HP Pavilion Media Center dv9341eu

Advantages: High Specs, Low Price, Great Graphics, Dual Core CPU, Two 120gb Hard Drives
Disadvantages: None i Can think of

....56 kg (7.8 lbs) Power: 90 W AC Power Adapter, 8-cell Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) What's In The Box: HP Pavilion Media Center dv9341eu (of course) HP Mobile Remote Control Power/Charger Cable Manual Graphics Card specs: Pipeline: 8 pixel-pipelines and 5 vertex-pipelines Clock: chip: 450 MHz, memory: 500 MHz Memory: GDDR3, GDDR2, GDDR1, maximal upgrade: 256 MB, bus: 128/64 bit, partially TurboCache DirectX: 9c, Shader Model 3.0 Features: PureVideo Application area: notebooks with medium weight and size Other info: 90nm, 177 millions of transistors, PCI-E, 8 raster operation units (ROP), 8 texture mapping units (TMU) The 17? screen is crystal clear and of superb quality for all you movies, games and other activities. The screen is also High Definition which adds to the overall quality of this already great laptop...

pfishers 15.08.2007 · Read review
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Review of HP Pavilion Media Center Dv9341eu

Media Center without an XBOX

Advantages: The media center interface, decent codec support, HD movies stream really well.
Disadvantages: The DVD player is terrible.

...Okay, the big pull of this DVD player is the built in Media Center Extender software, which once set up runs really well. You need to have vista installed on a PC (which needs to be on for it to work) and you also need a good network connection between the two. I have tried both a 200mbps powerline ethernet network and a wireless N network and for me the wireless network performed better for HD movies, but this will differ for most people so just make sure you arn't relying on a bog standard 54mbps wifi connection. The built in DVD play is poor to say the least, it doesn't scale DVD's out to widescreen it simply takes the DVD's basic resolution and outputs it to the middle of the screen. I tried watching an old cracker and had to stop as it was displayed as a 640x480 picture in the middle of my 720p HDTV, believe me this looks...

coops1979 18.06.2008 · Read review
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Hp DV9030ea media entertainment system - Excellent but overheats

Advantages: Powerfull, stylish, many featured, Large display with built in camera and full Keyboard.
Disadvantages: Overheating, noisy fan and short battery life. It's large and Heavy.

...The laptop is a powerfull laptop with a 1.8x2 ghz processor and Nvidea Go 7600 256mb graphics card and looks very stylish but has a terrible overheating problem which you can feel if you have it balanced on your legs; even with space for the fan your always jiggleing it about wondering if it has enough air (The fan is quite noisy). It has a large 17inch display, bluetooth and built in camera and touchpad. Full sized keyboard. Touch panel buttons for media centre and quickplay. 4 USB ports, express card slot with tv aereal I like it a lot but it burns out once a year. The graphics card is fixed to the motherboard so when it goes you have to replace the motherboard too. HP did give me a great fast service on the extended warrantly on this problem (see the website under dv9030ea) but the problem is the pain of having to keep replacing...

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Review of HP Pavilion Media Center Dv9030ea Entertainment

Windows Media Center 2005 - My HTPC

Advantages: User Friendly, Easy to Use, Value for Money, Comprehensive Operating System.
Disadvantages: Poor Documentation, Titanic Struggle Installing Operating System

...I have a DVD player, CD Player, A/V Amplifier sitting in my front room all linked to my LCD TV and Sky Digi Box. They all work fine but it does take up quite a bit of room and I'd realistically like an HTPC set up to bring my multimedia module into one unit! Enter Windows Media Center 2005! My setup consists of a Silverstone LC16M Case which houses an Asus A8N-SLi Motherboard, Hauppage PVR 250, Maxtor Diamond Max 250GB Hard Drive, 1GB Crucial Dual Channel DDR Memory to name just the main core of my system. Contents of Windows Media Center 2005 Pack. You will be supplied with two CD's, a Setup Guide and a Product Key to be placed on your system. To make full use of Media Center it is recommended that you also purchase a Media Center Remote Control & Extender. Installation of Media Center 2005. Installation of most...

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HP Pavilion DV6625em - high spec, shiny; questionable quality?

Advantages: Nice to use; wonderful screen and features
Disadvantages: Appalling customer service; cracks on lid; poor A/C adaptor reliability

...which was a nice touch. The unit was fairly lightweight, which was a relief after my previous heavy laptop, and it didn?t get too hot. Battery life was excellent and the software ran very smoothly because of the high specifications. There were also handy touchpad style keys to control media programs (ie stop, play, fast-forward and volume control buttons). Unfortunately there are other buttons on that row that will launch a HP Multimedia program, which happened by accident a fair bit. I would also have preferred a physical volume wheel but it?s not really a problem. The laptop also came with a remote-control for multimedia applications ? I haven?t made much use of it but it is nice to have, and very impressive. It?s designed to be stored in the PC card slot but I nearly got it stuck in there once so I haven?t dared put it in there since...

