Tale of a First-Time Home Buyer: LEDs, LCDs and Plasmas, Oh My!

Now that we have the house and all the time in the world (OK, five weeks) to wait for it to be finished, we spend our time thinking about all of the things we want to fill it with. My wife is dreaming about matching hand towels, fancy soaps, and wine racks.

But I have only one thing on my mind: An over-sized, overpriced, top-of-the-line beast of a TV to hang on the wall in our man cave, also known as the basement rec room. I have literally spent months checking fliers, visiting Best Buy, The Big Screen Store, Costco, Sears, and several other stores looking for the best deal on a sweet TV. I could bore you with all of the things I have learned about plasmas, LCDs, LEDs, and all of the advantages and disadvantages of each; however, I will spare you.

I decided to get a Samsung 55 inch LED TV and I couldn’t be happier. In the picture, it’s the third one from the camera on the right. Now that we have all of the really important things out of the way, we can start to focus on bedspreads, throw rugs, and scented candles (oh...my).