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I am interested in purchasing a tuner card, but I am bogged down with so much to choose from. I want to watch TV, record TV and listen to the FM radio. A remote would also be good. The confusion comes from system requirements. They all seem to call for a video card and/or audio cards. I don't game all that much so graphics are not what I'm after. I would like to go with a surround sound system also one day. They also call for Divx. I don't know what that really is. I need some basic guidence. Thanks.
Product number
PC028A
Introduction date
28-May-04
Country/region sold in
United States
Canada
Hardware
Base processor and speed
AMD Athlon(B) XP 3200+ 2.20 GHz:
Advanced 400 MHz front side bus
Socket A
Chipset
Via KM400A
Motherboard
ASUS name: A7V8Z-LA
HP/Compaq name: Kelut-GL6E
Motherboard specifications
Memory
Component Attributes
RAM (installed) 512 MB (1 x 512 MB) up to 64 MB shared video memory
Maximum allowed 1 GB (2 x 512 MB)
Speed supported PC2700 MB/sec
Type 184 pin, DDR1-333 SDRAM
DIMM slots Two
Open slots One available
Hard drive
160 GB Ultra DMA
7200 rpm
CD-ROM drive
48x maximum speed
Multi-media drive
8x DVD+RW/CD-RW Type Attributes
DVD+R Write Once 8X
DVD+RW Rewritable 4X
DVD ROM Read 12X
CD-R Write Once 24X
CD-RW Rewritable 10X
CD-ROM Read 40X
Power DC5V, DC12V
Video Standards PAL, NTSC
Video graphics
Integrated with up to 64 MB allocated video memory
Sound/audio
Integrated AC97 audio, six channel configurable
Network
Integrated 10/100Base-T interface
Modem
PCI K56flex data/fax modem
9-in-1 card
USB interface
9-in-1 digital media card reader supports the following cards:
Compact Flash I
Compact Flash II
SmartMedia
Memory Stick
Memory Stick Pro
MultiMediaCard
Secure Digital (SD)
Micro Drive
xD Picture Card (xD = extreme digital)
External I/O ports
I/O ports on the front panel
Port type Quantity
USB (2.0) Three (One on 9-in-1 faceplate, two on motherboard)
9-in-1 media card reader One card with four slots
IEEE 1394 One
Headphone One
Line-in One
Microphone One
I/O ports on the back panel
Port type Quantity
USB (2.0) Four
IEEE 1394 One
Audio One each (line-in, line-out, microphone)
Serial One
Parallel One
LAN One
VGA (monitor) One
PS/2 (keyboard, mouse) Two
Expansion slots (total)
Slot type Quantity
PCI Three (two available)
DIMM Two (one available)
AGP 8x One (available)
Drive bays (total)
Bay type Quantity
5.25-inch, external Two (both occupied)
3.5-inch, external Two (one available)
3.5-inch, internal One (occupied)
Keyboard and mouse
HP PS/2 Internet keyboard
HP PS/2 deluxe optical scroll mouse
Quebec keyboard kit for French Canada only
Software
Key to software:
cd/dvd = media included in box
eng = English only, even in French Canada
fc = only available in French Canada
nfc = not available in French Canada
Software titles that shipped with PC Software category Software title
Operating system Microsoft Windows XP Home
Microsoft Service Packs
CD/CD-RW/DVD RecordNow 6.7
WinDVD SE 4.0 (with optional 5.1 upgrade)
Entertainment, Music, and Games iTunes 4.2 (with Ouicktime) (nfc)
RealOne Player
Wild Tangent Game Channel (nfc)
Microsoft Plus Digital Media Edition (nfc)
HP Music icon
Imaging, Photography, Video, and Film HP Image Zone Plus v3.5
WinDVD Creator 2
Education and Reference MSN Encarta Plus (nfc)
Encarta Encyclopedia 2004 Standard Edition (cd/dvd) (fc)
Productivity and Finance Microsoft Office 2003 Trial HTML page launcher (nfc)
Adobe Reader
Microsoft Works 7.0 with Office Student and Teacher Edition 2003 trial and Money 2004 combo CD (cd/dvd) (nfc)
Microsoft Works 7.0 with Office Student and Teacher Edition 2003 Trial CD (fc) (cd/dvd)
Quicken New User Edition 2004 (nfc)
HP Recovery Microsoft System Restore
Software Repair Wizard
Recovery Software Suite - Application recovery is enabled for a select number of applications. Use this feature whenever possible to avoid a system recovery.
Service and Support Backweb Client
Help & Support Center/HP Instant Support (nfc)
Help & Support center (fc)
Safety and Comfort Guide
Desktop Web-based registration
PC Security InterMuteWeb Privacy & Protection (nfc)
Norton AntiVirus 2004 (60-day LiveUpdate subscription)
Norton Personal Firewall 2003
Utility, Maintenance, and Performance PC-Doctor
HP Organize (nfc)
SkyDesk @Backup
IntelliMover Data Transfer demo (nfc)
PC Tuneup & Repair HTML page (nfc)
HP Total Care icon & HTML page
ISP Signup Easy Internet Signup
AOL Broadband
AOL (nfc)
MSN 9.0 (nfc)
Yahoo (nfc)
DigiTerra (nfc)
Earthlink (nfc)
Earthlink Broadband (US )
Netscape O
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