Integrated graphics:

specs at nvidia

The GeForce Is Strong In This One: GeForce Go 6150 for the Budget Gamer

Review at PCStats

bdsisme wrote:Will this work with my Mac?

I'm not sure what you mean by 'work with' but properly configured, it can communicate with your Mac.

jxbwoot wrote:Would this be any good as a "dummy" terminal just to stream movies from Netflix onto our big screen TV? Does it have (or need) an HDMI connection? Does it have a wireless connection or is that something that I'd have to buy (we don't have hardwire connection near the TV).

Thanks.

You'd be better off grabbing one of the many cheaper devices that streams Netflix, I think. (including but not limited to the new AppleTV, a Roku box, etc.)

No more hp refurbished machines. I bought one from woot in Oct. It never booted into windows. Called HP 4 times and spent 10+hours over the phone. I ended up with returning it. It is not worth the money you pay at all!

bdsisme wrote:True -- but that NewEgg review is terse and relatively mindless...

I was trying to widen the sample size, but we still only have 5 reviews of relatively low quality.

lethargicmass wrote:Didja
really think
that noone
had?

Of course not. Those are not original. I want a "Lorem Pavilionum" shirt. With an Athlon II dual-coreus interdum vulputate pretium.

Gendreavus wrote:If you've got $300 to blow and all you really want out of it is a way to stream Netflix to your TV, a PS3 or an Xbox 360 is the better way to go; the PS3 in particular thanks to its ability to play blu-ray movies, giving you two extra movie watching options in one box.

Oh yeah, and you'll get a gaming system with that too. Funny thing, that...

That makes an incredible amount of sense to me -- seeing as my interest in this item is also solely as a media PC -- but I am still leaning toward this just so that I won't have a gaming system in the house...

Do the newer gaming consoles have hdmi out?

What's the power usage on this?

jaytech wrote:Of course not. Those are not original. I want a "Lorem Pavilionum" shirt. With an Athlon II dual-coreus interdum vulputate pretium.

Well, of course those are original -- lorem ipsum has been around for at least many decades and possibly for several centuries. But I see now that the original lorem ipsum is not what you were pining for.

I tried a refurbished HP PC once from woot and vow never to try it again. The machine I got was DOA and the HP customer service was the worst. I can tolerate their Indian accent but the incompetence and indifference were beyond imagination. They kept asking me to repeat the hour long diagnostic tests that we both know are a total waste of time. I did it once to shut them up, but when I was transfered to the next agent he asked me to do the same thing again. They can't even keep a consistent record! In short, avoid refurbished PC, and avoid all PC from HP.

I was thinking this was a good deal until I saw 'AMD'...ghoulish!!!

jxbwoot wrote:Would this be any good as a "dummy" terminal just to stream movies from Netflix onto our big screen TV? Does it have (or need) an HDMI connection? Does it have a wireless connection or is that something that I'd have to buy (we don't have hardwire connection near the TV).

I wouldn't recommend anything without an HDMI or DVI port for a TV computer. DVI-HDMI cables are easy to find and inexpensive (online). Using either of those ports will allow the computer to output video in the TV's native resolution and aspect ratio.

Even if your TV has VGA input, many of the TV's I've seen only display 1024x768 through the VGA port, even though the TV is capable of much higher resolution. The other kicker is that particular VGA resolution is 4:3 when most TV's these days are 16:9. I'm a real stickler for maintaining proper aspect ratios. It's possible (though not easy) to get VLC set up to display properly, but the settings simply don't exist to make Netflix streaming look right on most TV's through a VGA link.

If you care about such things as native resolution and aspect ratios, stick to computers that have HDMI or DVI outputs.

As for the wireless, read the description! It looks like this machine has half-height card slots, so you'll end up paying extra if you want to add an internal video card or wireless.

lethargicmass wrote:That makes an incredible amount of sense to me -- seeing as my interest in this item is also solely as a media PC -- but I am still leaning toward this just so that I won't have a gaming system in the house...

Do the newer gaming consoles have hdmi out?

Yes, the PS3 is HDMI out. But also I believe some of the newer Blu-Ray players (not gaming systems) can stream Netflix and have wireless networking connections. So if you're avoiding a gaming console, try that.

lethargicmass wrote:Well, of course those are original -- lorem ipsum has been around for at least many decades and possibly for several centuries. But I see now that the original lorem ipsum is not what you were pining for.

You are correct! Actually, I might be pining for the fijords.

But ... but ... but ... what I'd like to know is ... how good would this be for a man that only uses a pc to surf the web, play online poker, facebook games & a YouTube-a-holic???

And I'm a little confused about the lack of internet capabilities. Right now he uses a USB device to connect. Is that doable with this system?

Thanks in advance for any/all advice! :-)

I wish I had an extra $400 laying around

My midtower is so cumbersome, this + a lowpro HD5670 or something similar would be PERFECT for my needs and easy to lug around

iPaq? That's still a thing?

Win7 is installed but not included? Or is that a part of HP MediaSmart Software Suite? I'm gonna have to reformat at some point!

