Pimp Your Superbowl XLII Party

The Pats versus Big Blue, plus Tom Petty at the half: The Super Bowl just doesn’t get any better. Of course, what’s the point of watching the game on mediocre gear when you could be showing off a hot new home theater rig (and a few geektastic extras) to your buddies as they guzzle all your beer?

Full Moon Fever 

This trust-fund-busting setup will make you feel like you and your friends are sitting on the 50-yard line — minus the drunken idiot spilling beer on you (or not).

$2799 USD, Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 1080 UB
Epson’s PowerLite Home Cinema 1080 UB($2799 after $200 rebate) is one of the hottest and newest high-def projectors out there, with an impressive 50,000:1 contrast ratio and two HDMI 1.3 ports.

$730 USD, Da-Lite Designer Cinema HD Projection Screen
But Fox is only broadcasting the game in 720p; why the extra pixels for the projector? You’ll need them when you project the image onto a retractable Da-Lite Designer Cinema HD projection screen — 106 inches of male overcompensation.

$1199 USD, Denon AVR-2808CI and $2239 USD, Orb Audio Mod4
Sling your audio and video through a Denon’s AVR-2808CI receiver which will distribute the game audio in all its grunting, helmet-crashing glory through a set of space age Orb Audio Mod4 spherical 5.1-channel speakers.

You’re Gonna Get It! 

$1199 USD, Samsung LN-T4042
Not an heir to a major hotel chain? Try a more scaled-down setup built around a 40-inch Samsung LN-T4042 LCD HDTV. It’s 720p, which is perfect for most HD broadcasts, and with a 7000:1 contrast ratio and 178-degree viewing angle, everyone in the room will see the picture well enough to argue with the referee. 

$679 USD, Sony Bravia DAV-IS10
For multichannel audio, the Sony Bravia DAV-IS10 home theater in a box is simple and stealthy, with an HDMI-sporting digital amp/DVD player, five golf-ball size satellites, and a slim black subwoofer.

Southern Accents: 

$900 USD, La-Z-Boy Oasis
Sometimes even the basics can benefit from a little ingenuity. La-Z-Boy’s Oasis (call 1-800-625-3246) ensures that you can live the American Dream by not leaving your comfy armchair to get a beer or order pizza, thanks to a built-in cooler and corded phone. 

$340USD, iRobot Roomba 530
When the final seconds have ticked off the clock, you won’t have to dread the big cleanup if you’ve got an iRobot Roomba 530 , a disc-shaped robotic vacuum that can suck up crumbs on carpets or floors in up to three rooms per battery charge.

Let Me Up (I’ve Had Enough) 

$599 USD, B&W Zeppelin
It’s a shame the remote-controlled beer cooler we saw at CES 2008 won’t be available until about a month after it’s most needed… But you can always pick up the football-shaped B&W Zeppelin high-end iPod speaker and show it off like a geeky trophy. Just don’t throw it.