What an $18,000 Home Theater Looks Like

kgagne writes "Computerworld has a blog with video about an $18,000 home theater system that Intel set up at Storage Networking World in order to promote their new home server system. But what's really cool about this set up is that the server was connected to a 24" iMac, an Apple TV, an Xbox 360, a Wii, an iPod Touch, a Nokia N810 mobile Internet tablet, various cameras and a 15" wireless digital picture frame. The server was streaming all the various feeds to a top-of-the-line Pioneer Elite 50" plasma TV. The Intel reps said the high-definition movie downloads, which could be browsed through a menu, were as high quality as those from a Pioneer Elite Blu-ray player they had set up."

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$20k

[JBHarris]

The tabulation comes up closer to $20k. From the article:

Here's a tabulation of the equipment:
(1) Pioneer 50" 1080p KURO Flat Panel HDTV: $5,000
(2) Series Pro Power AVS 2000 Automatic Voltage Stabilizers: $4,400
(2) Intel Entry Storage System SS4200-E home NAS servers: $700 (without disk drives)
(1) Pioneer BDP-95FD Blu-ray Disc player: $999
(1) 24" iMac: $2,249
(1) Apple TV: $329
(1) Xbox 360 console: $349
(1) Nintendo Wii console: $250
(1) Apple iPod Touch: $399
(1) Nokia N810 Mobile Internet Tablet: $500
(1) Spectrum Digital 15" wireless photo frame: $357
(1) Pioneer Elite VSX 94TXH AV Receiver: $1,800
(2) Monster THX Tower Speakers 200: $1,600
Total price: $18,932

That is without drives in the server, and without any games or movies or anything else that makes the home theater worth something.

Personally, I'd rather have the $400 Home Theater in a Box from Circuit City and $17,600 in cash in a briefcase sitting in front of it...That will certainly impress your friends.

Brad

$18,000?

[hee gozer]

Pfft, only 12 Euros, that's pocket money!