Ben and Rik did a bit of brain storming and we came up with the following list of stuff that we think is cool. We're not saying that you should buy it for us necessily ... but if you're ever stuck for birthday ideas for your favorite boys, then take our advice and buy something from this list.
An alternative - and this might sound a bit mercenary - send us an Amazon Gift Certificate. And we can decide what to buy...
CategoryKewl Toys
AudioSony Micro System with Bluetooth support
Yamaha RX-V3800 Receiver
Home TheaterPioneer Kuro PRO-150FD Plasma TV
Yamaha RX-V3800 Receiver
MythTVSnapStream - Beyond TV
Hauppauge Wireless MediaMVP
Sandisk - TakeTV
VideoHauppauge Wireless MediaMVP
Pioneer Kuro PRO-150FD Plasma TV
Yamaha RX-V3800 Receiver

  Yamaha RX-V3800 Receiver    
Yamaha RX-V3800 Receiver
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To go with the new plasma for the front room I think this is ideal. The thing I like about it the most is the analog to HMDI conversion. What's that mean? Means you only need one HDMI cable between the receiver and the screen. All the video sources, like the VCR and the laser disk player, connect to the Yamaha and it takes care of upconverting that lousy analog video to 1080p hi-def beauty.
Another thing that's intgreguing is the Network Receiver function. Don't know exactly how it works, but it claims to allow you to stream stuff from t'internet.


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