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Uber Geeks Holiday Gift Guide

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the stuff-to-lust-after dept.

Johann Ramirez sent us Hardware Extreme's Christmas Wishlist which has tons of lust worthy objects that you have seen on Slashdot in the past, and several more that will make you feel strange things in your loins that might be unhealthy in the context of electronics. I want me a head mounted monitor and this wall mounted stereo santa!

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  1. Who'd want that Nakamichi stereo? by Jon+Chatow · · Score: 4, Informative

    ... when you can get the B&O BeoSound Century, which is far nicer? Of course, if you want a good stereo, rather than an aethetically pleasing one, you wouldn't get one that was wall-mounted (perhaps one from these people?), but B&O's products are quite good in terms of audio quality, given their form factor.

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  2. 800x600 head mounted display at least! by JM · · Score: 3, Informative
    The guide shows the DH-4400VP model, which is pretty neat for watching DVDs and stuff, but they also have the DH-4500MPV model, which is ideal for Cyborg-like applications =)


    The manufacturer's page is:

    http://www.personaldisplay.com/english/f_whatis. ht ml


    At $1000, it's pretty reasonable!


    Santa, I want one ;-)

  3. Re:My Problem... by professortomoe · · Score: 2, Informative

    They do have a right to laugh. I'm 14, and if I really want something, I buy it myself. Find a job, or do odd tasks around the neighbor hood, the money adds up. My "wish list" totals about 700 bucks cause all I really want are a few classical music cd's and a Gamecube. Maybe if ya cut down your list, they won't laugh.

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  4. it should be noted by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    The HMD described in the link is probably not ~1200x1200 pixels as they describe. Usually when they put out specs for these HMDs, you have to divide the pixel number by 3, for R G and B. So a 1.44 million pixel display is really a ~500 thousand pixel display which is more like 800x600..

  5. Re:all I want for christmas by Yosho · · Score: 2, Informative

    Go to Control Panel/System/Advanced. Click on the "Error reporting" button in the lower right. Click on the radio button that says "Disable error reporting." Enjoy. ^_^

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  6. simple gifts for the geek with too many toys by sunhou · · Score: 3, Informative

    Two very simple but practical suggestions for geeks who already have a lot of toys spread all over their home (I got both for myself during the past year, and they've helped me clean up my living room a bit, and were well worth it):

    First, the cheap one: a $20
    video/S-video switch (the SVS1000, not the AVS500 on that page) to connect more things to the TV. I've got my N64 and Dreamcast going through it, and will probably also route one or two of my VCRs through it. Simple but handy. But a warning: if you give one to an uber-geek he may complain that the box degrades the video quality noticeably; I didn't notice any image degradation at all with Mario Kart 64, which was my main concern. I just picked up one of these when I bought a Dreamcast after they came down to $50, since my TV didn't have any more free inputs.

    Second, and much more expensive, a KVM switch, to share one keyboard/monitor/mouse among multiple computers. I got myself a Belkin OmniView SE 4-port (they claim list price around $260, but I'm pretty sure I got mine quite a bit cheaper) and I'm really happy to have reclaimed so much room on my desk; now I'm able to pile up so many more papers than before!

    Lately when Christmas approaches, I've started wondering where I can make room for any more stuff I get. These two things have given me a bit of extra room and helped me organize all the wires a bit.