Best Buy seems to be missing the benefit of its so-called showroom status: the retailer has the initial opportunity to make a direct connection with customers and close the sale before shoppers begin scanning SKUs.

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After scanning for 1080p (assuming you'll be sitting close), and features like 120Hz motion, 3D or connected features if those interest you, make sure you've got enough connections to support all your current boxes with one or two left over for expansion, everything works and you're able to adjust the picture as desired, or else pack that thing up and take it back to where it came from.

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Washington (CNN) -- One hundred and fifty new full-body scanning machines are set to be placed in airports across the United States as federal authorities work to close security loopholes exposed by the attempted Christmas Day bombing of a U.S.-bound airliner.

CNN: 150 more full-body scanners to go in U.S. airports