With stars in their eyes the masses are flowing into electronic super stores looking at big beautiful flat screen plasma televisions. They get a little sticker shock at the price, but are still dazzled by the beautiful picture and can't wait to get this monster home into their living room. The cool thing to do is to mount it to the wall, but they haven't really thought about how they would do it. They don't care, they just have to have it.

Sound familiar? Perhaps you're one of the people who've done that. I have. I love going to electronic stores like Best Buy and Circuit City to see row after row of incredible high definition flat screen TVs just sparkling like a diamond ring. I can't wait to get ahold of one, to see it shine in my home theater and have crystal clear picture for all my friends and family to enjoy.

But wait! How in the world do you get that thing up on the wall? What if I'd rather put it on a desktop entertainment center? Those TVs are so thin you'd have to lean it against the wall, not good.

Fortunately the electronic industry has a supportive side business that sell plasma tv stands and wall mounting brackets. They even have people you can hire to do it for you. If you're concerned about the possibility of lifting that expensive TV on the wall and accidentally dropping it off a poorly secured bracket I would suggest hiring it done. The cost ranges from $50 to $350 and you can sometimes get that thrown in as part of the deal, depending on how desperate your salesman is to make that sale.

I recently discovered they also make table top plasma tv stands that have a built in bracket to secure the TV. Think about it. Without the bracket there's no way for that super thin TV to set on a table. Fortunately they do make the stands with brackets included. Just be sure to get the one that matches the size of TV you bought.