HP Digital Entertainment Center Z558

I've had this unit hooked up to my LCD TV for a couple of years now and I have really enjoyed it. The keyboard is compact, easy to use, and works like a charm. I have had no problems with the signal. The computer has HD TV tuner built in, wireless...

I purchased the z558 in November 2007 and have been pleased. Judged as a Home Theater PC (HTPC) it can't be beat at a price under $700. You won't be able to build a system like this for less than $1,000, even if you buy dated hardware from an avenue...

The product is a great idea with awesome potential and the Windows Media Center software was awesome and does great stuff, but I had no end of problems with it. Upon arrival the keyboard was broken, HP promptly, and without any trouble, sent me a new...

This is the worst waste of money. I have had to replace 3 video cards, 2 motherboards, a fan and NOW I am waiting for a tech to come out and replace the power supply, and it has been turned off for a week!.Yay Me! After the 3 service calls in the first...

Media Center.

Ocationally have to re-boot computer.

Bought this unit just before Christmas and absolutely hated it. The inital setup was not as straightforward as the instructions seemed, and had repeated issues after setting it up. there was no sound, the personal media drive didn't work, and the video...

This system, the z558 is quite stable... the previous one I got was the HP z556 and it wasn't so stable. (It froze once in a while and let me come back 20 minutes or a few hours later so I can operate it again). This one, the z558 never gave me the...

I have a problem with some of the reviews where people focus on the hardware. The real driver for these media centers is the software. The hardware itself is more than sufficient to use as a progressive scan DVD, DVR, music player, slide show presenter...

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...