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How much did you spend on new AV tech over the festive period?

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Old 06-01-2009, 11:40 AM   #1
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Post How much did you spend on new AV tech over the festive period?
* Nothing - There’s a recession, don’t you know
* Up to £350
* Between £350 and £1,000
* Between £1,000 and £5,000
* Over £5,000
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Old 06-01-2009, 10:21 PM   #2
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Re: How much did you spend on new AV tech over the festive period?
Wouldn't a poll have been usefull?

Anyway - £700+
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Old 06-01-2009, 11:08 PM   #3
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Re: How much did you spend on new AV tech over the festive period?
This thread may also be of relevance:
Did you get an AV gadget this Xmas?
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Old 07-01-2009, 1:08 PM   #4
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Re: How much did you spend on new AV tech over the festive period?
Between £350-£1000.
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Old 07-01-2009, 3:07 PM   #5
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Re: How much did you spend on new AV tech over the festive period?
Up to £350
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Old 07-01-2009, 4:41 PM   #6
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Re: How much did you spend on new AV tech over the festive period?
brought a sony tv for 599 and a blu ray for 200
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Old 07-01-2009, 5:56 PM   #7
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Re: How much did you spend on new AV tech over the festive period?
£560.00 on a LCD tv
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Old 07-01-2009, 9:18 PM   #8
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Re: How much did you spend on new AV tech over the festive period?
Hi Folks
In the run up to xmas period the following items were purchased.
Arcam AVR 350.
Pioneer KRP 500A.
Monitor Audio RS Speakers 5.0 Set.
Sony BDP 5000 ES.

Not every thing set up though, in the middle of redecorating
Should finnish before weekend though

The following items will be put up for sale soon if anybody is interested. Not decided on any price yet
Pioneer PDP 435. ISF Calibrated by Piers
KEF Q Series 5.0 Speaker set.
Arcam AVR 300.
Panasonic BDP 50.
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Old 08-01-2009, 11:32 AM   #9
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Re: How much did you spend on new AV tech over the festive period?
£350 - £1000.

BDP-S350 for Christmas for me and Mrs TD. Then I got an unexpected Christmas bonus and went and spent it on boxing day on a 5.1 set of Tannoy Mercury's.
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Old 08-01-2009, 1:46 PM   #10
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Re: How much did you spend on new AV tech over the festive period?
£400

Sony BDP-S550 Blu-ray for me...

...Sony DAV-S260 for my son
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Old 08-01-2009, 2:24 PM   #11
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Re: How much did you spend on new AV tech over the festive period?
panny 42pz81b just waiting fo it to arrive
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Old 08-01-2009, 2:28 PM   #12
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Re: How much did you spend on new AV tech over the festive period?
Kef 2005.3 (£500)
Sony Blu Ray Player BDP S350 (£170)
Xbox 360 (£180)

£850 in all. Oops !
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Old 08-01-2009, 2:30 PM   #13
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Re: How much did you spend on new AV tech over the festive period?
£16, bought an iTrip from canada via ebay, hehe
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Old 08-01-2009, 3:19 PM   #14
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Re: How much did you spend on new AV tech over the festive period?
£1500 on new amp and speakers
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Old 08-01-2009, 3:27 PM   #15
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Re: How much did you spend on new AV tech over the festive period?
About £1000 after Xmas. I think being off work for so long led me to buying stuff just 'cos I was bored!
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Old 08-01-2009, 9:48 PM   #16
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Re: How much did you spend on new AV tech over the festive period?
£300 on a sony 32" v4000 from JL and now considering sky hd!
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Old 11-01-2009, 6:45 PM   #17
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Re: How much did you spend on new AV tech over the festive period?
Sony 40X2000 off these forums and a Sony BDPS350.

Bout 800's worth in the end.
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Old 11-01-2009, 6:52 PM   #18
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Re: How much did you spend on new AV tech over the festive period?
£700 on samsung telly waiting till end of month for del
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Old 11-01-2009, 8:31 PM   #19
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Re: How much did you spend on new AV tech over the festive period?
eek - well m8 ex finally lef tmy house! - so ...

£300 on samsung 32" from comet
£700 on a Sony Gigajuke
£700 on a Onkyo 806 / Tannoy Speaker package - incl leads and cabling
£200 on a new media centre pc for lounge
£99 for Sky HD

omg .... need to resist new tv for lounge now ......
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Old 11-01-2009, 9:43 PM   #20
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Re: How much did you spend on new AV tech over the festive period?


£888.00 samsung tv.
£195.00 Onkyo amp.
£100.00 2x speakers.
£40.00 cables.

Also spent a small fortune on wifes latop i bought her and related equipment and a new car.
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