Tribulationwolf
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These are two of the computers I am looking at buying from Best Buy and they are both $1,199.99
I would like some help in deciding which is better for me. I will be mostly playing games, internet, and newsletters.
Hewlett-Packard Pavilion Media Center TV Desktop with AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Processor 3800+
Processor Brand: AMD Athlon 64 X2
Processor Speed: 2.0GHz
System Bus: 2000MHz
Cache Memory: 512KB + 512KB on die Level 2
System Memory: 1GB Expandable To 4GB
Type of Memory: PC3200 DDR SDRAM
Hard Drive Type: SATA (7200 rpm)
Hard Drive Size: 250GB
Graphics: ATI RADEON XPRESS 200
Video Memory: 256MB (shared)
Personal Video Recorder Yes
TV Tuner: Yes
MPEG Yes
Audio Integrated: 5.1-channel audio support
Speakers: No
Modem: 56 Kbps*
Network Card Built-in 10/100Base-TEthernet
networking interface (RJ-45 connector)
Wireless Networking Built-in high-speed wireless LAN
DVD-ROM Drive Yes
Maximum DVD-ROM Drive Speed 16x
Recordable DVD Drive Yes, double-layer DVD±RW/CD-RW
Recordable DVD Drive Speeds 8x DVD+R DL; 4x DVD-R DL; 16x8x16 DVD+RW; 16x6x16 DVD-RW; 5x DVD-RAM; 40x32x40 CD-RW
LightScribe Compatibility Yes
Digital Media Reader or Slots Yes, digital media card reader
Total Expansion Bays External: 2 (5.25"), 1 (Personal Media Drive); Internal: 1 (3.5")
Available Expansion Bays External: 1 (Personal Media Drive)
Total Expansion Slots 3 PCI, 1 PCI-E x16
Available Expansion Slots 1 PCI-E x16
USB 2.0 Ports 6 (2 front, 4 rear)
IEEE 1394 Ports 2 (1 front, 1 rear)
S-Video Outputs None
Additional Audio/Video Connectors Composite video, S-video and audio inputs
Serial Ports None
Parallel Ports 1
Game Ports None
Keyboard Description HP multimedia
Other Control Devices (mouse, etc.) HP optical mouse, HP Media Center remote
Operating System Windows XP Media Center 2005
Software Included Microsoft Works 8, Money 2005; Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0; Quicken New User Edition 2006; Sonic DigitalMedia Plus, MyDVD; muvee autoProducer; InterVideo WinDVD 5 player; RealPlayer; HP Image Zone and more
Hewlett-Packard Pavilion Media Center TV Desktop with Intel® Pentium® D Processor 920
Processor Brand Intel® Pentium® D
Processor Speed 2.8GHz
System Bus 800MHz
Cache Memory 2 x 2MB on die Level 2
System Memory (RAM) 2GB
System Memory (RAM) Expandable To 4GB
Type of Memory (RAM) PC2-4200 DDR2 SDRAM
Hard Drive Type SATA (7200 rpm)
Hard Drive Size 300GB
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce 6200SE with TurboCache technology
Video Memory Up to 256MB (shared)
Personal Video Recorder (PVR) Yes
TV Tuner Yes
MPEG Yes
Audio Intel® High Definition; (7.1-channel sound support)
Speakers None
Modem 56 Kbps
Network Card Built-in 10/100Base-T Ethernet networking interface (RJ-45 connector)
Wireless Networking Built-in high-speed wireless LAN (802.11b/g)
DVD-ROM Drive Yes
Maximum DVD-ROM Drive Speed 16x
Recordable DVD Drive Yes, double-layer DVD±RW/CD-RW
Recordable DVD Drive Speeds 8x DVD+R DL; 4x DVD-R DL; 16x8x16 DVD+RW; 16x6x16 DVD-RW; 5x DVD-RAM; 40x32x40 CD-RW
LightScribe Compatibility Yes
Digital Media Reader or Slots Yes, digital media card reader
Total Expansion Bays External: 2 (5.25"), 1 (HP Personal Media Drive); Internal: 1 (3.5")
Available Expansion Bays External: 1 (HP Personal Media Drive)
Total Expansion Slots 3 PCI, 1 PCI-E x16
Available Expansion Slots None
USB 2.0 Ports 6 (2 front, 4 rear)
IEEE 1394 Ports 2 (1 front, 1 rear)
Additional Audio/Video Connectors Composite video, S-video and audio inputs; microphone line-in/out
Serial Ports None
Parallel Ports 1
Game Ports None
Keyboard Description HP wireless keyboard
Other Control Devices (mouse, etc.) Wireless optical mouse, HP Media Center remote
Operating System Windows XP Media Center 2005
Software Included Microsoft Works 8, Money 2005; Quicken New User Edition 2006; Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0; Sonic DigitalMedia Plus, MyDVD; muvee autoProducer; InterVideo WinDVD 5 player; RealPlayer; HP Image Zone and more
I would like some help in deciding which is better for me. I will be mostly playing games, internet, and newsletters.
