The HP Pavilion dv7 has been designed from the chassis up to be an entertainment power house. With its spectacular high resolution 17-inch screen, built-in TV tuner, Blu-ray drive, and large capacity hard drive options the HP Pavilion dv7 is an outstanding multimedia notebook.

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It’s stunning design and superior performance will reward you with an exceptional computing experience.

With a base price of $779 you will need to add a few options to get the best out of this machine, upgrade to the Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor T6600 (2.2GHz), WXGA+ High-Definition HP BrightView Infinity Display (1440 x 900), 500GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive, Lightscribe Blu-Ray ROM with SuperMulti DVD+/-R/RW Double Layer and HP Integrated HDTV Hybrid Tuner, and your close to the perfect system at around $1500.

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Innovative Design

The dv7 has a gorgeous subtle pattern on the lid that also that extends to the keyboard deck. The HP logo ‘soft’ lights when you power up. Open the lid and the silver surround, keyboard, and chrome speaker strip look and feel ultramodern.. At 8.4 pounds, the HP dv7 is no lightweight, but then it’s not the kind of machine that you will be taking on many trips with you unless you want to use it as a dual location notebook.

This is a desktop replacement and entertainment system that should be combined with an ultraportable like the new HP pavilion dv2

Watch and Listen

The 17-inch display has great viewing angles with excellent color and sharpness when you watch Blu-ray movies in High Performance mode. The speakers with the excellent a subwoofer, produced amazing sound and pick up every nuance form a sound track. Music playback is excellent

The dv7 also comes with an optional built-in TV tuner which we chose for our build. The remote is a lightweight wonder with nice large buttons and it slips smartly into a slot on the right side edge when you’re not using it. To get the best from the TV Tuner, you will need to connect to a decent signal source because the supplied antenna is pretty weak. The tuner receives both analog and digital signals.

All the Extras

The dv7 has 3 USB 2.0 ports, a combination eSATA/USB 2.0 port, both HDMI and VGA ports and the usual Ethernet jacks. You have two headphone outputs for dual listening which is a very thoughtful little ad on and one microphone jack. In addition there is an expansion port plus an ExpressCard/54 slot and a 5-in-1 memory card reader.

We chose a single 500GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive, but you can choose to have twin 250GB drives if you wish

Outstanding Performance

The dv7 is strong performer particularly with the T6600 (2.2GHz) or higher processor. In everyday use it will multi task with ease and will fly through any Office, number crunching or digital editing tasks that you can throw at it. Where the HP Pavilion dv7 really shines is as an entertainment notebook and serious multimedia powerhouse.

If your into shoot, slash or crash in your spare time then the HP dv7 offers strong gaming performance from its Nvidia GeForce 9600M GT graphics card.

Whilst it probably wont handle very high-end games like Crysis, (and not much will!), the HP Pavilion dv7 will give you great gaming experience and take on most of the best games available right now. It will certainly perform better than most machines including some that have been designed specifically for high end gaming

It makes a very strong case for its self as a dual purpose Soloprenuer work horse and leisure and multimedia portable PC.

And if you are prepared to lug it around, you’ll never be short of something to do in your hotel room in the evening! This is the perfect multi location notebook for home, weekend hideaway and RV.

We have to say that we love the HP Pavilion dv7 for its style, performance and superb quality feel. It is love at first site for everybody that see’s this outstanding notebook and once you have used it for a couple of days you’ll love it.