PC World's Holiday Wish List

[Jason Dunn]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,118904,pg,1,RSS,RSS,00.asp' target='_blank'>http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,118904,pg,1,RSS,RSS,00.asp</a><br /><br /></div><i>"If Santa Had Donald Trump's Budget: I have three modest requests. First, how about a DVD player? Well, not just any DVD player. I'm thinking Kaleidescape's $27,000 DVD library playback system. The hardware comes with 1.5 terabytes of storage (enough to store 180 DVDs) and can stream stored DVDs throughout your house. The system allows for fancy sorting and categorizing of DVD titles. And while you're at it, why not throw in a modest accessory for viewing DVDs--like Panasonic's new TH-65XVS30 Onyx XVS 65-inch plasma set. The massive display was unveiled this year and features High Definition and Multimedia Interface inputs, and SD Card memory and PCMCIA card slots. The price tag? A mere $20,000."</i><br /><br />Keeping with our wish-list theme today, the folks at PC World have put together a list of the things they want...and some of it is pretty darn pricey. 8O

[Chris Gohlke]

The Kalidescope system ONLY holds 180 DVDs. Anyone who would want to lay out that kind of money for a system probably has more DVD's than that. Heck I have more than 180 DVDs with Star Trek in the title. (I know, I am insane.)

While these wish lists are always cool for seeing the newest technology and what will flow down the line in the next few years, I would really like to see listings of a systems that more people could afford. Heck, my home theater (which includes a 65" widescreen HD TV, DVR with DVD-R, and 5.1) was less than $3000 and all but the alpha geeks out there would probably not see much off a difference.

[Lee Yuan Sheng]

Wow, 3k for that is relatively cheap. Care to share how you managed to get that setup for 3k?

[Chris Gohlke]

Here is a pic:

http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/media/users/4976/IMG_0806.JPG

65" Apex Widescreen HDTV (Cost under $1400 and performs on par with my buddies $2800 set, this set is usually about $1800 retail and I got it when Amazon was blowing them out, so I got it to my door for under $1400))
Panasonic DVR/DVD Recorder DMR E80h paid about $500 (Retails for $699, but combined a coupon and sale at Sears)
Phillips DVP642 (plays anything and everything) $70 at target
Sony Amp (Bought used from a buddy that likes to upgrade his home theater stuff as often as I like to buy computer stuff - he paid $500, I bought it for $150 a year latter)
AR Speakers - Mains retailed for $300 each, got a great price match and got both for $300, can't remember what I paid for the rears
JBL Sub (Used $75 from the same friend as above, he got on a kick of having all matching brand speakers and gave me a deal on this)

That totals about $2500 for what I paid and maybe $3800 if you paid full retail.