I don't know much about HD stuff but I do know the picture is suppose to be unreal. Last month I was over at my mom's house and was admiring the screen on her HDTV. I can understand why everyone is going crazy over them.

The HD picture truly is awing. I went ahead and asked her how much she paid for hers and I nearly fell over. Of course, hers is the biggest one they make and has all the bells and whistles. I am not certain if we would ever use half the features she has on hers.

So I started searching the Internet to find out more about this technology called HD and HDTV. I found out I didn't need to buy a huge tv to get the same benefits. The smaller ones will provide us with the same type of picture just at a smaller degree.

The smaller ones were much more affordable and were still a major upgrade from our old 32". I also read that I could get HD service from my dish company and receive some of the HD channels available now. I was starting to get overexcited about my mate's birthday present.

I decided to go out to Best Buy to see what they had available. I spoke to the floor manager who told me everything I desired to know about the televisions. I decided to go with a 50" Panasonic HDTV. I thought it was the perfect size and cost too.

I called for delivery for his birthday so he will be stunned and have a new television to play with on his day. I didn't really know much about the new technology out for televisions until now.

I am so glad I took the time to look into it. I think we will spend many Saturday nights on the lounge watching movies because now we have the theater experience in our own residence.

Truly, if you think about it, in the long run we will be saving money because we won't have to go out to the film theatre and pay for those overpriced film tickets, popcorn and soda. See, I knew this gift would serve more of a meaning than just being a television my husband wanted for his birthday.