HP Digital Entertainment Center Z557

HP Digital Entertainment Center Z557
alaAverage 2.5

2 reviews

May, 2013

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 2 reviews from magazines and websites. People are impressed by the design. There are some mixed reviews about the value for money.

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On average, users rate this product 50/100.

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Amazon review summary for the HP Digital Entertainment Center Z557

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 2 user reviews of the HP Digital Entertainment Center Z557 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 2.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products on Amazon.com.

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Great value - now

 

Great value - now

These once cost nearly $3000, but I got my z557 for about 1/15th of that. I've had it for over six months and used it for radio, TV, DVD movies, Internet video (full-screen HD) and general computing. With 2GB of RAM and Vista Ultimate, it actually runs...

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Slick Looking - Components are older technology - Keyboard sucks!

 

Slick Looking - Components are older technology - Keyboard sucks!

Picked one of these up the other day, mostly for the slick design and for the wireless keyboard with trackball type mouse controller. But that's all it has, is looks... After using the keyboard, it quickly became tedious to use, since not only are...

Product Specifications

If you want the latest visionary technology, start with this sleek way to consolidate your home entertainment control. Among its assets, the z557 boasts a high-definition, over-the-air TV tuner, dual NTSC TV tuners, an NVIDIA GeForce 6600 graphics card, and a 300GB HP Personal Media Drive.

Audio Output

Type:Sound card

Cabinet (Chassis)

Form Factor:Desktop
Manufacturer Form Factor:Desktop

Cabinet (Chassis)

Form Factor:Desktop
Manufacturer Form Factor:Desktop

Cache Memory

Installed Size:1MB
Per Processor Size:1MB

Dimensions & Weight

Depth:16.6in
Height:4.4in
Weight:24.5lbs
Width:17in

Display (Projector)

Type:None.

Header

Compatibility:PC
Country Kits:Canada / United States
Localization:English
Manufacturer:Hewlett-Packard
Model:Z557
Packaged Quantity:1
Product Line:HP Digital Entertainment Center

Mainboard

Chipset Type:Intel 915P Express
Data Bus Speed:800MHz

Miscellaneous

Color:Black / Brushed aluminum

Modem

Type: None

Multimedia Functionality

TV Tuner Type:Analog TV

Networking

Data Link Protocol:Ethernet / Fast Ethernet / Gigabit Ethernet / IEEE 802.11b / IEEE 802.11g
Type:Network adapter
Wireless LAN Supported: Yes
Wireless Protocol:802.11b/g

Optical Storage

Read Speed:40x (CD) / 16x (DVD)
Rewrite Speed:24x (CD) / 4x (DVD
Type:DVD
Write Speed:40x (CD) / 8x (DVD-R) / 16x (DVD+R) / 2.4x (DVD+R DL)

OS Provided

Type:Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005

Processor

Clock Speed:3GHz
Installed Qty:1
Manufacturer:Intel
Max Supported Qty:1
Processor Number:530J
Type:Pentium 4

RAM

Installed Size:1GB
Max Supported Size:4GB
Technology:DDR SDRAM

Service & Support

Type:1 year warranty

Storage Controller (2nd)

Type:IDE

Storage Floppy Drive

Type: None

Storage Hard Drive

Interface Type:Serial ATA-150

Storage Hard Drive (2nd)

Type:Personal Media Drive

Storage Removable

Type: None

System

Hard Drive(-s) Total Capacity:600GB
Recommended Use:Home use
Type:Media center

Video Memory

Installed Size:128MB

Video Output

Graphics Processor / Vendor:NVIDIA GeForce 6600
Interface Type:PCI Express x16
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