hmm. i dont know to me those few suggestions wont work. with tivo u need to know calble company to get the right one, 1000 is like 1/2-1/3 the amount for a home theatre. mp3 player wont really apeal to everyoone same with that robot crap and ppl may have a home theatre and tivo, not like it matters its a prize. id say a cannon eos Digital SLR + 1gb memory, or if u dont wanna go teh digi cam route, id say a nice viewsonic 19 or 20'' lcd. laptop is nice but ppl may have them. i wonder if newegg.com has gift certificates. or you could just to a VISA gift card.