Darboshanski opened this issue on Nov 27, 2006 · 105 posts
XENOPHONZ posted Wed, 29 November 2006 at 3:49 PM
Hmmmm.....sounds like you've bought something very similar to my new one -- HP w/ Intel Core Duo 2 E6300, 2G RAM -- and yes, it has a remote control + hook-ups for cable TV & FM. The 22" Widescreen LCD monitor is a gigantic plus. It's got the Windows Media Center version of XP. Supposedly, I'll be getting a voucher for a free upgrade to Vista.
This system makes my older PC look silly, speed-wise. I can fly through things that used to take far longer to accomplish -- including in P6.
Frankly, I doubt that I'll be using the cable TV features very much, if at all. But outside of buying a new video card (I'm not happy with the built-into-the-motherboard video adapter) -- this machine flies compared to what I'm used to.
My opinion -- get one. These machines are fantastic. It transforms a lot of 3D work from a tedious chore into a pleasure.
Oh, yeah....my older machine is a 2.53G P4 w/2G's of RAM.......and it doesn't come close to the new one, performance-wise.