The husband and I have been talking about getting a new TV for the past year. The current one is about 18 years old and has outlasted his numerous wives. Around Christmas we looked at several of the flat panels that were on sale but decided to wait a while before we made that kind of investment.

Unfortunately the good ole' TV gave out on us a few days before the Superbowl. Needless to say, H3 was not a happy camper. Since that time we have been forced to watch the 19 inch that we removed from the bedroom.

We had narrowed our new TV search down to a certain model but we continued to debate on the size. After watching an 18-year-old set anything would be an upgrade but cost was a consideration. Every time we went to check them out, anything under 50 inches just did not look that big.

So after many debates and trying to choose between the 32 inch and the 42 inch we selected the later because the 32 inch did not seem that big.

I learned a valuable lesson today. When you look at a TV that's sitting in a store that has tall warehouse style ceilings, your perception if size can be skewed.

The 42 inch that looked small on the shelf, now looks gigantic in my small living room. Live & learn.