Sacheverell 04.11.2009 (06.11.2009) · Read review
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Review of HP Pavilion Media Center Dv6625em Entertainment

HP DV9655EA, The Modern Life

Advantages: Everything, AMD Dual Core, Graphics, Looks, Performance, Specs
Disadvantages: None

...The HP DV9655ea. As a small business owner (I.T) I have to have a Laptop. It's as simple as that. My old laptop was a Toshiba Equium M70 on XP. Being in I.T meant that I had to have the latest OS from Microsoft in order to help clients when they need help with Vista. Usually when somebody asks me to find them a laptop for their needs, I can do it swiftly, effectively and find them their perfect laptop. This was not to be the case with me, I sat there for hours and hours going through supplier products. The main 3 I whittled myself down to where Toshiba, HP and Acer. I already had a Toshiba and to be honest, I really thought the speakers on their new version looked naff. Acer, a pretty budget make and often need repair. After going through specs after specs, I chose this laptop, Down to the build quality, reliability...

rally1998 02.02.2008 · Read review
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Review of HP Pavilion Media Center Dv9655ea Entertainment

A top-quality machine from HP

Advantages: Looks brilliant, huge screen, very powerful
Disadvantages: Size and weight (only to be expected), short battery time

...comparison. When the screen is black, it also serves as a mirror, because it is so reflective. Because of this reflectiveness, the brightness sometimes needs to be turned up in bright sunlight, but this can easily be done with a few presses of function+f8. Keyboard and Touchpad: The keyboard is the standard size, QWERTY thing that everyone is used to, but the difference with this laptop is the presence of the num pad. This means that when typing, your hands are shifted over to the left slightly, which is why the touchpad is off-centred, so your palms don't touch the pad while you type (clever guys at HP). The touch pad takes quite a bit of getting used to, and will probably need a lot of adjusting so that you get it working how you want it to. The problem with being such a big screen is that it takes so long for the cursor to travel...

davelam 17.07.2007 (23.09.2007) · Read review
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Review of HP Pavilion Media Center Dv9340ea

The Very Sexy HP Pavilion

Advantages: Remote control, touch controls and an integrated 1.3 megapixels web cam
Disadvantages: The battery life and the Windows Vista operating system

...I recently accquired the HP Pavilion dv6331eu in an exchange with John Lewis for my old laptop, which had broken down. I am currently writing this review using my HP Pavilion and I must say so far so good. I have taken a personal shine to this laptop immediately and is a vast improvement from my last laptop, which was not very old at all. This laptop has been expertly designed and finished to have an extremely pleasing cosmetic look and style even before the lid is opened. With its black exterior, polished black lid and screen mount and the silver keyboard surround it looks very classy, elegant and expensive. The presentation is complimented with the touch controls for sound and quickplay to emphasise the top of the range essence that it beams. The final cosmetic feature of this laptop is the handy slim remote control. I personally...

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Review of HP Pavilion Media Center Dv6331eu

The m7281.uk Media Center PC

Advantages: All-round entertainment system that keeps up with the best.
Disadvantages: Graphocs card could do with upgrading.

...OK, Had this machine for a month now and must say i am very impressed. Its not only nice to look at but has endless features and capabilities that will not dissapoint. First of all its HP so you know you're going to get the good quality and performance. Especially with a pentium 4 3.2Ghz. So, the good bits:- Performance: Excellent performance will keep up with the high end machines anyday. Media: Has a massive 250GB Hard Drive aswell as a very stylish removable hard drive (160GB). It is going to take me a very long time before i run out of space!! OS: Comes with Media Center 2005 which i have to say suprised me. Its the first time ive tried this OS and would rate it 10/10 any day. I love the fact that i can watch my TV on my pc and navigate with the remote control. DVD-RW... Up to speed DVD rewrite with a massive bonus...

dbox2k6 04.01.2007 · Read review
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Review of HP Pavilion Media Center M7281.uk

HP Pavilion DV2130ea made for everything!!!

Advantages: remote control, in-built camera, HP imprint finish, 120GB, Core Duo processor
Disadvantages: didn't find any jet.

...jobs that you can think off, it will do it for you. 1GB of RAM memory means that you'll never be short for operating memory or the memory needed for the graphics. Graphics HP Palivion 2130ea hides in his case GeForce GO 7200 with 128MB dedicated memory. All the newest games will run on it, but if you're looking for gaming at highest resolutions and settings, you'll have to look for more powerfull desktop PC. This graphic card is enough to watch movies, run Media center or edit pictures or video. Watching movies on your big screen never been easier. S-video cable is already included into package, so you can connect to your TV straight away. With a help of only one button you can switch picture from laptop to TV. It's really easy and the output picture is really good on my 32'' screen. Software When you first time open...

jasko8 07.01.2007 · Read review
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