QuickSpecs
                                    PC Theatre 9100
                          April 1997
Model: PC Theatre 9100
PN: 30300-001
Standard Features
Unit: 17.25" x 5.75" x 17" (27.9 lbs.)
Package: 23.25" x 22.25" x 23.25" (43.6 lbs.)
Processor 200 MHz Pentium® processor with MMX technology
Hard Drive 3.8 GB hard drive
Memory 40 MB EDO RAM (8 MB on system board, 32 MB in two SIMM sockets), expandable to 128 MB (Tin Lead contacts required)
DVD-ROM Holds up to 17 GB using both sides of the disc. DVD supports up to 25 times the size of today's CD-ROMs. Plays your existing CD-ROMs and audio CDs, as well as DVD-ROMs and DVD movies.
Cache Internal 32 Kbytes; external 256KB Pipeline Burst Cache standard (expandable to 512KB)
Diskette Drive 3.5" 1.44 MB diskette drive
Video
  • Built-in line doubler
  • Two cable ready 181-channel NTSC/M tuners
  • Full screen or video in a window
  • 2 line digital comb filtering on both luminance and chrominance
  • Interlaced to progressive scan conversion
  • Genlock to synchronize to video source to prevent field dropping
  • Picture in Picture (PIP)
  • Closed caption (CC) decoder
  • Two composite input RCA connectors3
  • One composite input RCA connector (in front)
  • Two S-Video input 4-pin mini-Din connectors
Stereo Sound
  • Dolby® Digital Surround Sound output (AC-3)
  • Integrated 16-bit stereo sound
  • User controllable volume/balance/bass/treble
  • BTSC broadcast stereo and Secondary Audio Program (SAP) decoder with dbx noise reduction for tuner inputs
  • Three pair of stereo input RCA connectors (one pair in front)
  • One mono microphone input 3.5 mm connector (in front)
  • One stereo monitor output 3.5 mm connector
  • One pair of stereo auxiliary output RCA connectors
  • One internal digital audio input from the DVD drive
Infrared Wireless Keyboard Microsoft Windows® 95 101-key compatible infrared keyboard with embedded easy access function keys, embedded numeric keypad, and integrated trackball with left and right buttons.
Range: up to 30 feet.
Power: 4 or 8 AA batteries
Modem 33.6K modem
On-Screen Menu System
  • Easily switch from TV to PC mode
  • Adjust picture quality
  • View the Electronic Program Guide
  • Launch games and browse the Internet
  • Change video source
Electronic Program Guide
  • Time and Program Grid Local, Cable
  • Automatically update listings
  • Pay-per-view and Digital Satellite listings
  • Direct channel tune from guide
Graphics
  • High performance 128-bit accelerated PCI graphics
  • 2 MB MDRAM Video Memory
  • Full-motion MPEG2 video playback (MPEG2 hardware assisted)
  • VESA compatible
Optional Security User power-on password, setup password, keyboard password, diskette drive control, diskette boot control, parallel and serial interface control. 4-digit PIN channel source blocking and desktop blocking. Optional PIN (password) to access PC mode
Power Management Microsoft Advanced Power Management (APM) compliant ­ Instant on
Compatibility Plug and Play compatible
Setup Color-coded cables
Power Supply Steady-state 200 watts; standby Mode 40watts; Operating Mode 70 watts
Expansion Slots
  • One full length PCI/ISA combo slot
  • One PCI slot
  • One Compaq reserve slot for modem
Expansion Bays Four drive bays (populated with 3.5" diskette drive, hard drive and DVD-ROM drive; one 3/4 height drive bay open for expansion)
I/O Interfaces
  • Serial RS-232C compatible, DB9 connector (16550)
  • Parallel EPP/ECP standard centronics-compatible interface (DB25 connector)
  • Joystick/MIDI compatible game port
  • Two RJ11 phone jacks (1 input, 1 output)
  • Two front-accessible USB compliant connectors
  • Mouse and keyboard port
  • One VGA DDC-2B compatible three-row DB15 connector
  • USB Ready
United States Warranty CPU covered by Compaq 1 Year U.S. Limited Warranty ­ 1 year parts and 1 year on-site labor.
Extra Mile Service Free technical support is available toll-free 7 days a week, 24 hours a day during warranty period.
Box Content
  • PC Theatre Computer
  • Infrared Wireless Keyboard
  • Documentation

 

OPTIONS
512KB Cache 271436-001
16 MB EDO System Memory 236548-002
32 MB EDO System Memory 236548-003
Hardware Wavetable 240193-001