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3.5 stars
"So far so good."
Pros: Cheap, fast.
Cons: Integrated video.
Summary: I bought this to drive my LCP Projection TV (i.e. as a media center PC).
So far it has been working nicely, however I do have one complaint.
The vast majority of LDC and DLP Projection TVs have a native resolution of 1280x720 (not 768). The integrated video (Intel) on this PC which is billed as a media center PC does not support that mode. Silly. In fact none of the modes it *does* support are a 16x9 aspect. So if you are using this to drive your 16x9 TV you will suffer some stretching or reduced resolution (which is soo against the point of buying a big expensive TV).
In defense of Dell, I have searched and am having a tough time finding any consumer video cards (or PCs) that do support the 1280x720 or other 16x9 modes. If they do, it's the 16x9 480p mode which is just silly for a modern PC. My old GeForce card used to support this, but new models don't seem to. What gives?
I know this PC is not a superfast machine, but it seems to suffice to drive my media center (with a yet to be identified video card upgrade).
