1. Hide as much as possible
2. Surprise with her favorite TV shows on the hard drive
3. Start with iTunes as media center
4. Simplify the user interface
5. Set a random photo slide show as the screensaver
6. Get an elegant and simple controlling device
7. Get her an iPhone
8. Get yourself an iPad
9. Consider Apple TV instead of HTPC
10. Get a good price
If your wife can’t use it, it cannot stay for long. And no, I am not Apple fan as such, but they just make products with a high wife acceptance factor. These are 10 awesome ways to increase wife acceptance factor for your home theater PC and other gadgets.
1. Hide as much as possible
What’s popular with the spouses is everything, if possible, gets hidden – no cables hanging out. Hide the devices into a separate ventilated cabinet and use cable organizers, infrared extenders etc.
2. Surprise with her favorite TV shows on the hard drive
Buy her favorite TV shows on DVDs and rip them to the computer.
3. Start with iTunes as media center
Start with iTunes as media center and introduce later more advanced software. This allows you to extend to other software as you have good media file management system in place.
4. Simplify the user interface
Get rid of all the features and menus that you do not use – simplify the user interface. Organize applications as a simple launchpad to the desktop.
5. Set a random photo slide show as the screensaver
Organize photo collection to the computer and set a random photo slide show as the screensaver.
6. Get an elegant and simple controlling device
Logitech Harmony series has the highest WAF of all remote controls. Logitech MX Air Mouse and Apple Magic Mouse has proven to be good choices, too. Have a look at the home theater PC gear you must have.
7. Get her an iPhone
Get her an iPhone with a remote app such as RowMote. She will love the device and temporarily accept any other new gadget suggestion.
8. Get yourself an iPad
Get an iPad for yourself so your wife can watch her favorite TV shows while you can browse internet and still you are together in the same room.
9. Consider Apple TV instead of HTPC
Consider Apple TV instead of HTPC for higher WAF – it just works with no fuss
10. Get a good price
The cheaper the price, the better the wife acceptance factor. You can later get the additional accessories.
What if the wife is the geek. Would husband acceptance factor look very different? I think the list would look quite similar, but maybe you should start from item 10. and move upwards from there.
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