Not long ago in the not too distant past, TV purchasing was at its simplest. Generation X and Y would never have thought that early model TVs once looked like old school wooden radios, which then gradually evolved into bigger wooden radio look-a-likes, and then some even came with their own legs to stand on.

Personally my first memory of a TV were the old chunky sets that took 4 people to carry each corner in the fear of dropping the ‘new' entertainment system for the whole family (some were still made out of wood frames in the 70s and 80s, remember those?), and VCRs were the only accessories you could plug into the TV (besides the Commodore 64 or Atari if you were lucky enough). Thank goodness for the evolution of the television.

Not only do we now have a choice of the much more sleek looking plasma, HDTV, rear projection, LCDs or other models that won't break our backs, but we also have a range of accessories such as DVD players/recorders, speaker systems, video game consoles, stands, TV wall brackets, whole entertainment units, set top boxes, etc. to keep us glued to the tube even when we're not watching TV. Who needs friends when we have our trusty telly, Xbox or Wii to keep us entertained? But fear not. Even with the abundance of accessories and television ‘furniture', less is best and you might even score a friend or two dropping by your place to ‘hang out', in front of your TV of course.

I use to be quite jealous when I'd walk into my cousin's home and see a huge rear projection TV sitting in front of an empty wall with a hi-fi system that looked more like it belonged in a night club than a home. That was until I walked into another friend's home and saw a sleek looking plasma screen sticking out of the wall, mounted on TV wall brackets, with all cables neatly tied down in the middle leading to a small TV stand. From the front, it looked like a floating telly. Now that made me want to hang up my TV on a wall.

Although I'd need more than one of those sturdy TV wall brackets to hold up my TV, because in all honesty, I still have one of those chunky sets that requires 4 people to carry each corner. What made a lot of sense was to have the plasma elevated off the floor to standing height, so that it was still in our direct line of vision when standing up screaming and shouting at the screen during sports matches or playing Wii Sports. Not to mention it just looks damn cool.

Having fancied the TV set up, I thought the same could be applied to a bedroom. Imagine having a TV in direct vision when lying in bed? With plasma TVs having become the mainstream and slim enough to hang off your wall, who wouldn't want one hanging off their living room and bedrooms walls? Although I admit, I am a sucker for cool, and wall mounted TVs are just plain cool