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Unfortunately HP won 't give me the cost to fix it in writing so I can get it pre-approved by the warranty company. I hope HP is nicer to their other customers. It is out of warranty so the burden of getting it fixed is on me. HP denies anyone else ever had the problem but I found 8 people with it at about the 1.5 yr mark on the HP user forum. I did a quick search on the internet for the problem which turns out to be hardware related. I loved this computer for 1.5 years and then got vertical lines on the monitor at start-up. It also appears to happen after 1.5 years to these computers. Thankfully my credit card doubled the warranty automatically.
Connected. I have seen lots of complaints about the keyboard, but they are not justified.One thing I can see is that I can use it for a radio. Then I noticed that there was a small fly on the screen walking around, and the cursor was following the fly. And also guess what.It sounds great. Later, there was a little beetle, very small, and the cursor was moving around the screen following him.
The first thing you do is set the computer up for performance, to curb the complaints about this thing being slow. How interesting.a REAL computer bug. Seemed like a skip on a record. Hmmm.
In the middle of a song, it quit playing. It is a combination laptop and desktop. When you use it as a radio, it is just fine. It doesn't work. It fails to start, because an error message comes up that says there are no audio output devices connected (whatever that means).
I have not seen anything this nice before.I bought it because the other people in my house love to disassemble everything, and it is impossible to have anything with components for them, so I have been relegated to laptops, because there is only one button to push, and you don't have to get a lecture every time it is fired up.Now, this thing is different. Since the Fry's Guy had done a Windows Update the day before, I thought that this may be the problem. But, I read the specs, and is says it has 2 great speakers (although you can't see them). The computer sound came alive.
The 2 speakers are hidden on the 2 sides of the monitor, and are really fine.So now what. I have needed a good radio for years, but the others in my house cannot handle a component system, or a computer with a lot of speaker wires. The first thing you notice is the specifications which are spectacular. Then I noticed that the mouse cursor was moving around the touch-screen in a sort-of random pattern. Hidden. Hmmm.
Methinks that if you have the CPU box and monitors separate, they don't really seem that heavy.There is a total lack of wiring. So now I have my answer. I now played O-Brother and could hear the train go from one side to the other. Working. It seemed to keep playing fine. Well I have to say that this is a really impressive system. I'm thinking that it has no speakers (duh).
I also use it to listen to CDs.A Computer Bug: The other night, I had it on, playing music, with no lights on in the house. Hmmm.Once you get the thing situated, it will probably not move. So, I try some external speakers, and it says no audio devices are connected. This is not necessarily a complaint. I try a DVD video, and it plays O-Brother Where Art Thou, with no sound. Then it started operating again, and then it started playing another song. When the fly got off the screen, the mouse and cursor worked fine. It started up easily, and the first thing you notice is the beautiful display.
It can thus be used as a standalone unit, with no wires attached except for the power cord.For input devices, it has a keyboard, mouse and remote control, each wireless. All of the wires are inside. So I downloaded the file on the laptop, transferred it to the desktop computer and ran it.So guess what. This seems to be a really integrated package, which makes all of the internal components work well together.Of course, I need to try out the TV. It was checked by the Fry's technician the day before, and was presumed to be ready to go.I unpacked it, and the thing was in great condition, with just a little dust on a small ridge at the back. Checking the website, using my other HP laptop, I see something that looks like an audio driver, and it says it solves a problem due to a Windows Update.
The second thing you notice is the weight, it is really heavy. It just sits there.So, I fired it up. Looks like I have to return it to Fry's.My next guess is to see if there is a software update from HP. You get a radio station, and listen to it. I think maybe this is because this has 2GB of 667 memory. I got a refurbished All-In-One desktop computer from Fry's electronics in Anaheim.
But for some reason, this one is easily fast. The video on the monitor is mighty fine, and the sound is great.
Everyone who comes in our kitchen want's to know 'What is THAT.' This kind of aggravates my wife who is the interior decorator who did the rest of the kitchen. All in all - a GREAT unit. I love the fact that with the remote control, you can backup and replay a portion of a tv program. It replaces the older smaller tv of course, but is a much nicer unit. I can get reliable HDTV signal from 3 stations in our area - would get more with an outside antenna with a rotator unit. The only thing I would change is that the unit will turn itself on after I've shut it down and I think this is to update some settings related to tv programming or virus updates, etc.
If I looked hard enough, I could probably find those. We use it basically as our kitchen tv and a way to browse the internet. So I use both the coax signal inputs; one from our cable provider and one from my antenna in the attic. I've also loaded a selection of my favorite audio CDs on to the disk, so it's my jukebox as well. We have it hooked into the family network via a cat-5 cable connection, although the wireless does work, it's just a good distance from the wireless access point. We purchased this unit during a kitchen remodel.
The feature that I like the most is the ability to display HDTV signals from an antenna that I placed in the attic; it's just hanging there pointed in one direction. I've had no problems at all with the unit.
Great computer, we have in our kitchen and use it several times a day. Couldn't happier with this new touch screen computer.
They are easy to use. We purchased 3 of them, they are for our business. I like it better then the condensed keyboard, but it doesn't tuck away like the keyboard that came with the computer.We also love the option of being able to watch and record tv with our computer. That was a great start but while we were at the store I found this model. You will soon find that you are trying to touch every screen that you come to :) We love them.
If you are looking for something new, definitely give this a try. We first purchased the HP IQ770. The next computer that we purchased was the 775. After having the problems with the keyboard on the 770 I invested in a Microsoft Wireless Keyboard but found that I didn't really need it with the 775.
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