Cool Gadgets to Consider for a Remodeling Project

A home remodeling project is much more than changing window treatments, deciding between carpets or area rugs and even installing new appliances. If you are considering a small renovation to start the new season with the latest in decor, experts also recommend that you consider getting new electronics or updating the ones you already have. If you have grown tired of the gadgets that help you improve your everyday life, then keep on reading because we have compiled a list that may help you complement that new couch or that nice coffee table.

Sometimes we spend so much time and effort focusing on the larger picture of our remodeling projects that we forget the smaller parts that make the whole work in perfect harmony. Though it mainly depends on your budget, try to update your lifestyle electronics as you upgrade other traditional parts of your home.

For example, if you buy a new coffee table, buy a new cordless phone. If you install a new wall unit, try to fill it up with a great home theater system. Or if you just bought a new flat screen TV, why not get a new DVD player? Recommended by ConsumerReports, here are just a few affordable gadgets that we think you should consider for updating your lifestyle.

Toshiba DVD Player and Recorder XD-E500

Considered perhaps as the most affordable DVD player and recorder ever manufactured, the Toshiba XD E500 is a superb option for your old VHS player and recorder, (finally!). With a price tag as low as $63.95 in some stores, this DVD player and recorder has earned stars not only for its price but also for its features.

For example, it is considered the best option for high-def televisions as it uses HDMI connections. However, if your flat screen TV does not have HDMI ports, you are out of luck because this player only works with these new connectors. But other than that, this Toshiba DVD player and recorder comes with a pack of cool features such as a screen saver, video up-conversion (to improve the quality of old DVDs), and an optical digital-audio out for another high-quality sound option.

Onkyo HT-S5200 Home Theater System

A great DVD player should be matched with the perfect home theater system. The Onkyo HT-S5200 Home Theater System has rapidly become a household name for offering interesting electronic solutions at very low prices. While many well-known brands offer their sound systems at over 1,000 dollars, Onkyo sound systems may go for half of that.

Though very affordable, expect to shell out $499.99 for this baby (one cent shy from the 500-dollar mark). The entire package includes a 7.1 channel speaker system, a sub woofer and even an iPod docking system.

Some of the features included in this system are auto audio calibration (so that you always get that perfect, crisp sound each and every time you use it), and AM radio tuner. This system, however, does not come with a CD or DVD player.

VTech LS6217 Cordless Phone

Your new coffee table will look even more impressive once you install the VTech LS6217 Cordless Phone an interesting and futuristic-looking phone that will help you enhance your communications needs. Though mobile phones have almost replaced home phones, these are now re-emerging as technologically-advanced gadgets at even lower prices when compared to the pre-cell phone era.

Considered by many critics as stylish and easy to use, this VTech cordless phone adds great colors and designs to both the front and back sides of the unit. The base is so small that it only takes up the space of a coffee mug.

By integrating all of the components into the handset, this cordless phone is self-sufficient and the cradle is only limited for charging this 1.9 GHz phone, perfect for every day use.

Some of the features that it includes are: voice mail indicator, it can store up to 50 numbers, ringer control and lighted keypad. Expect to pay from $34.88 to $59.99 for this unit.

We hope these suggestions help you complete your renovation project. Just make sure to add electronics such as these to your final budget so that you don’t sacrifice other important fixes as well.

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