Talk:HP Pavilion

What do we want to cover here
What exactly do we want this article to cover? I've looked at the Dell Inspiron and Dell Latitude pages for ideas--probably a history of the brand, problems, etc. I believe this page needs to be expanded as it is a brand commonly associated with the HP name.WasAPasserBy 05:18, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Thinkpad page is one we should refer to. Thinkweird 23:51, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

This page serves more as a sales page for the current line of HP PCs, I'm sure anyone who wants to buy a HP PCs will go to their website. This page should be more about the history of the pavilion line. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 116.212.211.234 (talk) 07:08, 29 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Agreed. I find the graphs/charts of dimensions, included features, etc., to be unnecessary and confusing. Does anyone think they should be deleted?WasAPasserBy (talk) 22:56, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Also agree. This is an encyclopedia, not a sales guide.  The detail that these tables go into is completely unnecessary.  --Resplendent (talk) 22:05, 23 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Well, I use to update these tables myself, but now, HP has been updating so many products. By the time I update the table, it's probably outdated, so i've already created some pages for the dv4, dv5 and dv7 notebooks and placed tables there.  I deleted the tables on the main HP page.  If people want tables, it should go into the separate pages for each model.  This way, when newer models come out, the info of these models will stay, instead on being removed from the main page in order to fit the new data. Ollirac (talk) 01:06, 8 February 2009 (UTC)

For me, I like how the table gives info in an organized way, but the only thing I don't like is editing it. There must be an easier way. Compare this to say: Dell Inspiron. They list each model and each has it's own paragraph descibing it's features. This may be an easy way, but there's too many repeated words. On the HP website, you can compare notebooks side by side, but they only give limited info. This table is really helpful comparing all the notebooks and features. Maybe if each notebook model (dv7, dv5, dv4, etc.) had it's own page, then maybe we wouldn't need this table. Just my opinion. Hopefully tables will be easier to implement in the future. Ollirac (talk) 03:33, 4 October 2008 (UTC)

This might be the one of the more obvious examples of biased articles I've stumbled upon. "The lightweight, unique-looking laptop has a very sophisticated elegance. The laptop includes total entertainment enjoyment. Customers are able to enjoy all-in-one entertainment wherever they roam, with hours of recorded TV, photos, movies, music, and more." This article has been here for a while. How comes no-one has reacted to the fact that it is written very, very much like an advertisement? (Oh, and I'm not used to editing. I know that there is a "this is a freaking ad"-box that can be inserted in the text, but I'm not sure how.) 213.112.8.212 (talk) 17:50, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

Current models
The title is "current models" and there is a subtitle called "previous models" thus causing inconsistency. Thinkweird 23:48, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

Tables
Please don't remove the tables. The information has been helpful in researching for insurance claims. In fact, I would like to see more details on the older models.

Thanks for all your hard work.

Ninisinna (talk) 01:31, 15 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Could you please elaborate as to how the information is used to research insurance claims? HP provides product documentation for each specific model, either by model or specifc model number (ex dv6000 or dv6XXX). On another note, HP constantly updates/changes features available for each laptop, and does a complete model refresh about every two years. Tables changed to reflect these changes would undoubtably become lengthy.WasAPasserBy (talk) 01:24, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

One Troubleshooting Note
Posting this information here to help other who may be looking for a solution to the same problem I encountered.

It's been a great laptop (my dv6000) but occasionally after trying to get it to wake up from sleep mode, the screen would stay dark.

Upgrading the BIOS was one option, but this did not help. In fact, it went into a loop where it would try to startup, and then would shut off again endlessly.

I was finally able to get into safe mode, and try the second attemp at a solution.

