Benefits and Features

Benefits

■Complete home digital entertainment solution for your living room.

■Watch, pause, and replay live TV on one channel while recording another (select models only).

■Schedule future recordings with the complementary programming guide (no charge).

■Wakes from standby to record scheduled shows.

■Burn a DVD of your favorite TV shows or home videos.

■Burn music and picture CDs.

■Store audio CDs in an easy-to-use music jukebox.

■Listen to your collection of MP3 and AAC music.

■View and edit your favorite digital photos.

■Play DVDs in 7.1 surround sound.

■Store your digital content on the HP Personal Media Drive.

■Download movies on demand.

■Instant-message friends.

Product features

■Sophisticated, sleek, stackable case fits into your AV cabinet

■HP Digital Entertainment Center (communication and information) for video, photo, music, and gaming

■Built-in standard-definition TV tuner (dual tuners for select models only)

■Personal video recorder (PVR)

■Built-in FM radio tuner

■Music jukebox with space for many songs

■Photo/image management

■HP Personal Media Drive

■Television is the primary display

■PC monitor can be a secondary display

■Front status panel

■CD/DVD player/recorder

■9-in-1 media card reader

■Rear and front AV connectors:

■Digital Audio Out: optical and coaxial S/PDIF 5.1 surround

■Analog Audio Out: up to 7.1 channels

■Video Out: DVI, VGA, S-video, Component, Composite Video

■Ethernet 10/100/1000 network

■Integrated 802.11b/g wireless network

■Front AV, USB, and FireWire® (IEEE 1394) connectors for video capture

■Remote control

■Compact wireless keyboard with integrated trackball mouse

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z552, z540, z545, z555, z557 specifications

The HP Z Series workstations, including the Z545, Z540, Z557, Z552, and Z545-H, represent a hallmark of engineering designed to meet the diverse computing needs of professionals across various industries. These workstations are particularly well-suited for graphics-intensive tasks such as 3D rendering, video editing, and scientific simulations, thanks to their robust performance capabilities and innovative features.

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