Hewlett-Packard Pavilion Media Center TV Desktop with AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Processor 3800+
Processor Brand: AMD Athlon 64 X2
Processor Speed: 2.0GHz
System Bus: 2000MHz
Cache Memory: 512KB + 512KB on die Level 2
System Memory: 1GB Expandable To 4GB
Type of Memory: PC3200 DDR SDRAM
Hard Drive Type: SATA (7200 rpm)
Hard Drive Size: 250GB
Graphics: ATI RADEON XPRESS 200
Video Memory: 256MB (shared)
Personal Video Recorder Yes
TV Tuner: Yes
MPEG Yes
Audio Integrated: 5.1-channel audio support
Speakers: No
Modem: 56 Kbps*
Network Card Built-in 10/100Base-TEthernet
networking interface (RJ-45 connector)
Wireless Networking Built-in high-speed wireless LAN
DVD-ROM Drive Yes
Maximum DVD-ROM Drive Speed 16x
Recordable DVD Drive Yes, double-layer DVD±RW/CD-RW
Recordable DVD Drive Speeds 8x DVD+R DL; 4x DVD-R DL; 16x8x16 DVD+RW; 16x6x16 DVD-RW; 5x DVD-RAM; 40x32x40 CD-RW
LightScribe Compatibility Yes
Digital Media Reader or Slots Yes, digital media card reader
Total Expansion Bays External: 2 (5.25"), 1 (Personal Media Drive); Internal: 1 (3.5")
Available Expansion Bays External: 1 (Personal Media Drive)
Total Expansion Slots 3 PCI, 1 PCI-E x16
Available Expansion Slots 1 PCI-E x16
USB 2.0 Ports 6 (2 front, 4 rear)
IEEE 1394 Ports 2 (1 front, 1 rear)
S-Video Outputs None
Additional Audio/Video Connectors Composite video, S-video and audio inputs
Serial Ports None
Parallel Ports 1
Game Ports None
Keyboard Description HP multimedia
Other Control Devices (mouse, etc.) HP optical mouse, HP Media Center remote
Operating System Windows XP Media Center 2005
Software Included Microsoft Works 8, Money 2005; Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0; Quicken New User Edition 2006; Sonic DigitalMedia Plus, MyDVD; muvee autoProducer; InterVideo WinDVD 5 player; RealPlayer; HP Image Zone and more
Hewlett-Packard Pavilion Media Center TV Desktop with Intel® Pentium® D Processor 920
Processor Brand Intel® Pentium® D
Processor Speed 2.8GHz
System Bus 800MHz
Cache Memory 2 x 2MB on die Level 2
System Memory (RAM) 2GB
System Memory (RAM) Expandable To 4GB
Type of Memory (RAM) PC2-4200 DDR2 SDRAM
Hard Drive Type SATA (7200 rpm)
Hard Drive Size 300GB
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce 6200SE with TurboCache technology
Video Memory Up to 256MB (shared)
Personal Video Recorder (PVR) Yes
TV Tuner Yes
MPEG Yes
Audio Intel® High Definition; (7.1-channel sound support)
Speakers None
Modem 56 Kbps
Network Card Built-in 10/100Base-T Ethernet networking interface (RJ-45 connector)
Wireless Networking Built-in high-speed wireless LAN (802.11b/g)
DVD-ROM Drive Yes
Maximum DVD-ROM Drive Speed 16x
Recordable DVD Drive Yes, double-layer DVD±RW/CD-RW
Recordable DVD Drive Speeds 8x DVD+R DL; 4x DVD-R DL; 16x8x16 DVD+RW; 16x6x16 DVD-RW; 5x DVD-RAM; 40x32x40 CD-RW
LightScribe Compatibility Yes
Digital Media Reader or Slots Yes, digital media card reader
Total Expansion Bays External: 2 (5.25"), 1 (HP Personal Media Drive); Internal: 1 (3.5")
Available Expansion Bays External: 1 (HP Personal Media Drive)
Total Expansion Slots 3 PCI, 1 PCI-E x16
Available Expansion Slots None
USB 2.0 Ports 6 (2 front, 4 rear)
IEEE 1394 Ports 2 (1 front, 1 rear)
Additional Audio/Video Connectors Composite video, S-video and audio inputs; microphone line-in/out
Serial Ports None
Parallel Ports 1
Game Ports None
Keyboard Description HP wireless keyboard
Other Control Devices (mouse, etc.) Wireless optical mouse, HP Media Center remote
Operating System Windows XP Media Center 2005
Software Included Microsoft Works 8, Money 2005; Quicken New User Edition 2006; Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0; Sonic DigitalMedia Plus, MyDVD; muvee autoProducer; InterVideo WinDVD 5 player; RealPlayer; HP Image Zone and more