Easy to use, HP Pavilion PCs offer top performance, Internetworking, multimedia and instant access to your favorite applications. HP Pavilion PCs deliver unmatched performance,... more
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Advantages: Affordable, flexible, good quality, nice looking. Disadvantages: TV capture is naff, HD smaller than advertised
...4GB used up by built-in HP recovery software. It makes you wonder why it needs pre-installed recovery software but, with todays users, I guess it's explainable. The RAM in the PC is the PC3200 type and it cost me about £40 to upgrade to 700+ MB from Crucial Technologies. The graphics processor is alright - nothing special. Unsurprising as it's an Intel one, along with the processor. I had to upgrade to a 256MB ATI card using the PCI Express slot ... ...has a DVD+/- RW drive with a spare slot below. There are many connection possibilities including seven or so USB ports, firewire, S-Video & composite inputs, built in ethernet port.
There are three PCI slots, one of which is free. The modem and TV capture card are installed here. The HD is connected to the motherboard by SATA, and there are four slots for RAM in total if you feel like upgrading. There is a free CD/DVD drive bay.
When upgraded the ...
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HP Pavilion t819.uk Photosmart PC - P4 515 2.93 GHz
General
MPN: PS258AA#ABU
Type: PC
Recommended Use: Home use
Product Form Factor: Tower
Width: 19.1 cm
Depth: 41 cm
Height: 38.1 cm
Weight: 18 kg
Localisation: English / United Kingdom
Processor
Type: Intel Pentium 4 515 / 2.93 GHz
Installed Qty: 1
Max Supported Qty: 1
Mainboard
Chipset Type: Intel 915G Express
Data Bus Speed: 533 MHz
Ram
Installed Size: 256 MB
Technology: DDR SDRAM
Form Factor: DIMM 184-PIN
Storage controller
Type: 1 x Serial ATA - integrated
Controller Interface Type: Serial ATA-150
Storage controller (2nd)
Type: 1 x IDE - integrated
Controller Interface Type: IDE / ATA
Storage
Hard Drive: 1 x 120 GB - standard - Serial ATA-150 - 7200 rpm
Optical storage
Type: DVD-Writer - IDE
Card reader
Type: 9 in 1 card reader
Monitor
Monitor Type: None
Graphics controller
Type: Integrated
Graphics Processor / Vendor: Intel GMA 900
Video Memory: Dynamic Video Memory Technology 3.0
Multimedia functionality
TV Tuner Type: Analogue TV
Audio output
Type: Sound card - integrated
Sound Output Mode: 7.1 channel surround
Compliant Standards: High Definition Audio
Input device
Type: Mouse, keyboard
Manufacturer's product description
Easy to use, HP Pavilion PCs offer top performance, Internetworking, multimedia and instant access to your favorite applications. HP Pavilion PCs deliver unmatched performance, value, reliability and support.
1 x display / video - VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15)
Audio
2 x audio - SPDIF
Miscellaneous
Included Accessories: Remote control
Power
Device Type: Power supply
Operating system / software
OS Provided: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Software: Microsoft Outlook Express, Microsoft Windows Media Player, Intervideo WinDVD, Easy Internet Sign Up, Apple iTunes, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, Sonic RecordNow, Microsoft Windows Movie Maker 2, InterVideo WinDVD Creator, HP Image Zone, Adobe Reader 6.0, Microsoft Works 8.0, InterVideo Home Theater 2, Norton AntiVirus 2005 (60 days of live updates), Norton Personall Firewall (60 days of live updates)
Manufacturer warranty
Service & Support: 1 year warranty
Service & Support Details: Limited warranty - parts and labour - 1 year - pick-up and return
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