mfridman wrote:Yes. they ship with their own media apps like video player, photo viewer/editor, movie maker, etc.

I deleted pretty much all of it.

I guess I'll have to break out the old PC Decrapifier...

Lance19 wrote:Question:
Okay, I admit it...I'm a Mac guy with ZERO experience
with non-Macs.

But I have hours and hours of full HD (1920x1080)
video in the AVCHD format, which Macs just do not
seem to like. I'm not looking to run a lot of fancy filters
or anything...just be able to do basic editing.

I already have an extra monitor (1920x1080) so I'm
thinking THIS machine might be a cheap $300 solution
to my video problem.

In short, will this machine handle full HD AVCHD editing
(without getting a new vid card, power supply, etc.?)

Thanks.

You do realize that you can simply install boot camp on your mac, install windows and can then use any windows video software you like without having to buy a new machine?

Not that I'm not trying to sway you, from your quest.... but no point in getting a new machine when you can probably just upgrade your software and op system.

sunsuri52 wrote:Did anyone else see a $1.00 charge to Napster LLC on their charge card when ordering this item?

No, you should probably call your CC company before you get slammed by something bigger than a dollar.

mtbandit wrote:I bought the 6754 the week it was released for under $500. It has been a great system, incredibly stable, and hasn't been a lick o'trouble. The only thing that disappoints me is the lack of an external wireless antenna. To improve the signal in my office I had to actually remove the antenna from the front bezel and run the wire out the back of the unit. I've been trying to find the external antenna connector ever since (earlier models had it, and there's a blank on the back for installing it).

Not a gaming system, but for most it should be a very good buy.

I have been very happy with my p6654y(micro center) and my p6674y(Woot!) purchases. Much the same as the one on sale here. The thing that caught my eye was the absence of the external wireless connector and and external antenna that came with both of mine. I would have done the same as you and run the cable outside. Did HP really save that much money by going to an internal antenna? It also had to limit the range and direction of the signal. I'd ask what HP was thinking here, but I know it was the bottom line.

I know this doesn't have HDMI, is it possible to merge the digital audio with a graphic card with HDMI?

No hard drive?

Someone earlier said you cannot run two monitors. Why cant you run one with vga and another with DVI?

Okay, so I am OMGOMGOMGPONIESOMG PONIES! on computer knowledge and have always just bought whatever cheapy package Dell or Gateway has tossed together for me. I don't do much as far as video or gaming, but what is the deal y'all are saying about the power supply? Good idea to up it, or good enough for someone who just does zynga poker and runs some video? Is it bad for the computer life or something?

Thanks for another nice deal Woot!

My intent is to make a HDPVR to record over the air tv. If it needs a dedicated video card and a tV tuner card, then this would not work right cause it has only one available slot. Am I correct in this?

Can you run this into a flatscreen television set so I can use the flatscreen as both a TV and a computer monitor?

I bought a refurb HP 2 years ago. Worked great until the HD died. Backup your data!

i've been seeing some things about upgrading video card = upgarde power supply. I would want to do that in the 6-8 month future, but for now out of the box how will that video card handle starcraft 2? I only play that and Heroes of Newerth...

Just looking over specs. Can't find anything that says HDMI connection. Anyone see it anywhere?

dlin91 wrote:No, you should probably call your CC company before you get slammed by something bigger than a dollar.

+1,000,000 on this!

This is a TELL-TALE sign that someone hijacked your card number. First a very small charge to 'test' the card; then the bigger ones. How do I know, you ask...? Yep, you guessed it. This happened to us when Monoprice got hacked a year ago. Be careful, be proactive, and call your CC company now!

To Woot: Todays posts make several seemingly unrelated references to phishing and CC scams by people who purchased today's (very good, by the way) deal. Put my mind at ease and assure me that the site's still safe & secure...

would like to use this for audio recording/mixing/mastering. Have six gigs of ram and two external hard drives to add to it and would probably buy a firewire card. you think this could handle some serious audio work? my previous dell could handle 8-16 inputs of a/d conversion but don't have much experience with HP or the components of this machine.

To quote Hank Hill: "Dang it, Bobby!"
We were just about to click that beautiful gold button when it sold out!
Too bad, we really needed a computer.

andrewtl wrote:Um speaking of customer service, isn't HP getting out of this business or did I misread the news?

