Is Bigger Always Better?

This is something that has been a mixed bag for guys for quite a while now. Usually they want more power, more bulk, more girth. Bigger, better, faster, more...sounds like a 4 Non Blondes song (if anyone actually remembers who they are). With all the talk of bigger and better things to come electronics have been moving in a different direction. More features, less space. In a world that is so overcrowded, over stimulated, and over indulged; companies are offering new products on the premise that less, is in fact, sometimes more.

My favorite example of this is the television. I remember as a child this huge wooden box that held our tiny television screen. The box was huge, bulky, and cumbersome. The television was always in the same spot no matter how many times mom would rearrange the living room, simply because it was so completely impossible to move. Then there were big screens which had horrible picture quality. The bigger the screen, the less quality there seemed to be not to mention they were still bulky, cumbersome, and difficult to move. Televisions have seen so many incarnations throughout the last 50 years that it seems amazing that the new sleek designs are even distant cousins to the originals. Which is perhaps why I am so completely enamored with the new LCD TV. They are by far the most convenient for the man who loves to watch and wants a bigger screen and the woman, who wants a room that can actually be lived in without being dwarfed or dominated by a huge wooden box. That is my pick for the day. An LCD screen offers great quality, space (I don't know about you girls but in my house it's an issue), and for me is worth every last dime in the peace and quiet. He has the perfect screen size, a good picture, and I have room for something other than a television. Till next time!