound background music templates can be automatically created from your video material. Now Click to DVD makes your wish come true when you use the new DVD Handycam DCR-DVD908*. Just select any video footage recorded on 8cm DVD in 5.1 surround sound format, with DVD Handycam DCR-DVD908* as your video source, to create a standard DVD (same audio format) in Edit Mode. Make your own DVD movie so real that you not only can feel like you're in it from the comfort of your home theatre, but also can create DVD gifts in 5.1 surround sound to share life-like memories with the important people in your life. * Availability depends on region. Notes:  Automatic Mode is not available on DVD Handycam. DCR-DVD908 is suitable for NTSC mode only. Use DCR-DVD908E model for PAL mode. Actual Click to DVD user interface may differ from photos shown.   DCR-DVD908 DVD Handycam VGN-SZ58GN/C + Click to DVD 5.1 surround sound 12cm DVD Animated menu background automatically created from your video material If you own a DV Handycam*, VAIO SZ58GN/C gives you the software tools you need to create professional-looking DVDs. Add professional titles, subtitles, and transitional effects with Adobe® Premiere® Elements video editing software. Or take editing even further with VAIO Edit Components (ver. 6.2) for Premiere. This remarkable Sony plug-in gives you the power to edit MPEG files. It also lets you create visual effects such as sparkles and flames that convincingly move within your video via 3D Particle Maker and Motion Tracker. After editing, Click to DVD software enables easy recording of your masterpiece to DVD. Shoot with Handycam* Edit with Adobe® Premiere® Elements Record with Click to DVD Your original DVD * Availability depends on region. The VAIO SZ58GN/C enables writing to DVD±R/RW, DVD±R DL, and DVD-RAM discs. You can make DVD videos or archive favourite movies with Click to DVD, and overwrite DVD±RW and DVD-RＡＭ discs, as well as write to DVD+R DL and DVD-R DL discs with Roxio Easy Media Creator software. It's easy to append/edit data on DVD media — even after it has been recorded* — for seamless backup. And you can utilise write-once formats when you need to protect your data from being erased, or when compatibility is extremely important for exchanging and distributing data. In each format, buffer under-run error protection assures consistently high quality copies. *  Once a DVD video has been recorded on DVD media, the media can no longer be changed. © 2007 Sony Corporation