HP z540 Digital Entertainment Center

3 reviews

May, 2013

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Value for money (1)

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Amazon review summary for the HP z540 Digital Entertainment Center

alaTest has collected and analyzed 3 user reviews of the HP z540 Digital Entertainment Center from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 2.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.5/5 for other products on Amazon.com.

33% of reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

May, 2013

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Consumer review by: Bruno Loubiere (amazon.com)

Great concept. Poor execution. Poor support.

I bought my z540 in November 2004. It NEVER really workd: I had some problems with the DVD player, with the TV tuner, etc. HP Support has this great online chat feature but decisions are hard to get. They had me replace the DVD reader (they sent me...

Oct, 2005

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Consumer review by: spy-hunter (amazon.com)

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 the...

Aug, 2005

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Consumer review by: jpr (amazon.com)

Impressive!

I reviewed the z545, but the z540 is basically the same, just with a little less storage and only one built-in tuner instead of two. I'm extremely impressed with what HP came up with here. I'd been searching for something to centralize all my media...

Nov, 2004

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Product Specifications

Includes: Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005, remote control, hp lap-sized wireless keyboard with trackball, power cable, DVI-D cable, S-Video cable, RCA cable, Coaxial splitter, Coaxial antenna, 802.11 b/g antenna, & more. hp z540 Digital Entertainment Center - This device combines a powerful computer with a PVR, giving you the ultimate in living room entertainment. Store and watch digital video, audio & images. Watch, pause, & record digital satellite or cable TV. Use the front digital memory card slot to directly copy content onto the z540 for immediate viewing. FM Tuner with pause & replay Intel High Definition Audio with 7.1 surround sound support Progressive Scan DVD Playback at 480p 14-day Programming Guide for PVR use Instant Replay 30 Second Skip Records up to 2 TV 1 NTSC TV Tuner Supports for playback of MP3, AAC, WMA, WAV, & PCM music files Front 9-in-1 Memory Card Reader - supports Secure Digital (SD), xD, Smart Media, MultiMedia Card (MMC), Compact Flash Type I/II, Microdrive, Memory Stick, & Memory Stick Pro 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet 802.11 b/g Wireless Receiver Ports - 2 USB 2.0 & 1 4-pin FireWire (front) / 1 6-pin FireWire (rear) Inputs - 1 RF Coaxial, 1 S-Video, 1 Composite A/V, & 1 Microphone Outputs - DVI-D, VGA, 1 Component (YPbPr), 1 S-Video, 8 Composite, 1 TosLink Optical, 1 Coaxial, & 1 Headphone