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HP Digital Entertainment Center z565

review DATE:10.27.06

HP Digital Entertainment Center z565
Front Open With Keyboard, Remote, and Controller Angle

review

By Joel Santo Domingo

HP's Digital Entertainment Center series has been a familiar sight around the PC Magazine Labs since 2001. The latest iteration, the HP Digital Entertainment Center z565 ($2,999 direct) is a good, steady evolution of the product. It shares the black case of recent versions, as well as its A/V-style look. The z565 is perfect for the TV "completist"—the obsessive who wants to record and archive every episode of the shows he watches. A secondary group of photo and video-based entertainment enthusiasts also will be interested in the z565. These people can use the z565 to share their digital life around the house using extenders such as the Microsoft Xbox 360.

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Company

Hewlett-Packard Company

http://www.hp.com

Spec Data
  • Price as Tested: $2,999.00 Direct
  • Type: Media, Digital Entertainment System
  • Processor Family: Intel 9 Series (Pentium D)
  • RAM: 2 GB
  • Storage Capacity: 800 GB
  • RAID: No
  • Graphics Card: nVidia GeForce 7600 GS
  • Primary Optical Drive: Dual-Layer DVD+/-RW

Bottom Line

I highly recommend the DEC z565, the latest in a series of digital entertainment centers from HP. TV/PC junkies will love it; only a lack of HD DVD compatiblity keeps it from gaining a better score.

Pros

Perfect form factor for home theater. Front-mounted info display. 300GB HP Personal Media Bay drive. 500GB internal hard drive. ATSC/HDTV tuner. Excellent wireless keyboard/mouse combo. Built-in IR receiver.

Cons

Still uses Pentium D processor. Top-mounted fan is inconvenient. No HD-DVD or Blu-ray drive. A bit pricey.

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