Haha! I have a surround sound SONY but I am always thinking of savings - for son's exams and so we don't even turn on the light at night and I would sit next to a radiator to warm myself. Now that he has finished his education, I don't mind that much. Does he know a smaller one? Basically, surround sounds have to do with several speakers with a bit of delay to give the 3D effect. How much is that one he wants? I think it's between Samsung and LG and people talk about DHR or HDR and the refreshing speed, true 3D and all that .. and now they have this curved TV.. A lot of gobbledegeek... I am going to find the most expensive TV and read its specification and go to shops and ask .. before I commit.