Early adopters of widescreen televisions need to understand that most television shows in most areas are not yet available in High Definition Television, even on digital cable and satelite feeds. If your widescreen TV purchase has left you feeling cheated or misled, please do not take 40 hostages for eight hours in Philips Electronics' former headquarters using a machine gun and explosives, ending in your own death.

And yes, I know those flat plasma monitors have black-level problems, but that's just the state of the technology right now, there's no point in shooting up the place.