Wednesday, November 10, 2004
HP z500 Series Digital Entertainment Center PC
eHomeUpgrade | HP z500 Series Digital Entertainment Center PC: "HP z500 Series Digital Entertainment Center PC
Slap me in the face an call me silly, but I think HP is going to take over the living room PC market. After looking over their latest A/V set-top box sized Media Center Edition 2005 PC the DS-Z540 & DS-Z545 Digital Entertainment Center, I've got to say I'm impressed. The PC comes in starting at under $1,000, has all the power you'll ever really need in a living room PC, and in a form-factor to die for.
Feature Highlights:
Windows Media Center Edition 2005
Intel 3.0GHz P4 w/ Hyper-Threading
512MB RAM (expandable to 2MB)
200GB 7200RPM Serial ATA hard drive
Multi-format DVD Burner with Dual Layer burning capability
128MB ATI RADEON� X300 SE PCI-Express Graphics Card
2 NTSC TV Tuners
802.11b/g wireless receiver (removable antenna included)
9-in-1 card reader (located under the front panel)
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound support & FM Tuner
* HP expects to launch a Digital Entertainment Center that will support ATSC high-definition recording in the first half of 2005."
Slap me in the face an call me silly, but I think HP is going to take over the living room PC market. After looking over their latest A/V set-top box sized Media Center Edition 2005 PC the DS-Z540 & DS-Z545 Digital Entertainment Center, I've got to say I'm impressed. The PC comes in starting at under $1,000, has all the power you'll ever really need in a living room PC, and in a form-factor to die for.
Feature Highlights:
Windows Media Center Edition 2005
Intel 3.0GHz P4 w/ Hyper-Threading
512MB RAM (expandable to 2MB)
200GB 7200RPM Serial ATA hard drive
Multi-format DVD Burner with Dual Layer burning capability
128MB ATI RADEON� X300 SE PCI-Express Graphics Card
2 NTSC TV Tuners
802.11b/g wireless receiver (removable antenna included)
9-in-1 card reader (located under the front panel)
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound support & FM Tuner
* HP expects to launch a Digital Entertainment Center that will support ATSC high-definition recording in the first half of 2005."
