HOME THEATER

The Jesserers could actually get away with selling tickets to this home theater, with black velvet curtains over a big screen, LCD, high-def TV with surround sound, flanked by an old-fashioned popcorn machine. Come to think of it, most movie theaters don't have plush new sofas, massage chairs or Wii games, so they could probably charge extra! And no cineplex out there has a hand-crafted work of art celebrating their adopted children's Russian heritage -- Mom's favorite part of the room.

• Verizon FiOS Premiere TV service, with Movies, Sports and Karaoke packages
• Verizon FiOS HD Home Media DVR -- can stream recorded shows to any TV in the house, as well as photos and music from any PC.
• 48" Sony LCD TV
• Phillips Remote w/ RF Kit
• Radius Surround Sound
• Radius 360 Sub
  3 x R250 speakers
  2 x Radius Satellite R45
• Wii sports package w/ Tiger Woods Golf '08
• Steeler/Pirates inspired Popcorn Machine w/ ceramic popcorn bowl
• Black Velvet Movie Theater Curtains
• BDI Avion Entertainment Stand (Espresso)
• Toshiba HD DVD Player
• Integra A/V Receiver
• Custom Window Bliinds
• I-Joy Massage Chair for Mom
• Sofa and Loveseat from American Freight Liquidators
• Custom, family-made, framed scroll: Jesserer name in Russian

"HORSES-N-HOTRODS" MULTIMEDIA CENTER

No longer fighting their brother Daniel over one sputtering laptop, Grace and Dima now have their own computer stations -- hers with a real saddle for a seat, his with a race car theme. When the three kids can't all agree on one show or video game for the big TV, those two wall-mounted LCD computer displays also get FiOS TV...and come with wireless headphones.

• 15 Mbps* Verizon FiOS Internet with Wireless Router
• Verizon FiOS Premiere TV service
• 2 x 23" Sharp Aquos LCD TVs (As Computer/TV Monitors)
• Denon Surround Sound Receiver
• Harmony 3.5" LCD Screen Remote
• Paradigm 5.1 Surround Sound
• 2 x Acer Desktop PC
• 2 x Wireless Headsets
• Custom built bench with saddle mounted
• Horse Themed Station for Grace
• Car Themed Station for Dima
• Playstation 3
• 2 x Boom Chairs (Gaming chairs with built-in speakers)

BILL'S OFFICE

Once relegated to working from a tiny cabinet shelf in the dining room, Dad now has his own cozy office space -- a forgotten basement nook, repurposed -- furnished with the old golf memorabilia he loves and the new, state-of-the-art hardware he needed.

• 15 Mbps* Verizon FiOS Internet
• Verizon Freedom Essentials Voice Plan with Caller ID, Call Waiting, and Home Voice Mail
• New Laptop Station with Microsoft wireless mouse/keyboard
• Desk, desk chair and lamp from Ikea
• Networked All-in-one Copier/fax/scanner

THE BAT CAVE

What started as Brian's affectionately mocking nickname for Daniel's gaming...well, closet, really, was taken to an über-cool extreme that would make even a billionaire crime fighter drool. Pull the correct book (we're not telling which) and a secret bookcase door opens, saying, "Access granted, welcome to the lair." Inside a black light casts an eerie glow on inky walls, a dark leather curtain and electric "roots" growing from the ceiling. Wow, a kid could spend days down there on that smokingly fast, voice-recognizing computer...or until Mom hits a hidden button upstairs, blaring a red light siren that means, Play time's over, Daniel.

• Custom Speaking Book Case Door
  On piano hinges with a gate latch for an opening mechanism
  Speaks personalized phrase to person entering
• 23" Sharp LCD TV/Computer Monitor
• Custom built Desk and Stage
• Custom Alarm with hidden controlling wireless switch upstairs
• Custom-built Computer
  Seagate 250GB Hard Drive
  Black Antec Case w/ side window and lights
  OCZ CameXStream 700W Power supply
  Crucial 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 800 Dual Channel Ram
  ASUS P5E ATX Intel Motherboard
  POWERCOLOR Radeon Video Card
  Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHz Processor
  I-rocks IR-8100-SL 12-in-1 USB 2.0 Card Reader
  Logitech MX 5000 Bluetooth Wireless Mouse/Keyboard
  Rocketfish Digital USB Microphone
• 19" Invision LCD Computer Monitor
• Xbox 360 w/ Guitar Hero 3
• Black Leather curtain from Linens and Things
• 2 x Boom Chairs

*Up to 15 Mbps download/2 Mbps upload

Posted by Jim 2.0 | tagged: upgrade, home theater, Jesserer