HP z560 Digital Entertainment Center All-in-one entertainment so

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Product Details

• ASIN: B000VCBRX6
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,316 in Computers & PC Hardware (See Bestsellers in Computers & PC Hardware)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 22, 2007

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Tested and Proven, November 10, 2008

By	Austin Tyson (Tampa, FL) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I started using these machines when the head of our company needed an HTPC for his house (He now has a Z545 and a Z560 in separate rooms both sharing libraries on a networked drive). After experimenting with them for quite some time I decided to get one for myself. The Specs are not the newest/greatest available, but that is only because they aren't produced anymore. The form factor is perfect (about the size of a good stereo receiver), and there are plenty of In/Outs. I personally have the signal split between my Bedroom and Living room and it is great. I highly recommend this product.

Cons: As with all electronics heat is an issue, the recommended 2 inches of clearance is not enough, give it some breathing room and you will be fine.

Recommended upgrades for the machine:
1. A MUCH larger hard drive, the 320gb it comes with only holds so much, and it will perform better if your media is housed in an external SATA drive anyway.
2. Blu Ray Drive, the outputted video is beautiful over HDMI if you are that serious about full HD.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best $550.00 I ever spent on electronics, September 2, 2008

By	J. Frazer (Alabama) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Buy it! I liked it so much I bought another for my kids tv. It shouldn't be confused with a full time web browser. It is a computer, but it should be used inside the envelope it was intended. It is a DVR, digital media handler, and multi tuner TV with FM stereo. I have it digitally connected to 7.1 surround sound and a large screen plasma TV. It works very well. It does the job of tivo without a subscription fee, it allows access to downloading movies on demand (Movielink and Cinemanow) and the tv "guide" which you download for free gives all the info that you would get from digital cable. It is marvelous use of computer tech applied to TV.

You can access the web, but viewing the web with an HD screen as large as mine makes it hard to read. You have to adjust the resolution down to be able to see the web pages clearly. To use the viseo and TV functions you have to re-adjust the resolution back to hi-res. It's a bother to do that. USe it as it was intended and it's great. Buy it at the low closeout price NOW while you can.

6 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars lemon law should apply here, January 5, 2008

By	James Fallon (California, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This item has been nothing but trouble.
wireless keyboards goes to sleep.
fans are much louder after 1 year use.
massive heat load. Turn off the heat in winter and run your HP instead.
Poor wifi connection wile my laptop functions three feet away without issue.
This this is a lemon, do not buy it.