I removed the battery, and now it is not only faster, the blank screen awaken problem is gone. A new battery has been installed now, and it still works fine, so apparently when the battery gets too weak, the display performance can be affected in this model. Aviedit 01:21, 27 January 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Aviedit (talk • contribs)

Additional Edit/Information - A few weeks after I posted this entry, I came to find that this was actually an HP-acknowledged circuit board flaw which affects not only the screen issue, but the WI-FI completely failed. Since HP recognizes this failure and seems to be committed to excellence and customer service, they fixed it for free. I was floored, and very encouraged and grateful!

In a related story, I did not receive the same level of service when my Apple iBook G3 experienced an acknowledged board flaw. At first it seemed like they were committed to the product and my satisfaction.. but then.. what occurred was that they replaced the board once (at the same time screwing up my O.S. settings slightly), and gave this fix a 90-day Warranty. They replace it with the SAME board, no advances have been made (in contrast to the HP service, where new board technology was implemented to correct the problem.

Then after 120 days (30 days beyond their new warranty coverage), the new board fails, and when I contact them it's like, "Who are you??" In other words, Apple considers you old news very quickly, and if you expect a longer-term investment out of their recent products, don't kid yourself.

I just thought that should be mentioned, if it can help anyone out there, since I find this to be quite a contrast with the level of service found with HP. This goes back quite a few years as well. I can remember when inkjet printers were a new technology, and I bought an HP, but the wheels were not up to par, so they sent replacement wheels out to me free as they tried to develop better ones. In short, HP seems to be devoted to working out issues, without imposing greatly on their customers. 00:05, 2 September 2009 (UTC) -- 00:06, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

This isn't the place to talk about the HP Pavillion system or anything else. The talk page for an article is only for the discussion of the article itself, not its subjects. Editingstuff124 (talk) 23:39, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

History
Does anyone know what the "DV" stands for in HP Pavilion DVxxxx? It would be helpful for knowing the history of this serious of notebooks.


 * I don't really know if dv stands for anything, just like other current and previous models (ze, zv, zx, zt, tx, HDX, G) Ollirac (talk) 01:00, 8 February 2009 (UTC)
 * I would guess at digital video - a play on DVD etc... Lee&there4;V (talk  • contribs) 21:17, 31 March 2010 (UTC)

Deadvertized
Removed a number of advertizing spamisms, also the criticisms section - seemed pretty petty and not really informative or NPOV, good luck with the rest ..! Lee&there4;V (talk  • contribs) 21:17, 31 March 2010 (UTC)

Notebook Troubles
Besides overheating in other models, I see from the online blogs and from personal experience that the touchpad on some models (mine is a dv7) is an issue. The entire touchpad/right/left click "buttons" are a single unit; the surface, of course, is rigid, and sometimes active, which means that if you move your finger while it rests on a click button, the cursor moves as well. Also, being rigid, sometimes a left click will cause a right click and vice versa. The click portion is very stiff and causes fatigue. I feel as if I'm fighting the touchpad and its buttons the whole way. The keyboard on the unit is very comfortable and well designed. Too bad the touchpad is such an clunker. SeeMcSee (talk) 11:18, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

Reserving to HP computing stuff?

 * The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion. 

The result of the move request was: moved --  JHunterJ (talk) 11:12, 15 October 2020 (UTC)

– it seems that HP computing stuff is overwhelmingly more important than stadium (used this name only one year)--Estopedist1 (talk) 06:34, 8 October 2020 (UTC)
 * HP Pavilion → HP Pavilion (disambiguation)
 * HP Pavilion (computer) → HP Pavilion
 * I just realized the arena carried the Pavilion name for 10 years, but when it comes to LTS, the computer model is best known - models have been produced for more than two decades. Maybe it's best to gather some consensus first about PTOPIC first. Let's put this to a RM. « « «  SOME GADGET GEEK  » » » (talk) 17:45, 8 October 2020 (UTC)


 * The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Clear template
Why is the clear template used here? The only thing it seems to be doing is creating unnecessary white space that breaks the flow of the article. Editingstuff124 (talk) 23:35, 2 May 2022 (UTC)