*HP dv7t (1XXX series) Owners Lounge*

[kuiper3]

as i read on dv5t forum... it might be ddr2... my idiotic self couldnt think of asking sales rep... any ways many of the harder technical questions I asked to the sales rep was disregarded as unspecified info... so they didnt know the answers

[pilot101]

well I am from the dv5t thread and yea it looks to be gddr 2, laptopmag benchmarked the dv7t and got a score of little under 4000.

[dekang]

Does anyone know which CPU socket the dv7t uses (e.g., Socket P or FCBGA)? Can I use the T9300 socket P CPU on this machine?

[mujjuman]

new laptops already? nice

[Captain Picard]

Yah, according to my email response it's ddr2.

Does anyone know if any of the major discount coupons work for the dv7t?

[Dabman]

here is where I found info on the TV tuner.
http://www.laptopmag.com/review/lapt...ilion-dv7.aspx
Under the display and sound, they speak of the built in tv tuner.

[Dabman]

Here is a link to the picture of the TV tuner. It is the yellow input next to the disc drive.
http://www.laptopmag.com/review/newg...id=16453&img=8

What do you guys make of this? I have seen some sort of a connector that would be able to utilize this size to coaxial, but I have never seen or tried it. If anyone with this sort of port has expierence please post.

[Dabman]

Here is an e-mail I just received from HP, what do you guys make of it?

Hello Daniel,

Thank you for contacting HP Total Care.

From your E-mail, I understand that you want to know if there is a built in TV Tuner Card and a "Over the Air" receptor in the HP Pavilion dv7-1000 CTO Notebook PC.

I understand your concern. Let me assist you in this regard.

Daniel, I would like to inform you that, HP Pavilion dv7-1000 series is bundled with a TV Tuner Card and a TV Tuner Antenna which are optional components.

The notebook features an optional integrated TV tuner. The notebook supports the following integrated TV tuners—with TV tuner antennas for both DVB-T and ATSC/NTSC—for the various regions:

ATSC/NTSC/QAM Hybrid TV Tuner — US
WW Analog/DVB-T TV Tuner — APJ
DVB-T Tuner — EMEA

If you are ordering a Customized To Order Notebook (CTO) then you can specify the TV Tuner Card to be included. For more information, please visit the below mentioned URL:

http://www.shopping.hp.com/series/ca...computer_store

[SessionDrummer]

New to the forums here, but alot of good reviews, and info. Have been debating for awhile between Dell, and HP as many others have. Have had mixed results with both in the past, probably the worst being Dell, at least in regards to customer service. Having just placed an order for a custom DV7000, was suprised to see the dv7t show up the next day on the website. Afer reevaluating the choices, called into HP, changed the order to the dv7t. I run a large online community, and am responsible for most of our web designing, coding, and database management, and will thoroughly test it when it arrives. No punches will be pulled, nor will any laptop(s) be harmed in the process of testing.

Specs on config:

HP Pavilion Entertainment dv7t customizable Notebook PC

* Upgrade to Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 (64-bit)
* Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor P8400 (2.26 GHz)
* 17.0" diagonal WSXGA+ High-Definition HP BrightView Infinity Display (1680 x 1050)
* 4GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
* 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
* HP Imprint Finish (Mesh)+Microphone + Webcam + Fingerprint Reader for HP BrightView Infinity Display
* Intel(R) WiFi Link 5100AGN and Bluetooth(TM)
* No High speed 56K modem port
* 320GB 7200RPM SATA Dual Hard Drive (160GB x 2) with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
* SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support
* No TV Tuner w/remote control
* 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
* Adobe(R) PhotoShop(R) Elements 6.0
* Microsoft(R) Works 9.0
* Adobe Premiere Elements 4
* HP Color Matching Keyboard
* HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope

[Dabman]

Here is the latest e-mail in the series of Tuner questions I have asked:

Daniel,

Thank you for writing back.

Daniel, I have gone through the database and found that, the yellow port beside the optical drive is the MCX connector and I am glad to say that you can connect the coaxial cable to the connector.

Hope the information provided was helpful with regard to your concern. If you need further assistance, please reply to this message and we will be happy to assist you further.

Sincerely,

Gladys

HP Total Care

Do you guys think the "MCX" connector will receive TV signals and interpret them correctally. I googled MCX connector and it said something about broadband in wikipedia. Why wouth they make a direct broadband connection as well as an ethernet connection?