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Gateway LX6810-01 Desktop PC

$687.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
what's great about it:?power for price what's not so great:?tv tuner / remote "i was looking for a system i could do several things on right out of the box.gaming:first and foremost, world of
from www.bestbuy.com
i have been able to use it as a dvr, my media center.
from www.bestbuy.com
the included tv tuner card is a big plus and i enjoy watching tv on it.
from www.bestbuy.com
the only complaint i have about it that i haven't figured the tv tuner recorder.
from www.bestbuy.com
what's great about it:?very fast, i like the hidden av, media card and dvd rom, tv tuner/ video card what's not so great:?vista, case gets dirty easily.

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Positives: Fast, Excellent Affordability, Easy To Set Up, Processor Speed: 2.33 GHz

2 RECOMMENDED by 14 people for MULTIMEDIA

Compaq Presario CQ2009F Desktop PC FQ652AA#ABA

$285.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the "side mounted" dvd/cd bay is a little unique, at least for me, but it plays and burns dvd's and cd's as advertised, and the buit-in card reader is a plus i utilize frequently for my digital photos
from www.amazon.com
i like the fact that the computer is small and has a dvd/cd writer on it- very universal cd-rom drive.
from TDub, www.newegg.com
it comes with a dvd drive and xp home views the atom 230 as a dual core.
from www.amazon.com
for web surfing, email, music, and watching movies, it should be fine.
from www.amazon.com
this is a very basic unit, but still has dvd burner and 4 usb ports, a multi camera media port, is an extremely small and quiet unit for a desktop.

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Positives: Nice Affordability, Compact, Fast, Processor Speed: 1.6 GHz

3 RECOMMENDED by 17 people for MULTIMEDIA

Acer Computer AX1700-U3700A Desktop PC

$405.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
for those complaining about the dvd tray design, i know how hard it must be to take that extra 1/2 a second to make sure you put it into the tray properly.
from www.bestbuy.com
first thing i did was replace the low-profile modem w/ low-profile hauppauge tv tuner (as this was going to be media center pc).
from www.bestbuy.com
my son and i both use it for internet, microsoft apps, music, downloading .
from www.bestbuy.com
what's great about it:?easy to set up, lots of features, good graphics card what's not so great:?not a speed demon or gamer; vga isn't pre-installed; cheap speakers "i bought this to hook up to a tv
from www.bestbuy.com
allowed me to create backup dvds, or a backup image file.

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Positives: Fast, Compact, Great Affordability, Processor Speed: 2.4 GHz

4 RECOMMENDED by 14 people for MULTIMEDIA

Gateway DX4200-09 Desktop PC

$445.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
what's great about it:?hdmi, large hd, 4 gb ram, lots of expansion room, plenty of ports what's not so great:?not so good for full screen video "i bought this pc with the intent of adding a tv
from www.bestbuy.com
it has great hard drive space for music pictures and video; a pretty good graphics card and is super quick and quiet.
from www.bestbuy.com
it does make a bit more noise than a smaller computer and it vibrates my desk slightly when it's loading something big like a game or movie or if it's ripping a cd.
from www.bestbuy.com
also, i liked that it doesn't have one of those vertical dvd drives since they've always seemed akward.i've had this for a few weeks now and i have no complaints.
from www.bestbuy.com
what's not so great:?terribly slow running high end graphics (eg solid works) "great email machine, dvd watching machine all the normal stuff.

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Positives: Fast, Excellent Affordability, Easy To Use, Processor Speed: 1.8 GHz

5 RECOMMENDED by 17 people for MULTIMEDIA

HP Touchsmart Iq506

Hewlett Packard Touchsmart Iq506, Refurbished (KQ437AAR#ABA) PC Desktop

$1,110.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
whether i'm using it as a regular desktop computer, touchsmart, or flat-screen tv, this computer is simply amazing!
from www.amazon.com
i saw a movie on it for the first time and was impressed with the picture quality.
from www.amazon.com
setup was a breeze but i noticed that when i switched from tv use to pc use, the graphics would freeze up for a while before coming back.
from www.amazon.com
all in one design allows many placement choices, and tv can be hooked into it directly via cable.
from www.amazon.com
it has a much larger screen than a laptop which makes it great for watching movies and viewing pictures, etc.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Nice Affordability, Compact, Processor Speed: 2.16 GHz

