Description:
The HP Pavilion 864n Media Center Desktop PC is no ordinary personal computer. Certainly it's faster and more powerful than most ready-to-ship PCs, but it's also one of the most multimedia friendly desktops on the market. If you spend a good deal of your computing time playing rather than working, you've come to the right place. The Pavilion 864n is an audiophile's dream. HP has supplanted the typically generic sound cards found in most competing rigs with a high-end Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 24-bit sound card with Dolby 5.1 and analog surround sound. Given that this card is capable of full five-point Dolby surround sound, HP's decision to supply only a stereo speaker system may seem a bit odd, yet the system it did include is one of the finest available today – a Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 THX certified 200 watt 3-piece setup (two satellites, one very potent subwoofer) that delivers superb tone and most definitely rattles the floorboards. Driving the Pavilion 864n is a speedy 2.66 GHz Intel Pentium 4 processor, 512 MB DDR SDRAM (expandable to 1 full gigabyte) and a potent 128 MB Nvidia GeForce4 MX440 graphics card with TV-out. In simple terms, this powerplant will efficiently handle virtually anything you can throw its way. Ditto with the hard disk, a monstrous 160 GB 4500 RPM Ultra DMA model that sports enough room for all your applications and a multitude of music and video files too. Alternately, you can use the integrated DVD+RW/CD-RW combo drive and fast 48-speed CD-ROM drive to listen to and burn audio CDs, create home movie DVDs, backup your data and enjoy the latest Hollywood movies. The Pavilion 864n features a variety of high-end amenities designed to help you get the most from your computing and multimedia experience, including five ultra-fast USB 2.0 ports for plug and play peripherals, two IEEE 1394 ports for external devices such as digital camcorders and scanners, a 6-in-1 media card reader, and a Media Center Keyboard with full multimedia control. A monitor is not included, thus allowing users to select one separately.
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