That's a great question.

The press coverage of the news isn't exactly clear, but from what I've been able to glean, HP will no longer make or sell any consumer goods, including computers. Apparently they will continue to produce business computers, printers, and expand into software.

I've seen no mention of tech support for consumer products at all, however one can assume it will continue as a sub-function of their business lines. At least for a while.

leilana80 wrote:To quote Hank Hill: "Dang it, Bobby!"
We were just about to click that beautiful gold button when it sold out!
Too bad, we really needed a computer.

I got the last one!!!

woodstock989 wrote:WHAT?!
Great...now have to look for that.
I hope Woot isn't starting to cram scammy subscription services along with purchases....

Received an email from my credit card company saying they had cancelled an ACH transaction... I assumed it was because the woot deal had sold out, but now that others are posting it seems as though they (Woot?, the bank?) caught the fraud. Hey Woot: What's going on?!

Oh figures....I bought this and now I jsut got an email from HP about the touchpad they coulnd't sell me b/c they ran out, with the 'so sorry we suck at keeping track of our stock, so here's a 25% off coupon'.

naratcliffe wrote:Anyone know if the motherboard is good? I don't see any mention of that. Seems like a lot of people are giving this PC positive reviews, which leads me to think the MoBo isn't bottle-necking the system at all... but just checking.

(p.s. I would be using this for gaming after a few upgrades)

HP for the Pavilion 6000 series uses a Foxconn MB using the AMD 785G chipset with integrated graphics using ATI Radeon 4200. This uses shared memory for the graphics display. I would have to say it was not designed to be a gaming system. Not that it wont play games, but for sure, the graphics would suffer. A 250 watt PS is limited on what it will support in the way of upgrades. The MB will only support up to a 95 watt processor. It would not support the hotter running processors. Ventilation would be another factor.

This particular MB was made specifically for HP so going to Foxconn to find it gets you nothing. HP has some limited info here. System specifications: p6710f and p6754y. Not a lot of info, but I hope it helps.

Don't take me wrong, I have 2 very similar models and they server me well. They are good systems, but as a gaming system, I would have doubts.

*scratches sadly at the big gold button*

I was grabbing one for my parents when it sold out mid-process. Any chance a Sold Out item might reappear a little later on if a few people's CC's bounce or cancel the order, or does Woot just leave it Sold Out for the day?

modhatter wrote:Just looking over specs. Can't find anything that says HDMI connection. Anyone see it anywhere?

You can buy a DVI-D to HDMI converter plug. Only the video is available as DVI-D does not support audio.

I don't see this as a great deal. I purchased basically this same computer. Refurb HP with amd quad core 2.7ghz, 6gb ram (ddr2), 750gb hard drive and mid range graphic card almost 3 years ago on woot for $399. Seems to me that this should be less after that much time has passed and it only being marginally better.

Good beater computer I guess.

Kulock wrote:*scratches sadly at the big gold button*

I was grabbing one for my parents when it sold out mid-process. Any chance a Sold Out item might reappear a little later on if a few people's CC's bounce or cancel the order, or does Woot just leave it Sold Out for the day?

Sometimes they get more. I was waiting for the $299 compact form HP that I got for my Mom a couple months ago to come back so I could get one for myself, but it hasn't so far, so I snagged this.
Sorry - realized i didn't answer your question. If they get CC bounce backs where they have some left, it's not available again unless they have enough for another day, but that wouldn't be rigth away. Now if there's a Woot Off, you might see it sooner.

thomas998 wrote:You do realize that you can simply install boot camp on your mac, install windows and can then use any windows video software you like without having to buy a new machine?

Not that I'm not trying to sway you, from your quest.... but no point in getting a new machine when you can probably just upgrade your software and op system.

Thanks. I forgot about that option. My current iMac is getting
a little outdated, though, and so this probably IS a decent, cheap option. Also, I ordered it before I saw your message :P
Can't go very far wrong for 300 bucks.

woodstock989 wrote:Sorry - realized i didn't answer your question. If they get CC bounce backs where they have some left, it's not available again unless they have enough for another day, but that wouldn't be rigth away. Now if there's a Woot Off, you might see it sooner.

