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    Image of Dacker Dacker
    07:26 PM

    In reply to What Gadgets Do You Plan On Giving This Holiday?
    Lego Mindstorm NXT
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    06:32 PM

    In reply to What Gadgets Do You Plan On Giving This Holiday?
    I've given up on keeping up with game consoles since I have several already just collecting dust however the girlfriend wants a Wii.

    Every time I think I'm out, they pull me back in...
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    06:28 PM

    In reply to What Gadgets Do You Plan On Giving This Holiday?
    I was going to build my dad an HTPC, but they found it was too expensive. I was going to give him a copy of Windows 7 for the build.
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    Image of njdevil njdevil
    06:25 PM

    In reply to What Gadgets Do You Plan On Giving This Holiday?
    Magic Mice for everybody. I finally tried one the other day and was a little underwhelmed by the ergonomics, but screw it. Not my hands.
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    06:26 PM

    @njdevil: Ahh, gee, um, thanks uncle njdevil...Do you still have the receipt for these?
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    Image of Xagest Xagest
    06:25 PM

    In reply to What Gadgets Do You Plan On Giving This Holiday?
    I'm getting my dad a good power washer. My sister is getting an $800 PC rig for gaming. My best friend is getting a DSi and a 20 inch monitor. My mom is getting the shear relief of knowing that I can still afford a house payment....
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    06:27 PM

    @Xagest: Can I be your friend or relative?
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    Image of Duckspwn_Reborn Duckspwn_Reborn
    06:30 PM

    @Nathan Obbards: I second that.
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    06:47 PM

    @Duckspwn_Reborn: How'd you get banned and rebornded?
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    Image of Duckspwn_Reborn Duckspwn_Reborn
    08:41 PM

    @Nathan Obbards: Oooo, that's an unfortunate story. I'm not really unbanned; this is a new account. I'll give you the quick rundown.
    - I comment on Kotaku for maybe the second or third time ever.
    - (Asinine) weekend editor apparently didn't appreciate my comment, which is as follows: "Jumper: Griffin's Story has extremely easy achievements that are worth 50 gp each, which explains why she bought it. I bet they put those in the game just to force someone (achievement whores) to buy it."
    This comment was pertaining to an article on Kotaku about some chick who had like 160 000 GP on Xbox Live, and unlike most of my other comments, actually contains facts *gasp*.
    - I get banned by said Kotaku weekend editor (Owen Good).
    - I attempt to appeal ban. I get told by nice Giz editors "Sorry, but we can't do much for you. Tough shit, but if you start a new account maybe you can reprove yourself.
    - Tada, here I am.
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    08:50 PM

    @Duckspwn_Reborn: That's incredibly lame. It's why I tend not to comment on Diaz posts or, if I do, post exceptionally mundane things in them. I bet someone thought you were calling her an actual whore. Lame no matter how you slice it.
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    Image of Duckspwn_Reborn Duckspwn_Reborn
    09:00 PM

    @Nathan Obbards: Yep... moral of the story? Kotaku sucks, and I will never, ever comment there again. I certainly learned my lesson.
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    Image of Ben Riches Ben Riches
    06:25 PM

    In reply to What Gadgets Do You Plan On Giving This Holiday?
    Im getting my dad a kindle.
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    Image of FigNinja FigNinja
    06:24 PM

    In reply to What Gadgets Do You Plan On Giving This Holiday?
    This is what I got for my husband:
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    Image of FigNinja FigNinja
    06:25 PM

    @FigNinja:

    Oh, and this is what he got for me.
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    Image of Preston Millhouse Preston Millhouse
    06:29 PM

    @FigNinja: The old model of Macbook Pro? Haha I'm going to assume you meant the new one.
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    Image of FigNinja FigNinja
    06:31 PM

    @Preston Millhouse: Yes. The new 15.4. I was looking for a smallish pic and didn't notice the difference in this one. I'm not a Mac person.
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    Image of RyanXP RyanXP
    12/10/09

    In reply to How Many Is Too Many Boxes In Your Entertainment Center?
    PS3, Xbox360, Wii, NES (top-loader), VCR (needed to use the NES on my Olevia tv -_-), uverse DVR/set top box, Uverse home gateway, a second wired desktop switch, 500GB Buffalo Linkstation NAS, two 1TB External Harddrives (linked via USB to the NAS), a 4 port HDMI switcher, and in a couple of weeks, a Dell Zino.

