Hewlett-Packard launched the HP z560 and HP z565 digital entertainment centers at the Custom Electronics Design and Installation Association (CEDIA) tradeshow. The new HP Digital Entertainment Centers can be used as high-definition digital video recorders. HP’s Intel Viiv compliant HP z560 and HP z565 DECs are powered by Intel’s Pentium D 64-bit dual core processors and include HDMI connectivity. The new DECs are Windows Vista Premium Ready.
The HP z560, with suggested retail price of $1800, includes a 3GHz Pentium D 945, 1GB of RAM, a 300GB internal hard drive.
Priced at $3000, the HP z565 offers a 3.4GHz Pentium D 945 processor, 2GB of RAM, a 500GB internal hard drive and a 300GB removable personal media drive.
HP z560 and z565 also include Super Multi-Drive DVD burners, dual NTSC tuners and one ATSC tuner for over-the-air broadcast reception.
