HP z560 Digital Entertainment Center All-in-one entertainment source | 
 enlarge | Brand: Hewlett-Packard
Category: Personal Computer
Buy New: $629.99
New (1) Refurbished (1) from $549.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 391
Media: Personal Computers
Operating System: WINDOWS XP MEDIA CENTER
CPU Manufacturer: Intel
CPU Speed: 3
CPU Type: Pentium D
Processors: 2
System Memory: 1024
Memory Type: DDR DRAM
Hard Drive Size: 300
MPN: RE500AA
Model: Z560
UPC: 882780772939
ASIN: B000VCBRX6
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | PENTIUM D 925 DUAL CORE 3.0GHZ | | • | 1GB RAM, 300GB HARD DRIVE | | • | HDMI CONNECTION! BUILT IN WIFI! | | • | 3 TUNERS TOTAL (1 HDTV, 2 STANDARD) | | • | WIRELESS MOUSE & KEYBOARD, XP MEDIA CENTER |
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Product Description
Revolutionize the way you watch TV, plus upgrade your home entertainment options! The z560 Digital Entertainment Center connects to your TV or projector through HDMI, VGA, component video, S-Video, or composite video, and lets you control everything with a remote, right from the couch.The HP Digital Entertainment Center will make friends fast with the rest of your home theater equipment. Enjoy digital or analog surround sound output through your A/V receiver. The black, brushed-aluminum finish looks at home in your living room or home theater. An ultraquiet design keeps your focus on your entertainment experience, not on your system.A single remote control gives you instant access to all your digital entertainment - TV, DVD movies, home videos, music, photos and FM radio. Three high-performance TV tuners and a personal video recorder (PVR) let you pause, replay and record from cable, digital cable, digital satellite, or over-the-air TV. Record up to three TV programs simultaneously. You can capture single episodes or entire series onto the HP Digital Entertainment Center. You'll never miss another episode of your favorite show!Make your own CDs or enjoy the ones you already have. You can even select individual songs, create play lists, or search for music by title, artist and album. It's like having a jukebox right in your living room!Play your favorites or download new ones and get ready for crisp, clear images and unbeatable surround sound from your big-screen TV.
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 Tested and Proven November 10, 2008
I started using these machines when the head of our company needed an HTPC for his house (He now has a Z545 and a Z560 in separate rooms both sharing libraries on a networked drive). After experimenting with them for quite some time I decided to get one for myself. The Specs are not the newest/greatest available, but that is only because they aren't produced anymore. The form factor is perfect (about the size of a good stereo receiver), and there are plenty of In/Outs. I personally have the signal split between my Bedroom and Living room and it is great. I highly recommend this product.
Cons: As with all electronics heat is an issue, the recommended 2 inches of clearance is not enough, give it some breathing room and you will be fine.
Recommended upgrades for the machine:
1. A MUCH larger hard drive, the 320gb it comes with only holds so much, and it will perform better if your media is housed in an external SATA drive anyway.
2. Blu Ray Drive, the outputted video is beautiful over HDMI if you are that serious about full HD.
 Best $550.00 I ever spent on electronics September 3, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Buy it! I liked it so much I bought another for my kids tv. It shouldn't be confused with a full time web browser. It is a computer, but it should be used inside the envelope it was intended. It is a DVR, digital media handler, and multi tuner TV with FM stereo. I have it digitally connected to 7.1 surround sound and a large screen plasma TV. It works very well. It does the job of tivo without a subscription fee, it allows access to downloading movies on demand (Movielink and Cinemanow) and the tv "guide" which you download for free gives all the info that you would get from digital cable. It is marvelous use of computer tech applied to TV.
You can access the web, but viewing the web with an HD screen as large as mine makes it hard to read. You have to adjust the resolution down to be able to see the web pages clearly. To use the viseo and TV functions you have to re-adjust the resolution back to hi-res. It's a bother to do that. USe it as it was intended and it's great. Buy it at the low closeout price NOW while you can.
 lemon law should apply here January 5, 2008
6 out of 11 found this review helpful
This item has been nothing but trouble.
wireless keyboards goes to sleep.
fans are much louder after 1 year use.
massive heat load. Turn off the heat in winter and run your HP instead.
Poor wifi connection wile my laptop functions three feet away without issue.
This this is a lemon, do not buy it.
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