    My fiancee thinks this is a bit of a problem. It's obviously a solution.
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    Image of brodie7838 brodie7838
    12/10/09

    @RyanXP: No no no, that's the wrong remote, you have to use *this* remote to turn on that box, then this white remote to turn on the TV, the gray remote to switch the HDMI over to the TV from that box, then turn on the VCR and NES by hand, change the input to analog..
    Are you even paying attention to me?!
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    Image of HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H. HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H.
    12/10/09

    In reply to How Many Is Too Many Boxes In Your Entertainment Center?
    My entertainment center's a little sparse; it's just sporting a homebrew MythTV/Boxee box, a DirecTV box, a stereo receiver and speakers, and a Wii.
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    Edited by HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H. at 12/10/09 12:14 PM HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H. was starred HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H. was unstarred
    Image of Canoehead Canoehead
    12/10/09

    In reply to How Many Is Too Many Boxes In Your Entertainment Center?
    Tivo S3 (with external ESATA drive), PS3, X-Box 360, Wii, Sling Solo, Receiver, HD-DVD Player and a spare HDMI cable to connect a laptop. The stereo rack also has a router and ethernet switch strapped to the back, plus a dedicated Wireless N Bridge to the bedroom to service the Tivo HD and Popcorn Hour. There are also spare hookups (cords, sensor bar etc) for the Wii in the bedroom and for the 360 in the den.

    Excessive?
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    Image of Ninety-9 Ninety-9
    12/10/09

    In reply to How Many Is Too Many Boxes In Your Entertainment Center?
    Well, not including video game consoles. One nice HTPC and a good surround sound receiver should do it.

    A cable box, probably, but cablecard should eliminate that (if any progress has been made with cablecard and HTPCs).
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    Image of dagamer34 dagamer34
    12/10/09

    In reply to How Many Is Too Many Boxes In Your Entertainment Center?
    -PS3
    -Xbox 360
    - HTPC (HP Slimline)
    - Sony A/V Receiver
    - 2 ATI CableCard Tuners
    - HP MediaSmart w/6TB storage
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    Image of Kirkaiya Kirkaiya
    12/10/09

    In reply to How Many Is Too Many Boxes In Your Entertainment Center?
    Just a cable box, and a HTPC (plus a Bose amp/woofer, and a couple of Bose cubes mounted to the wall above the TV).

    I used to have a DVD player hooked up as well, but the HTPC has a DVD/burner combo drive. After I put together my HTPC, I put my old stand-alone DVD player in a box in the store-room (Windows 7 Media Center + Media Browser plug-in beats the crap out of messing with discs, CDs, etc).

    And it (the HTPC) has a Radeon HD 4870 card, which is more than enough for my occasional L4D / Crysis / HL2 / [insert other FPS] fix. If I can manage to get a cable tuner card for it, I can ditch the cable TV box too, actually.

    So, for me, one HTPC took the place of the CD player, DVD player, and video-game console.
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    Image of dry-roasted-peanuts dry-roasted-peanuts
    12/10/09

    In reply to How Many Is Too Many Boxes In Your Entertainment Center?
    Receiver, cable box, PS3, Wii and Retro Duo.
    My bedroom is right on the other side of the wall, so I have cables from my PC running through the wall to the receiver.
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    Image of berbar berbar
    12/10/09

    In reply to How Many Is Too Many Boxes In Your Entertainment Center?
    I have HT in a box, an Xbox and a Wii. I wish I could change the HT for an HTPC. Hopefully, next year.

    Oh, I I wouldn't want to have any more boxes there.
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    Edited by berbar at 12/10/09 9:57 AM berbar was starred berbar was unstarred
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