Hi-Tech Meets Decor: Your High-Def TV And Your Home

You found the perfect television. It's a great high-defsets: 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 inshelf setup and a screensaver, you can even
your living room. You can even afford it, with cash lefttransform 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, toohomey 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 installingWall mounted televisions don't work well with this
the perfect high-def TV in your home, and some ofsolution, but there is a unique solution: a mirror cover. A
them will eliminate any appearance of a television intransparent guard covers the screen, transforming the
your home - or make your television so attractive thatappearance 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 TVsallows the picture to show right through the cover.
A DLP TV is a projection-style set, which are muchCertain sets allow for other solutions, though: screen
nicer today than they were twenty years ago whensaver-type technology can transform your set into a
they were the mainstay of any bar setting. The bestfishtank, or show the gradual setting of the sun over a
news is that not all projection televisions are lockedtropical island.
into a case; today, you can get sets that look basicallyThe Ultimate Solution: A TV Room
like an old slide projector. The scalable image theyOne of the most popular new home improvement
project will look good on a blank white wall, or on achoices is a media room dedicated strictly to the
portable or wall-mounted screen (mountings can betelevision. This allows you to mount your
hidden beneath things like decorative shelves ifsurround-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 TVto see the latest chick flick, and for both of you alone
You don't have to go invisible, though. There are plentyto watch the movie of your choice, ending the evening
of furnishing options for all but the largest televisionwith that romantic flickering fireplace.