HP Pavilion IQ504 Touchsmart Refurbished Intel All-in-One PC

Hewlett Packard Pavilion IQ504 Touchsmart Refurbished Intel All-in-One PC - Intel Core 2 Duo T5750 2GHz, 4GB DDR2 (KQ436AAR#ABA) PC Desktop

$1,187.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
whether i'm using it as a regular desktop computer, touchsmart, or flat-screen tv, this computer is simply amazing!
from www.amazon.com
one note of caution is that after it was finished setting up, it was a little slow when loading things and playing dvds.
from www.amazon.com
it has a much larger screen than a laptop which makes it great for watching movies and viewing pictures, etc.
from www.amazon.com
i also use it for our main tv just because its on the right level and easy to use there.
from www.amazon.com
i personnally like the tv tuner and the tivo type of use, but doubt my mom will use it.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Compact, Great Affordability, Processor Speed: 2 GHz

Dell XPS Desktop

$2,399.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
what's great about it:?easy to setup, price is great, super quiet & super fast what's not so great:?tv tuner card documentation is lacking "i purchased this pc to replace my old dell xps 400 that
from www.bestbuy.com
what's great about it:?ddr3, record & watch live tv, windows vista 64 bit with media extender what's not so great:?sleep mode, out-ot-the-box tv driver "i love this pc.
from www.bestbuy.com
what's great about it:?speed what's not so great:?just took some time getting everything updated "first problem was media center = after connecting cable to computer the tv kept flickering and
from www.bestbuy.com
i had some so not to annoying and vista has made a patch for it but their patch is idt audio and once downloaded you can only have one or the other (all your perifreal speakers or monitor speakers
from www.bestbuy.com
i wasn't too big of a fan when it came to the onboard sound so i decided to buy the creative sb x-fi titanium fatal1ty pro sound card and wow what a difference it makes in my games, music and movies!

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Positives: Fast, Easy To Set Up, Good Customer Support, Processor Speed: 2.5 GHz

HP Pavilion Desktop

Hewlett Packard Pavilion Desktop with AMD Phenom X4 9550 Quad-Core Processor (A6720Y)

$900.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
also, this computer doesn't come with speakers, and you'll need to create your own back-up discs (they give you the option of using 3 regular dvds or 2 dual layer-dvds) which surprisingly took just
from www.bestbuy.com
vista "pros:- great processor speed even while multi-tasking- performs well during internet use- quiet- relatively lightcons:- vista- only one dvd/cd drive- will take some time to load up
from www.bestbuy.com
"first, i think this is the best desktop for work,games,music and more.
from www.bestbuy.com
also, it has dvd burner with a labeler.
from www.bestbuy.com
i work as an hd video editor for a local television station, and as such i have to encode and edit a lot of large video and audio files.

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Positives: Nice Affordability, Fast, Easy To Use, Processor Speed: 2.2 GHz

HP TouchSmart IQ804 Desktop PC

Hewlett Packard TouchSmart IQ804 Desktop PC

$2,023.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
it has picture in picture so that you can be on the computer and watch tv on the same screen.
from www.bestbuy.com
tv tuner which you can watch tv and surf the web without turning around, just a glance back and forth.
from www.bestbuy.com
the tv tuner is....well if there was a word that meant convenient but has more of a spectacular connotation, i would use that word here.
from www.bestbuy.com
this has everything you need, blu-ray player, tv tuner with pip.
from www.amazon.com
this would have been a real help and i assumed it would have worked since it doubles as a tv.

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Positives: Nice Customer Support, Great Portability, Compact, Processor Speed: 2.16 GHz

ASUS Eee Top 15.6-Inch Desktop PC 1.6 GHz Intel Atom Processor, 1 GB RAM, 160 Hard Drive, XP Hom...

