Well, I did it. I bit the bullet and bought an HDTV yesterday. I settled on the 50-inch Plasma from LG, mostly because we liked the colors a little better than what we saw on the Panasonic. That and I never could nail down the whole Zenith rumor.

I got it for about $3,200 after some sales and discounts, so I'm feeling OK with the decision. It's not showing up 'til late February when our basement is done, so I have plenty of time for regrets and teeth gnashing.

Now that I have that figured out, I have to start figuring what cables to buy to hook up all of my consoles to the thing, and planning the sound system for the entertainment room. We're going to have built-in ceiling speakers, so all I need is a bass speaker and some sort of audio component, I suppose. Any suggestions? I want to have kick-ass surround for gaming, but would rather not have to sell my non-existent spleen to get it.

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