Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Hello everyone and welcome to a bit of an oddball Budget Builds Episode where today we're taking a look at some awfully odd tech, this time being Sony's weird Gaming TV Range they launched in mid 2008, originally designed as a competitor to the iMac, they intended these to be bought for people that couldnt decide between a Sony Bravia TV or a Sony Vaio PC...So they combined it into this very very odd device. So Join me as we ask the question why does this exist? And Is it any good?

We're off to get a rare PC: 0:00
It's Here! - 0:47
Does it boot? - 1:18
Total Legit Films Included - 2:10
Internet Explorer Time - 3:26
What Specs does this even have? - 4:00
This thing is HUGE - 4:47
Trying to get it all up and running - 6:19
So WHAT actually is this thing? - 7:11
Making it run Steam! - 9:57
The Specs - 11:04
Can we make it quicker- 12:44
Overclocking it! - 12:58
The Benchmarks! - 15:28
So How does it perform? - 22:30
Emulation Testing? - 23:41
Yes...It does work as a TV - 24:51
Conclusion - 25:43

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Specs
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
GPU: Nvidia Geforce 9300M GS
RAM: 4GB DDR2 800Mhz
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64Bit