ASUS Eee Top 15.6-Inch Desktop PC (1.6 GHz Intel Atom Processor, 1 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, XP Hom... (ETP1602-BK-X0045)

$600.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
no problem watching youtube videos, installed european utility zattoo and watch tv fluently.
from www.amazon.com
i also have tons of movies stored on mine, since the eee top is way more energy efficient than my pc.
from www.amazon.com
i use it to display my mp3 collection on wimp and for playing media files.
from www.amazon.com
i use another eee box as a media player for an lcd television.
from www.amazon.com
support dvd, software dvd,software manual.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Fast, Great Portability, Processor Speed: 1.6 GHz

HP NC694AA Pavilion Elite m9515f Desktop PC

Hewlett Packard NC694AA Pavilion Elite m9515f Desktop PC

$985.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
if you are looking for a fast, great performing machine with blu ray, tv tuner, and other extras, then you owe it to yourself and look into this pc.
from www.amazon.com
bad: when i close the dvd drive after havig it open, it hangs on the cover, so you have to move the cover out of the way to close the drive.
from www.amazon.com
i was primarily interested in a media center pc configuration that offers the flexibility to go wireless.
from www.amazon.com
it takes about a minute to download with the hp, and i listen to music and/or check emails with no detectable slow down in the system.
from www.amazon.com
in particular, i had a real problem getting an hp television tuner to run without a blue screen of death.

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Positives: Fast, Nice Affordability, Easy To Use, Processor Speed: 2.5 GHz

Acer Desktop

$330.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
ran the hdmi out to my tv and it looks great when i'm watching videos.
from www.bestbuy.com
to set up what's not so great:?slightly underperforming graphics "i purchased this for a second computer for my wife, and it will eventually double as a media center once i buy a tv card for it.
from www.bestbuy.com
what's great about it:?video + audio hdmi output, size, quiet, plenty of usb ports and card readers what's not so great:?no built-in wireless lan or tv tuner for vista's media center features "fyi
from www.bestbuy.com
what's great about it:?great price and runs very smooth what's not so great:?dvd burner stopped working only after 2 weeks of having computer "after two weeks of having this computer got an error
from www.bestbuy.com
what's great about it:?small form factor, quiet operation, quick setup, on-board hdmi output what's not so great:?small form factor, twitchy audio with hdmi output, no spdif output "i'll keep it

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Positives: Good Affordability, Fast, Compact, Processor Speed: 2.3 GHz

HP M9500F PAVILION ELITE DESKTOP PC FQ562AA#ABA

Hewlett Packard M9500F PAVILION ELITE M9500F DESKTOP PC (FQ562AA#ABA)

$923.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
if you are looking for a fast, great performing machine with blu ray, tv tuner, and other extras, then you owe it to yourself and look into this pc.
from www.amazon.com
i was primarily interested in a media center pc configuration that offers the flexibility to go wireless.
from www.amazon.com
bad: when i close the dvd drive after havig it open, it hangs on the cover, so you have to move the cover out of the way to close the drive.
from suetonius, www.newegg.com
i chose this particular hp elite model because it didn't include the (useless to me) tv tuner card.
from www.amazon.com
it takes about a minute to download with the hp, and i listen to music and/or check emails with no detectable slow down in the system.

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Positives: Fast, Easy To Use, Easy To Set Up, Processor Speed: 2.4 GHz

Gateway SX2800-01 Desktop PC PT.G810X.001

$474.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the dvd eject has to be pressed a lot harder than a regular desktop, there are no pci slots only a pci-e and pci x1 slot, that's it.
from www.amazon.com
the small form and light weight allow me to use this as both regular pc in my office upstairs and as media center pc in the living room downstairs.
from www.amazon.com
if you want to have the dvd drive print labels on your discs, the dvd drive uses the less popular labelflash technology.
from www.amazon.com
you have to make your own backups disks as none are supplied, though you are prompted to do so with the included burner (need 3 dvds for applications, 1 for drivers) which takes about 1 hour or less.
from www.amazon.com
- movie encoding - usually takes my hp core 2 duo laptop 6-8 hours to encode 2-3 avi's onto a dvd in highest settings.

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Positives: Fast, Compact, Easy To Set Up, Processor Speed: 2.33 GHz

HP Pavilion Elite m9520f Desktop

Hewlett Packard Pavilion Elite m9520f Desktop

$1,255.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
if you are looking for a fast, great performing machine with blu ray, tv tuner, and other extras, then you owe it to yourself and look into this pc.
from www.amazon.com
bad: when i close the dvd drive after havig it open, it hangs on the cover, so you have to move the cover out of the way to close the drive.
from www.amazon.com
i was primarily interested in a media center pc configuration that offers the flexibility to go wireless.
from www.amazon.com
it takes about a minute to download with the hp, and i listen to music and/or check emails with no detectable slow down in the system.
from www.amazon.com
games run very well as do blue ray movies.