Thanks, that's a good idea to watch for a Woot Off to include any extras.

woodstock989 wrote:WHAT?!
Great...now have to look for that.
I hope Woot isn't starting to cram scammy subscription services along with purchases....

Don't know how it happened but Woot was the only thing I purchased today. Probably just a coincidence that it happened the same day.

After multiple phone calls, Napster has cancelled the illegal charge and my credit card company has cancelled my account and is issuing a new card. Major hassle but I'm not willing to take any chances.

dlin91 wrote:No, you should probably call your CC company before you get slammed by something bigger than a dollar.

Thanks, took your advice and did just that.

scubalab wrote:+1,000,000 on this!

This is a TELL-TALE sign that someone hijacked your card number. First a very small charge to 'test' the card; then the bigger ones. How do I know, you ask...? Yep, you guessed it. This happened to us when Monoprice got hacked a year ago. Be careful, be proactive, and call your CC company now!

Yep. When I called Napster they said someone had just opened an account. Said account is now closed as is that particular charge account.

coolrunner87 wrote:HP doesn't use proprietary power supplies. You can put in a full ATX PSU into any HP mid-tower and be just fine about it.

I used to own a HP several years ago, and I was able to put in an Antec EarthWatts 500W PSU no problem.

That is actually incorrect. I worked in the IT dept at a company where we only used HP's. The mid-towers we had (business line, but still looked the same basically) would not accept a standard PSU. Be careful!!!

sunsuri52 wrote:Thanks, took your advice and did just that.

I didn't order this item today, but your comment did cause me to investigate my online bank statement. Yesterday, a $109 charge from "VESTA *AT&T 866-608-3007 ORUS" was charged to my account. Called the number and found out that it was for a prepaid AT&T Go phone- which I don't have...
Just finished talking with the bank and Visa to get the dispute handled and the card cancelled. Joy.

modhatter wrote:My intent is to make a HDPVR to record over the air tv. If it needs a dedicated video card and a tV tuner card, then this would not work right cause it has only one available slot. Am I correct in this?

You are far better off getting a Silicon Dust HomeRun 2-tuner device that connects the tuner to your network. Then you can use any computer in your house that has Windows Media Center to watch/record live TV. You can also watch/record with Linux and Macs. The 2-tuner version means you can watch one channel on one PC and record another from a different PC. Works great over WiFi too.

http://www.silicondust.com/products/hdhomerun/atsc/

I picked up mine on woot a while back and have never regretted it. Best thing since sliced bread, and I can watch OTA TV for free from any PC in the house.

scubalab wrote:To Woot: Todays posts make several seemingly unrelated references to phishing and CC scams by people who purchased today's (very good, by the way) deal. Put my mind at ease and assure me that the site's still safe & secure...

Sorry, I'm the one who started it. It's probably just a coincidence that one the day I ordered something from Woot, I find a bogus charge on the same account. I didn't happen to look at the account before the Woot purchase so I can't say if it was already there or not.

modhatter wrote:Just looking over specs. Can't find anything that says HDMI connection. Anyone see it anywhere?

1 - One electrical S/PDIF Output
2 - One VGA port
3 - Four USB 2.0 ports
4 - One RJ45 10/100 Mb/s LAN
5 - Center/Subwoofer-out (yellow - orange)
6 - Rear speaker-out (black)
7 - Line-in (light blue)
8 - Line-out (lime)
9 - Mic-in (pink)
10 - Side speaker-out (gray)
11 - One DVI-D port

Nope. DVI-D (video only) or VGA. You can pick up a DVI-to-HDMI converter plug, but you'll have to run the audio yourself. If you upgrade to a video card, you can pick one that has HDMI out. You still might not be able to get the sound through the video card to be combined on the HDMI out unless the video card also has audio onboard.

cmonroe1 wrote:No hard drive?

1TB

modhatter wrote:My intent is to make a HDPVR to record over the air tv. If it needs a dedicated video card and a tV tuner card, then this would not work right cause it has only one available slot. Am I correct in this?

There are 4 PCIe 1x slots and 1 PCIe 16x slot for video card. So you can get a PCi 1x tuner and a PCIe 16x video card, no problem.

mike808 wrote:
4 - One RJ45 10/100 Mb/s LAN

That's the disappointing part, have to run a network card to get gigabit.

'Sokay, looks like it's a Realtek chip so VMware probably wouldn't support it anyway.