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How to Buy a Flat Screen TV (video)

What is important to consider when shopping around for a high definition flat screen TV? Watch

the video above produced by our partners at FLN to learn what is important to keep in mind. For example, the only reason to pay top dollar for the highest flat screen resolution television (1080p), is if you have a 1080p DVD player or gaming system. Otherwise, you can just invest in a television with 1080i or 780p. Also, don't skimp on cables. To get the best picture possible, you should buy HDMI or DVI cables. The shorter the cables, the better, as the longer cables degrades the signal. Be sure to check out our related story on how to clean your flat screen television, once you buy it.

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Cutting the Electronic Cord with Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan (with Video)

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Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan offers his best tips for getting rid of electronic cable clutter.

As most of us have experienced or will experience during the holidays, new electronic gadgets, from flat screen televisions to Blu-ray players, and iPhones, are all wonderful to have, but they all have one drawback---each comes with cords, cables or other accessories that are eye sores to have in one's home.

Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan, author of Apartment Therapy's Big Book of Small, Cool Spaces (Clarkson Potter, 2010) and founder of ApartmentTherapy.com, one of the country's most well-regarded and influential design blogs has offered Luxist several solutions for anyone who is facing such a dilemma. As the ultimate online destination for all things design, ApartmentTherapy.com's mission is to help people make their homes more beautiful, organized, and healthy. As technology has come to play a bigger role in the home, the term "techorating" is now being used to describe the use of technology in the home that is both beautiful and whenever necessary, invisible.

According to Gillingham-Ryan, it is possible to incorporate technology, even in small spaces, in ways that are both pleasing and beneficial without sacrificing quality. "It is possible to find great equipment that is mini in scale, but has high capabilities," he says. High quality speakers, for example, can be found in small sizes, he adds. (Be sure to check out the video below for more tips from Gillingham-Ryan.)

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Ciil Technologies Outdoor Television Keeps Moisture Out

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It's the time of year when the big Sunday football games are on but the weather is still decent. But you don't have to choose between indoors and outside with the Ciil Technologies outdoor television. It is the first 100 percent, fully-sealed 1080p HD flat panel display. The Ciil design has zero vents or filters making it impossible for moisture or dust to collect inside. The ventless system keeps the internal components safely warmed in extreme cold and properly cooled in extreme heat without the need for exhaust ventilation. An ambient light sensor automatically adjusts brightness to best match the lighting conditions and an anti-reflective impact-resistant safety glass protects the screen against damage. It comes in three sizes, 32" - $2,800, 42" - $3,200 and 47" - $3,750.

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