I got my hands on the first Blu-ray disc: "House Of Flying Daggers," which ships with the Sony VAIO VGN-AR190G. Thanks to PJ Jacobowitz, our reviews coordinator, I also have some images of the actual disc and of how it looks on the laptop. Overall, the quality is pretty darn good. There are instances of stuttering at the beginning of several scenes, especially the drum scene, but it's nothing a software patch can't fix. Intervideo has informed me that they are already working on that patch.

I was able to navigate all the "scenes" menus on the disc, unlike with the Toshiba Qosmio G35-AV650, and all of the other extras on the disc worked fine. Using the HDMI port on the Sony, I also had the chance to hook it up to a Proview 32" RX-326 HD display. The image detail is crisp despite the Proview being a 1080i max display, not 1080p. The Sony laptop is supposed to output signals at 1080p. One thing to note: The video stuttering is even more apparent on a larger display.

Look for the review on PC Magazine. It should be up shortly. You can view the other images here.