| Do you want a brand new 65" LCD TV? I do! | | | | and rich tones, so why would you settle for Mp3 |
| Do you have the space, or the money, to get one? | | | | quality audio at home? (Conveniently, what's the |
| Me neither. | | | | smallest size TV you can find with excellent sound? |
| Well, now what? I guess newspapers are the way to | | | | Right around the 37" LCD TV's.) Look for TV's that |
| go, right? Wrong. When shopping for a new TV, there | | | | mimic Surround Sound, and that have received praise |
| are several key features to look for, namely size, | | | | specifically for their sound quality. |
| sound, resolution, and price. So lets figure out what | | | | Resolution - Ah, the debate continues. I'm going to put it |
| makes a good TV. (For our purposes, lets stick to the | | | | to rest right now. A 720p display performs JUST AS |
| 37" LCD TV variety) | | | | WELL as 1080p/i. Just trust me, it does. I've done my |
| Size - It matters. You have to consider both the size | | | | homework on this, and 720p is just as jaw dropping as |
| of the screen, and the dimensions of the system itself. | | | | its larger counterpart. The only difference is that buying |
| Say you just bought that 37" LCD TV. That sure is | | | | 720's will save you upwards of $100 almost every |
| one big screen (believe me, 37 inches is a whole lot of | | | | time. |
| screen), but what good does it do you if your cabinet | | | | Price - And now it gets interesting. Only you can |
| is only 15 inches wide? None at all, and in fact it makes | | | | determine exactly what you're willing to spend on a |
| the TV look silly. Don't buy a TV (or anything for that | | | | TV set, but I can tell you that you can get all of the |
| matter, unless you have somewhere to put it)! So | | | | important features (not too small/ large size, |
| break out your yard stick and measure. It's going to | | | | movie-quality sound, beautiful 720p picture quality) for |
| save you a ton of head-aches later. | | | | well under $650. |
| Sound - Personally, this is a make or break criteria | | | | As a word of advice, always start looking at the 37" |
| when I'm TV shopping. If my speakers produce a | | | | LCD TV's, you may be surprised at how much you like |
| washed-out, hollow, or dull sound, I can't stand it. When | | | | such an affordable machine. If necessary, work your |
| you're at the movie theater, you expect deep, vibrant, | | | | way from there. |