| You found the perfect television. It's a great high-def | | | | sets: armoirs, closets, and shelf sets can make your |
| TV, with every bell and whistle you were looking for, | | | | TV part of the living room, yet discreet. With the right |
| and it's exactly the right size to fit into the open spot in | | | | shelf setup and a screensaver, you can even |
| your living room. You can even afford it, with cash left | | | | transform your plasma television into a fireplace; the |
| over for the surround sound system you need as well. | | | | flickering flame gives your room a romantic and |
| Only one problem: your wife hates it. Too big, too | | | | homey atmosphere, and only close inspection reveals |
| intrusive, and too attractive to all your college friends. | | | | the truth! |
| Don't despair: there are plenty of solutions for installing | | | | Wall mounted televisions don't work well with this |
| the perfect high-def TV in your home, and some of | | | | solution, but there is a unique solution: a mirror cover. A |
| them will eliminate any appearance of a television in | | | | transparent guard covers the screen, transforming the |
| your home - or make your television so attractive that | | | | appearance of your high-def TV into a nice |
| your wife will insist on having one. | | | | wall-mounted mirror. Turning on the set, however, |
| The Invisible TV: DLP TVs | | | | allows the picture to show right through the cover. |
| A DLP TV is a projection-style set, which are much | | | | Certain sets allow for other solutions, though: screen |
| nicer today than they were twenty years ago when | | | | saver-type technology can transform your set into a |
| they were the mainstay of any bar setting. The best | | | | fishtank, or show the gradual setting of the sun over a |
| news is that not all projection televisions are locked | | | | tropical island. |
| into a case; today, you can get sets that look basically | | | | The Ultimate Solution: A TV Room |
| like an old slide projector. The scalable image they | | | | One of the most popular new home improvement |
| project will look good on a blank white wall, or on a | | | | choices is a media room dedicated strictly to the |
| portable or wall-mounted screen (mountings can be | | | | television. This allows you to mount your |
| hidden beneath things like decorative shelves if | | | | surround-sound system in a perfectly-engineered |
| necessary). This is a great solution for a small space, | | | | room, with seating and other amenities that will have |
| where one room performs several different functions. | | | | your friends over for the Superbowl, her friends over |
| The Camouflaged TV | | | | to see the latest chick flick, and for both of you alone |
| You don't have to go invisible, though. There are plenty | | | | to watch the movie of your choice, ending the evening |
| of furnishing options for all but the largest television | | | | with that romantic flickering fireplace. |