<UPDATE July 30>HP Digital Entertainment P4 3.0GHz DVD+RW Wireless MC(hp refurb)

[Quince]

1305.46 canadian includes shipping and all taxes and duty from ecost

http://www.ecost.com/ecost/shop/detail~dpno~545023.asp


"featured" for 1999.99 plus taxes at future shop:

http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/pro...gon=&langid=EN

update july 30:

Price drop

Total Price: $1007.56 (to your door, all inclusive)

[Quince]

review:

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1734313,00.asp

[Jon Lai]

I could build my own and cost less than 1000.

[stealth]

I would have thought so too, but when I did, based on a lot of boxing day special prices and factored in the cost of XP Media edition, Hauppage card, etc. I wish I'd just bought one that would work straight out of the box, probably is a lot quieter than what I built, and look a whole lot nicer as well. Worked out for me to be about $1000-1100., so all depends how you like to spend your time.

$1300. for a refurb though IMO is only warm.

[OrdG]

I just bought an HP 1195C media center refurb P4 3.2 DVDRW for $899 from FS...

[anonymous2]

Pic

[Quince]

I could build my own and cost less than 1000.

Prove it.

Make sure its in a similar "home theatre" case and it has a portable hard drive.
And that you pay for the os.

And the rc and wireless keyboard.

[SENSEI]

Prove it.

Make sure its in a similar "home theatre" case and it has a portable hard drive.
And that you pay for the os.

And the rc and wireless keyboard.

I agree...if you factor in the cost of a NICE small case and a MCE compatible TUNER and VIDEO card you're looking much more than a grand.

Not to mention legit MCE runs about $150.

A friend pointed me over to a local Markham group start up for tips with MCE2005 and media centres...haven't heard of them before, but they got some cool products... SENSUZ MEDIA

[Jon Lai]

Prove it.

Make sure its in a similar "home theatre" case and it has a portable hard drive.
And that you pay for the os.

And the rc and wireless keyboard.

Let me follow the same specs to build this.

Sure, why not. Just get a SSF barebone that comes with mobo for ~$250, external hdd $99 (160G) internal $130 (200G) 512mb RAM $45, Bluetooth wireless set from M$ $65, DVD Burner $60, TV Tuner $70x2, 128mb $70 (PC Radeon 9600)

9-in-1 card reader, I can get a 14-in-1 for $15.

OS? Screw MMC, I'll use Redhat instead and run WINE for MediaPortal.

I believe that's $859 + tax = 987.85. Right under budget. I don't believe I'm missing anything.

[frogger]

$1000 bucks for something that doesn't do hi-definition recording?

[stealth]

Let me follow the same specs to build this.

Sure, why not. Just get a SSF barebone that comes with mobo for ~$250, external hdd $99 (160G) internal $130 (200G) 512mb RAM $45, Bluetooth wireless set from M$ $65, DVD Burner $60, TV Tuner $70x2, 128mb $70 (PC Radeon 9600)

9-in-1 card reader, I can get a 14-in-1 for $15.

OS? Screw MMC, I'll use Redhat instead and run WINE for MediaPortal.

I believe that's $859 + tax = 987.85. Right under budget. I don't believe I'm missing anything.

True, you could do something like that. But it sounds, and looks, and I'll even bet, acts a whole lot more ghetto than the HP.

[aquariaguy]

Let me follow the same specs to build this.

Sure, why not. Just get a SSF barebone that comes with mobo for ~$250, external hdd $99 (160G) internal $130 (200G) 512mb RAM $45, Bluetooth wireless set from M$ $65, DVD Burner $60, TV Tuner $70x2, 128mb $70 (PC Radeon 9600)

9-in-1 card reader, I can get a 14-in-1 for $15.

OS? Screw MMC, I'll use Redhat instead and run WINE for MediaPortal.

I believe that's $859 + tax = 987.85. Right under budget. I don't believe I'm missing anything.

What kind of warranty do u have?

[Quince]

I don't believe I'm missing anything.

MISSING: portable hard drive, wireless keyboard/mouse, video connection cables, plus your case does not compare and would look out of place in a
stereo rack.

So that would ad a few hundred dollars.

[gprime]

having a cpu helps too

[DieHardware]

Originally Posted by Jon Lai
I don't believe I'm missing anything.

having a cpu helps too

Yes one of those would help, lol