Joe, that is the KEY for my system. The OEM video card does not have an 'out put' for video to TV. I got an early model, I see HP has upgraded the SAME model as mine with a TV output on the later generations. Sometimes it's not good to be the 'first' guy on the block with the 'new' model.
This media thing is SO good I rarely watch "TV" anymore, I record it on the computer and use that instead. Very much like that TiVo thing I guess, WAY easier than recording to any other type of media I've found...