Excellent execution of a living-room Media Center PC...Quiet...Connects to legacy audio and video devices (VCR, CD changer)...A z545 with a TV and powered...Requires separate amplifier (or powered speakers)...Requires external box for premium cable or satellite...With the HP Digital Entertainment Center z545, Hewlett-Packard has created a nearly perfect Media Center Edition PC...

The HP z545 Digital Entertainment Center is one of the first devices to use Windows XP Media Center Edition (MCE) 2005...Looking more like a DVD player than a PC, the z545 is meant to fit into the decor of a living room or home theater, and to serve as a central repository for all of a household's digital media -- including music, movies, TV, and photos...The z545 is...

Out of 15 multimedia-centric PCs reviewed in Digital Connect in the past year, HP's Digital Entertainment Center z545 ($1,999.99) is the most well-designed, high-performing and stylish...Many multimedia PCs look out of place in living rooms and dens due to their bland PC cases and designs, but the z545 resembles a standard DVD player, which should ease its acceptance in the...

I have not had it long but i have more good to say than negative...The theory behind this machine is good in terms of convergence but most of the features don't work at all or only half the time...Design similar to components is good thinking and it looks good...

It will miss keys here and there, so you have to type very slooow, and check your work very often, and with passwords where you can't see what you are typing, good luck! It quickly becomes a tire...Too bad, because like Joe said, I (and my kids) fell in love with it and wished it had worked out...No-subscription PVR functions, integrated wireless, lots of storage, good integration, and full PC functionality...