HP z560 Digital Entertainment Center

HP Updated: 2007-06-14
HP z560 Digital Entertainment Center

Bring your digital entertainment all into one, convenient system! You'll be able to watch, share, and record DVDs, TV, and home videos. You'll also be able to listen to music, whether it's on CDs, FM or Internet radio, or a personal playlist. You can play video games, burn your photo collection to CDs, even balance your budget. It's all easy—and accessible—with HP's z560 Digital Entertainment Center.

Impressive power

• Enjoy system stability and a user-friendly interface with genuine Windows XP Media Center
• Get stellar performance from the Intel Pentium D 925 dual-core processor and 1GB of system memory
• Watch TV at your speed: the high-performance digital encoder and personal video recorder (PVR) let you pause, replay, and record from cable, digital cable, digital satellite, and over-air TV
• Connect your TV or projector through HDMI with digital audio, DVI, VGA, or component video
• Record must-see shows with the programming guide (14-day free trial), which captures episodes and series using a broadband/high-speed Internet connection
• Record three shows at once with the high-performance tuners (two standard definition, one ATSC over-the-air high definition) and personal video recorder that lets you pause, replay, and record TV (cable, digital cable, digital satellite, or over air)
• Use the remote to access TV, movies, videos, music, photos, and FM radio

Entertainment central

• Create a media library: record TV, videos, and music on DVDs with the double-layer DVD±R/RW drive
• Watch movies on your big-screen TV with the SuperMulti drive
• Play video games courtesy of the NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS graphics with 256MB video memory
• Download songs and organize your music collection with Windows XP Media Center
• Create a jukebox: select songs, create playlists, and search for music by title, artist, or album
• Get digital or analog surround sound through your A/V receiver with the Intel High Definition Audio with 7.1 Surround Sound and Dolby Digital support
• Store video, music, data, and hours of TV on the internal 300GB Serial ATA hard drive

Cool extras

• Make home videos with the Sonic MyDVD Plus software
• Label DVDs and CDs with HP LightScribe
• Do more with your photos: use the 9-in-1 digital media card reader or front-access high-speed USB 2.0 port to download images, then edit, print, or present as a slide show
• Add high-speed storage with the media drive bay; HP's 300GB Personal Media Drive (sold separately) fits in the front, stores photos, videos, MP3 files, and TV shows; lets you back up data and move files between a desktop and notebook PC (via USB cable)