Issues with PCV-RZ504

[glenwells]

Hi everyone. I am based in the UK and I've just bought a PCV-RZ504 (P4 3.4, 250Gb, 1Gb). Very nice it is too, but I have a few issues. Can anyone help?

1. When I registered, my serial number was unrecognised. I can not currently log in to get support/downloads.

2. It runs XP Home. Why? I can't run IIS, nor can I control the machine via Remote Desktop. So much for the "home server concept".

3. Why does Drag and Drop CD/DVD support WMA but not MP3 or ATRAC? Why does the Network Media Receiver support MP3 and ATRAC but not WMA? Whichever format I choose to keep my music renders one or the other useless. As I have NetMD I will probably use ATRAC, so I will have to use SonicStage to write audio CDs - correct?

4. My Sony CMT-M333NT hi-fi connects to the PC via USB. It's a NetMD device and USB sound card. However GigaPocket (or is it the TV tuner hardware) insists on routing the audio to the on-board card. Why? Everything else (even TV through Vaio Media) uses the hi-fi.

Any help or thoughts on these issues would be appreciated.

[kee-lo_]

Hi everyone. I am based in the UK and I've just bought a PCV-RZ504 (P4 3.4, 250Gb, 1Gb). Very nice it is too, but I have a few issues. Can anyone help?

Sounds very nice indeed, shame about Sony's software choice and the Gigapocket which seems to be limiting your use.

1. When I registered, my serial number was unrecognised. I can not currently log in to get support/downloads.

As it's so new Sony probably haven't updated their catalogue or database.

2. It runs XP Home. Why? I can't run IIS, nor can I control the machine via Remote Desktop. So much for the "home server concept".

Couldn't agree more, what a silly idea? With XP Pro it would be some cool home networking media centre wouldn't it?

3. Why does Drag and Drop CD/DVD support WMA but not MP3 or ATRAC? Why does the Network Media Receiver support MP3 and ATRAC but not WMA? Whichever format I choose to keep my music renders one or the other useless. As I have NetMD I will probably use ATRAC, so I will have to use SonicStage to write audio CDs - correct?

Probably Sony's paranoia about people stealing music.

4. My Sony CMT-M333NT hi-fi connects to the PC via USB. It's a NetMD device and USB sound card. However GigaPocket (or is it the TV tuner hardware) insists on routing the audio to the on-board card. Why? Everything else (even TV through Vaio Media) uses the hi-fi.

I have no idea, you'd think Sony gear would be compatible wouldn't you?

[TomT]

About the XP home, I think it's because of the Sony-softwares' dislike of multiuser environment. Even in XP home, there is an increase of issues when someone uses VAIO* with more than one ( the default) user. I started with more users, but I decided that after the 1st need of recovery, I will not create more logins. (And in this aspect, it can relate to the "paranoia" also - or legality questions at any rate.)
*edit: I mean VAIO with XP home bundled.

[Aris]

Any complaint about using Sonicstage Mastering Studio?...