The graphics card is disappointing.

liuminthu2003 wrote:No more hp refurbished machines. I bought one from woot in Oct. It never booted into windows. Called HP 4 times and spent 10+hours over the phone. I ended up with returning it. It is not worth the money you pay at all!

Same here.

I had one of these connected to my 47" LCD TV - until Monday, when it died. It was two years old. There was always a problem with heat, all the components squished into the slim case & all.

I shoulda bought one of those usb flexible fans to help cool it, it was clear on all sides and I turned it off when not in use, so I thought it'd be okay, but I had gotten lax and left it on all weekend.

I'm still debating what to do about it - been looking at Roku, which would be an inexpensive option except it doesn't have Hulu yet, and I have a Sony Bluray player, but can't get Hulu with that yet either. I liked being able to browse, tho.

But I digress - just be aware of the heat issue. Having owned one I wouldn't buy another.

hp.com has all the specs and peculiarities about all of their products.

Reviewed in 2005! Old technology should not cost this much.
Consistency usually is one of nVIDIA's strongest suits but things are a bit off with the GeForce 6150. The Asus A8N-VM CSM is the third GeForce 6150 motherboard to pass through the PCSTATS test labs, and its onboard video performance has varied greatly from board to board.

In general, 3D performance levels are high enough for casual gamers, but it is surprising to see such a large difference between motherboards. With a stand alone videocard, gaming performance figures are up at the same level as nForce4 Ultra/SLI motherboards.

jxbwoot wrote:Would this be any good as a "dummy" terminal just to stream movies from Netflix onto our big screen TV? Does it have (or need) an HDMI connection? Does it have a wireless connection or is that something that I'd have to buy (we don't have hardwire connection near the TV).

Thanks.

It has no wireless nor the HDMI output you would need.

liuminthu2003 wrote:No more hp refurbished machines. I bought one from woot in Oct. It never booted into windows. Called HP 4 times and spent 10+hours over the phone. I ended up with returning it. It is not worth the money you pay at all!

Me three. Mine won't work with my HP printer that works fine with two other computers! We spent 2+ hours on the phone with HP so far and there is no resolution. I'm not impressed with HP computers. My old pc was a HP, but it worked. The new one is less than impressive.

Shadowbat wrote:It has no wireless nor the HDMI output you would need.

That's what I used mine for, but since there was no HDMI I used a VGA cable.

jxbwoot wrote:Would this be any good as a "dummy" terminal just to stream movies from Netflix onto our big screen TV? Does it have (or need) an HDMI connection? Does it have a wireless connection or is that something that I'd have to buy (we don't have hardwire connection near the TV).

Thanks.

a wii does that for less than just about any computer you can find. just ask for the free disk from netflix

ShellMel wrote:But ... but ... but ... what I'd like to know is ... how good would this be for a man that only uses a pc to surf the web, play online poker, facebook games & a YouTube-a-holic???

And I'm a little confused about the lack of internet capabilities. Right now he uses a USB device to connect. Is that doable with this system?

Thanks in advance for any/all advice! :-)

It should be fine for those tasks as is. I'm not sure what USB device he's using to connect to the internet (wireless adapter?), but he should be able to use that device with this box.

Dead language for a dead deal......sorry woot but you have to do better.........no quality post for this small tirade

garychen wrote:The graphics card is disappointing.

It's not a card - the graphics are integrated. You can add a card if you want something fancier and/or DVI or HDMI out.

mdtljt wrote:a wii does that for less than just about any computer you can find. just ask for the free disk from netflix

That's not even necessary anymore. Just upgrade the wii firmware to the current version, and download the netflix channel, no disk required.

Illigitamatus non carborundum.......save your money don't go to the show

rosenb87 wrote:Win7 is installed but not included? Or is that a part of HP MediaSmart Software Suite? I'm gonna have to reformat at some point!

You can make your own backup disks.

saxamo wrote:What's the power usage on this?

FWIW, it has a 220w power supply.

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Get over yourself.......duh

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Woot!

jxbwoot wrote:Would this be any good as a "dummy" terminal just to stream movies from Netflix onto our big screen TV? Does it have (or need) an HDMI connection? Does it have a wireless connection or is that something that I'd have to buy (we don't have hardwire connection near the TV).

Thanks.

Your better off getting a PS3 you can upload Divx to the hard drive stream netflix via the app and play blu-rays while having a kick ass gaming system

SpkrBox850 wrote:According to the specs:


Is this a typo? or does it really support two different kinds of memory?

It's a typo - they should both say DDR2.

Langly1 wrote:Anyone know if this takes normal cards or low profile ones?

Definitely low-profile. Click on the photo on the home page and you can see the back side of it.

jxbwoot wrote:Would this be any good as a "dummy" terminal just to stream movies from Netflix onto our big screen TV? Does it have (or need) an HDMI connection? Does it have a wireless connection or is that something that I'd have to buy (we don't have hardwire connection near the TV).

Thanks.

get a bluray player with built in wireless for netflix. it will already have hdmi and everything you need to set it up nice & easy. or if you have any gaming consoles they work great, xbox 360, wii or ps3.

I love the product write-up!

"Productus descriptionem gibberishet ut incomprehensiblus"? Well, a little, but it was funny!