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I have been watching the prices of LCD TVs the last couple of months. The prices are dropping. Late this summer a friend pointed out that Tiger Direct had the Olevia 37" going for under $1000. Now after the rebate, it comes in at $650. I have not heard of Olevia before, but he says the picture is great.

I plan to get a flat screen which I can hang on a movable bracket on the wall so I can position it depending on where I am sitting. I may be on the couch or at my desk, so I would rotate it as needed. But would I be crazy enough to hang a 37" or 42" LCD on a bracket?

What I may end up doing is waiting till after January to put together the home theater. My guess is all the new wireless components will be out by then and I will be able to assemble a next generation home theater with just the monitor and remote in the living room.

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I am considering gearing up for some online gaming and started researching my options last night. It appears that my options include XBox Live and Playstation Online. The clear difference in that XBox Live requires a paid subscription while Playstation Online uses my existing internet connection with no additional charge.

Naturally I want the best gaming experience possible. I want to put on a headset, talk with the teammates and play the most exciting games available. I typically play Halo 2 with a group of 4 people on 1 monitor in the same room. By splitting us on our own screens across the internet it would actually allow for more sneaky tactics and less cheating by the next guy looking at your part of the screen as you move into position. It also gives you the full size of the screen.

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