Engadget's recession antidote: win our custom-built HTPC!

Our Recession Antidote series has been firing on all cylinders for awhile now, but today we're breaking things up a bit with an extra special giveaway. In case you couldn't guess, we'll be transferring ownership of our very own custom-built HTPC -- which was featured yesterday in a 'How to build an HTPC for under $1,000' guide -- and one lucky reader will be able to wrap their arms around a shiny new entertainment rig. We won't bother breaking down the specs (just check out yesterday's piece for that), but we will bother thanking the outfits who made this come together as well as point you to the fine print below for instructions on how to drop your name in the hat.

Huge thanks to nMEDIAPC, Intel, ASUS, OCZ, Hitachi, LG, Gigabyte, Auvio and Microsoft for providing the gear!

The rules:

• Leave a comment below. Any comment will do, but if you want to share your proposal for "fixing" the world economy, that'd be sweet too.
  
• You may only enter this specific giveaway once. If you enter this giveaway more than once you'll be automatically disqualified, etc. (Yes, we have robots that thoroughly check to ensure fairness.)
• If you enter more than once, only activate one comment. This is pretty self explanatory. Just be careful and you'll be fine.
  
• Contest is open to anyone in the 50 States, 18 or older! Sorry, we don't make this rule (we hate excluding anyone), so be mad at our lawyers and contest laws if you have to be mad.
  
• Winner will be chosen randomly. One (1) winner will receive one (1) custom-built HTPC. Approximate value is $1,000. That special Engadget Touch is provided gratis.
  
• If you are chosen, you will be notified by email. Winners must respond within three days of the end of the contest. If you do not respond within that period, another winner will be chosen.
• Entries can be submitted until Wednesday, July 22nd, at 11:59PM ET. Good luck!
• Full rules can be found here.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 22nd 2009 7:02PM]

nice, would love this

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 22nd 2009 7:11PM]

yes

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 22nd 2009 7:19PM]

need!

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 22nd 2009 7:19PM]

Wow! An Engadget-built custom HTPC.
Put my name in the hat.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 22nd 2009 9:27PM]

I want one!

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 22nd 2009 7:25PM]

yep

[Lumis Posted Jul 22nd 2009 7:28PM]

me want

[Birth Canal Posted Jul 22nd 2009 7:37PM]

OMG thanks Engadget! I will kiss the ground you walk on if I win!

[FordPrfct Posted Jul 22nd 2009 7:38PM]

Ooh, this would be *perfect*! I spent most of today moving (combining households to save money FTW), and was considering seeing what I could do about adding an HTPC to my setup.

[RideTi Posted Jul 22nd 2009 7:54PM]

One in 10K chance? Slightly better than the powerball!

[robotman2009 Posted Jul 22nd 2009 8:02PM]

here's my comment

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 22nd 2009 8:08PM]

GIMMEH NAU!

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 22nd 2009 8:31PM]

ooh I want one!

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 22nd 2009 8:57PM]

yes, please

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 22nd 2009 8:59PM]

WOW!!!!

Yes please!!!

[Lazarpandar Posted Jul 22nd 2009 9:01PM]

v

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 22nd 2009 9:09PM]

WOW, I WANT ONE!

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 22nd 2009 9:18PM]

maybe ill win?

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 22nd 2009 10:05PM]

Count Me In.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 22nd 2009 9:39PM]

pretty please

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 22nd 2009 9:41PM]

pick me!

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 23rd 2009 12:57AM]

htpc time

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 22nd 2009 10:25PM]

Sweet, I'm throwing my name into the hat for this one.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 22nd 2009 10:40PM]

I agree to the poor college students comment. Shouldn't that be a scholarship category in itself, like they separate ethnicity and such?
Back on topic, I'd rather have this than try to build mine for less than $500

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 22nd 2009 11:00PM]

Bring the original voice actors for Futurama back!!!

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 22nd 2009 11:22PM]

Yes, yes...my precious.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 22nd 2009 11:34PM]

Easier than winning the lottery :D

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 22nd 2009 11:40PM]

Senator Mark Pryor stated that you don't have to pass an IQ Test to get elected to the Senate... maybe we should change that?

[spartacus210 Posted Jul 22nd 2009 11:40PM]

want want

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 22nd 2009 11:45PM]

give meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[Just2good4u3434 Posted Jul 23rd 2009 12:08AM]

I want

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 23rd 2009 12:19AM]

This is a comment

[JosiahCo Posted Jul 23rd 2009 12:38AM]

Thank you sir may I have another.

[MobileGeek Posted Jul 23rd 2009 1:11AM]

me 2, but what was the question?

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 23rd 2009 7:24AM]

Spend less, save more, oh, and new media pc? Yes please.

[KyleLipp Posted Jul 23rd 2009 10:12AM]

Ol' Grey mare, she aint what she used to be, aint what she used to
be.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 23rd 2009 11:18AM]

Wow -- neato

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 24th 2009 3:26AM]

i like

[kepler27 Posted Jul 23rd 2009 2:57PM]

Yazooo

[John W Posted Jul 22nd 2009 12:03PM]

I like free stuff.

[NeoJew Posted Jul 22nd 2009 12:10PM]

I like responding to the 2nd post.

[ReclaimerCube Posted Jul 22nd 2009 12:20PM]

I like replying to the 1st reply of the 2nd post!

[crsd36 Posted Jul 22nd 2009 12:14PM]

I too like responding to the 2nd post.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 22nd 2009 12:21PM]

I like replying to other people's posts

[JOBN Posted Jul 22nd 2009 12:23PM]

I think we need to spend more money on space exploration and spend a lot of money on people responding to second posts

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 22nd 2009 12:27PM]

i Love free stuff myself

[Ozenbac Posted Jul 22nd 2009 12:37PM]

I don't care what post I respond to.

[perpetual98 Posted Jul 22nd 2009 12:38PM]

Mmmmm htpc goodness...

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 23rd 2009 7:17AM]

And after scrolling 5 pages, I though nobody gonna post 2nd post

[dark star Posted Jul 22nd 2009 12:03PM]

sweet!!!