Stocked with a dual-core 2.8GHz Pentium D 920 processor, an impressive 2GB of DDR2 SDRAM, and a 300GB hard drive, the Pavilion m7360n is well suited for use with Windows Media Center Edition. On CNET Labs’ BAPCo SysMark 2004 application benchmarks, the Pavilion m7360n was statistically tied with the Alienware Area-51 3500 Viiv system, which uses an identical Pentium D 920; however, it fell 15 percent behind the Viiv version of Dell’s XPS 400, powered by a 3.2GHz Pentium D 940. The weak link in the hardware chain is the Nvidia GeForce 6200 SE graphics card, which just can’t push pixels fast enough for modern games.

HP’s branded wireless mouse and keyboard have an effective range of about 15 feet, meaning you could engage in couch-top computing if you wanted that 10-foot experience Media Center types always crow about. The keyboard has dedicated media-playback controls that work in the Media Center interface, but it lacks the green, MCE-specific Start button. The remote is the same custom job HP has been shipping for a while, but we prefer Microsoft’s standard Media Center remote. HP’s button layout isn’t particularly intuitive, and the remote isn’t backlit for easy nighttime use.

Like most HP systems, the Pavilion comes with a generous and useful software bundle. Among the highlights: Microsoft Works 8, a year’s subscription to MSN Encarta Online, and the industry’s two finance-management heavyweights: Microsoft Money 2005 and Quicken 2006 New User Edition. We especially like the remote-operable Media Center versions of Muvee AutoProducer, for turning home movies into cool music videos, and HP’s Image Zone, for printing and sharing photos.

Review By Pcworld

Video connections include S-Video and composite inputs and outputs, coaxial cable TV and FM antenna ports, and a VGA port. The one glaring omission is a digital DVI connector–a necessity for sending digital video to a big-screen LCD or plasma TV. Our test unit also came with a TV tuner card.

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Review By Pcmag

Built in HP’s familiar tower Media Center case, the m7360n also includes space for HP’s PhotoSmart dock (or an iPod dock) on top. All the ports and slots on the front of the case are hidden behind doors, and though this keeps the “ugly” A/V ports out of sight, the façade is less stylish than that of the Sony VAIO RC series. The top panel can be swapped out for a faceplate that accepts the HP PhotoSmart camera dock.

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