The Sims 2: FreeTime/Electronics

Price: $800
Initial Depreciation: $120
Daily Depreciation: $80
Depreciation Limit: $320
Need Effects: Fun 7, Environment 3
Skills: Cooking, Mechanical, Body
Hobbies: Cuisine, Film & Literature, Fitness, Music & Dance, Science, Sports, Tinkering
Rooms: Living, Bedroom
Community Sort: Miscellaneous

The T.V. has several hobbies available to it. Each channel affects a different hobby. They are as follows.

Kidztube: Film & Literature
Sim Broadcasting Network: Film & Literature
SimStation Dance: Music & Dance
SimStation Sports: Sports
The Yummy Channel: Cuisine
Weather Station: Science

As well working out improves fitness and repairing the T.V. gives tinkering. New interactions are as follows.

Tinker: Improves tinkering and carries a chance of electrocution.
Watch Movie: There are five genres to select from. This interaction is autonomous. If chosen the movie will be one chosen by personality and/or age.
- Action: Active
- Children: Kids
- Comedy: Playful
- Drama: Outgoing
- Spooky: Grouchy

There are ten movies to watch from in total, they are as follows

Bubble Bath: Drama
Cat Lady: Spooky
Chicken: Comedy
Fairies: Children
Family Fun: Children
Fetch: Action
Mime Cat: Comedy
Pool Table: Drama
Weather Control: Action
Werewolf: Spooky

Centrepiece Entertainment Suite

Price: $2,600
Initial Depreciation: $390
Daily Depreciation: $260
Depreciation Limit: $1,040
Need Effects: Fun 8, Environment 3
Skills: Cooking, Mechanical, Body
Hobbies: Cuisine, Film & Literature, Fitness, Music & Dance, Science, Sports, Tinkering
Rooms: Living, Bedroom
Community Sort: Miscellaneous

For all interactions, see above.

Audio

Hi-Fi with Vintage Turntable

Price: $1,300
Initial Depreciation: $195
Daily Depreciation: $130
Depreciation Limit: $520
Need Effects: Fun 9, Environment 2
Need Max: Fun 85
Skills: Mechanical, Body
Hobbies: Fitness, Music & Dance, Tinkering
Rooms: Study, Living, Bedroom,
Community Sort: Miscellaneous

All stereos now carry these interactions:

Turn On: Turns the stereo on. From there you have more interactions.
- Switch to: Changes the genre of music played. You also access custom stations with this interaction.
- Next Song: Skips song playing
- Dance: Choose a dance style and do it. Gives Music & Dance enthusiasm.
- Join: Joins sim dancing.
- Turn Off: Turns stereo off
Repair: If stereo breaks, this interaction repairs it. Carries chance of electrocution.
Tinker: Sim plays around with stereo. Carries chance of electrocution.
Work Out: Sim exercises to music. Improves Fitness (Both body shape and hobby)

The GrooveLayer 10k Professional Dj Booth by HotBeets

Price: $3,000
Initial Depreciation: $450
Daily Depreciation: $300
Depreciation Limit: $1,200
Need Effects: Fun 10, Environment 3
SKills: Creativity
Hobbies: Music & Dance
Community Sort: Miscellaneous

Contains the same interactions as a stereo plus these interactions:

Work as the DJ: Takes over as DJ on community lot. Earns money.
Be the DJ: Available at home. Sim takes on the role as DJ.
Change Style: Alters the style of Music to Fast, Medium, Slow or House Mix. House Mix pulls MP3 files out of the computer.
Request: Ask for a certain style of music.

There's also a new interaction for Dj booths.

Dance Contests

Entering dance competitions. This is a clear step by step process on how dance competitions work.

Click on DJ Booth and select Enter Dance Contest then select the dance your sim will perform.
Other sims will enter choosing dances of their own. As sims wait, they talk amongst each other.
Competition starts when four sims have entered.
Winner is chosen based on Body skill, Music & Dance enthusiasm, the hidden dancing skill and a random factor.
Winners get $500, Body and fun. Dance competitions deplete energy and hygiene.

Small Electronics

TalkTime Phonality

Price: $60
Initial Depreciation: $9
Daily Depreciation: $6
Depreciation Limit: $24
Rooms: Living, Bedroom, Kitchen
Community Sort: Miscellaneous, Shopping

Must be placed on a surface. Carries all the same interactions as other phones. All phones and cellphones carry two new features.

Make 3-Way Call: Third Popularity benefit. To do this, call a sim and select the talk with option. While talking, select your sim and click on Make 3-Way call. You will then be given a menu to choose from. All sims gain relationship with each other.
Subscribe to Magazine: Available upon reaching hobby level 3 in any hobby. Click on the phone and select Subscribe to Magazine. You will be given a list of hobbies that you achieved level 3 or over. Choose desired magazine and follow the prompts. Magazines are delivered weekly. The days of delivery are listed below.
- Monday: Music & Dance
- Tuesday: Arts & Crafts, Tinkering, Nature
- Wednesday: Science
- Thursday: Sports, Fitness
- Friday: Cuisine
- Saturday: Games
- Sunday: Film & Literature

To cancel subscription, simply click on the phone and select unsubscribe from magazine. Another version of this phone 'TalkTime Phonality with Mounting Bracket' is available. However, it must be placed on a wall. Other than that, it shares the same features.