Buying a new TV

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   OMG!
WTF is all this new stuff you need to know about when buying a new tele?  
The picture in our old Cathode Ray Tube tv (CRT) decided to pack in so we went out to look at new tvs.
After deciding what size of tv you want, 32", 37", 40", 42", 46", 50", 55" 60" you then have to decide on what type of tv you want.  So there is Plasma, 3D, LCD tube lit, LCD LED edge lit, LCD LED full Backlit, and would sir like the ability to adjust the amount of back lighting. Then there is the options of HD, HD ready, Freesat....
Our heads hurt after trailing around all the shops 2 days worth, then we spent another 12 hours trawling t'interweb to try and understand what one would be best for us.  
Eventually we found one we wanted then you have to find a shop that actaully has one in stock.  
Then you need a stand for it. Kerching
Then you need a super douper surround sound blu ray player to make the most of the big screen. Louder Kerching.
So after what seems spending an eternity we have a tv, on a new stand with a blu ray home cinema surround sound system installed.
The system is great, terrific sound and picture quality.
Buying a new car on the other hand is easy.  It has to have more than 200bhp, NOT DIESEL, be rear wheel drive, have more cylinders than the number of gears in the autobox, fit in my garage, be a practical four door family saloon with ISO Fix kiddie seat points...
So that's a 530i or bigger or a 730i or bigger, to quote Aleksandr Orlov, Simples!
Andrew