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Positives: Fast, Easy To Set Up, Compact, Processor Speed: 2.5 GHz

HP Pavilion Elite m9510f Desktop PC

Hewlett Packard Pavilion Elite m9510f Desktop PC

$765.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
if you are looking for a fast, great performing machine with blu ray, tv tuner, and other extras, then you owe it to yourself and look into this pc.
from www.amazon.com
i was primarily interested in a media center pc configuration that offers the flexibility to go wireless.
from www.amazon.com
bad: when i close the dvd drive after havig it open, it hangs on the cover, so you have to move the cover out of the way to close the drive.
from www.amazon.com
it takes about a minute to download with the hp, and i listen to music and/or check emails with no detectable slow down in the system.
from www.amazon.com
also, the dvd door has not hung once.

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Positives: Fast, Easy To Set Up, Compact, Processor Speed: 2.33 GHz

HP M9550F PAVILION ELITE DESKTOP PC FQ560AA#ABA

Hewlett Packard M9550F PAVILION ELITE M9550F DESKTOP PC (FQ560AA#ABA)

$1,278.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
if you are looking for a fast, great performing machine with blu ray, tv tuner, and other extras, then you owe it to yourself and look into this pc.
from www.amazon.com
bad: when i close the dvd drive after havig it open, it hangs on the cover, so you have to move the cover out of the way to close the drive.
from www.amazon.com
i was primarily interested in a media center pc configuration that offers the flexibility to go wireless.
from www.amazon.com
it takes about a minute to download with the hp, and i listen to music and/or check emails with no detectable slow down in the system.
from www.amazon.com
on a positive note, i found the free 64 bit windows 7 ultimate easily installed, found all drivers and even the new tv/fm tuner and other hardware i added to this machine better than vista itself!

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Positives: Fast, Good Affordability, Easy To Set Up, Processor Speed: 2.5 GHz

Microsoft D1130EA1E-1 764296203261

$481.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
what's great about it:?attractive design, easy set-up, low price what's not so great:?no tv tuner "this system has turned out to be my best pc purchase for my home office.
from www.bestbuy.com
did i mention you can hang it on the wall like a tv??
from www.bestbuy.com
what's great about it:?easy to set up and simple to use "i was looking for a second computer to mainly access access the internet, read email, and manage music files.
from www.amazon.com
in the box was the unit itself, a wired keyboard and mouse combination, cleaning cloth, mouse pad and recovery dvd (which is getting rarer these days).
from www.bestbuy.com
what's great about it:?i can connect to the internet wirelessly what's not so great:?the graphics is poor when your watching movies on you tube or myspace or a dvd.

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Positives: Excellent Affordability, Fast, Easy To Use, Hard Drive Capacity: 160 GB

HP TOUCHSMART IQ526 PC NC700AA#ABA

Hewlett Packard TOUCHSMART IQ526 PC (NC700AA#ABA) PC Desktop

$1,250.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.qvc.com
and the speaker system is very good.the touch system is so cool.everything you need is literally at your fingertips.i am a hard-core gamer,photographer,dvd-burning cd burning and music downloader.
from www.bestbuy.com
the picture is as clear as a 1080p television.
from Will D., www.newegg.com
the first time i started it there was horrible audio static when in the touchsmart application.
from Waverider, www.newegg.com
pros: this is the lowest cost touchsmart with a tv tuner.
from www.amazon.com
dvd burner, internal web cam, 22in screen, wireless network card,wireless keyboard, and a sandisk slot and 4gb memory and 500gb hard drive.

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Positives: Fast, Easy To Set Up, Excellent Affordability, Processor Speed: 2.2 GHz

ASUS Eee Box EBXB202-BLK-E0002 Intel Atom

$300.00 Est. at Amazon

from Satisfied, www.newegg.com
in case anyone who plans on installing ubuntu 9.04 considers buying this, i used an external usb dvd drive and not a thumbdrive, although i'm sure it would work.
from Windows 7, www.newegg.com
dvi input for monitor and spdif digital output for audio.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
if you plan on using it for standard tasks such as browsing the internet, email, listening to music or watch movies(not all at the same time) it works great.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
pros: small, quiet, looks good, reasonably powerful cons: a hassle to enable wireless in ubuntuwould like hdmi video/audio outputstock keyboard is a jokestock os is a sad joke other

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Positives: Compact, Easy To Set Up, Fast, Processor Speed: 1.6 MHz

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