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With a digital video recorder, you're master of the HDTV universe today, but brought to your knees tomorrow when your DVR fills up and automatically deletes the penultimate episode of Dancing with the Stars before you've witnessed the duel play-out.

From thin flat-panel TVs to champagne-finished receivers, there's more hot electronics gear today than ever before. But no matter how sleek components get, sometimes they just don't "go." Other factors like the shape or function of a room, the décor, or a significant (and significantly influential) other dictate what you can put in a room.

Eye Definition

Q. I know 1080p is technically the highest HDTV resolution you can get today, but can the human eye tell the difference between a 720p- and a 1080p-format HDTV picture? Colin Denner Flushing, NY

Unless you're the Dalai Lama or head of an African nation, your chances of being in the same room with U2 anytime soon are pretty slim. Consider U2 3D the next best thing.

Quick, think of the person you know who always throws a great Super Bowl party. That's right - Phil. Phil has that big-screen HDTV, a cool sound system, and that comfy couch. People are always high-fiving him after the game, telling him what a great party it was.