The holiday shopping season is in full swing.

What should you know about the 5 hottest items on people's lists this year? Ryan Davidson has more.

Ryan -Flat panel TV's, Video game systems, GPS units, MP3 players and digital photo frames

The big question about TVs is should you choose plasma or LCD

"you have to look at what room you're in, if you are in a room with a lot of natural llight plasma will have a glare because of the glass screen whereas LCD will not."


Screen resolution can be confusing, but a simple way to understand it...the bigger the resolution numbers the clearer the picture

Video game systems such as xbox 360 and the wii are always in high demand because of the low supply and makes them hard to get a hold of. Which system you choose depends on the type of gamer you're buying it for.

"for true online gaming the xbox 360 is probably one of the hot items. Play station three has blue-ray technology which is a new technology for High definiation particularly you can watch movies on it in HD"


GPS units have become more popular and easier to use.

"and that's because the price has gone down and they are much more user friendly"


Digital photo frames are a fairly new addition to the techno-scene. Imagine, never having to undo all those annoying clips on the back of your frames.

"you can load one of your cards on these and it will slide your pictures through them"


And of course a staple in all holiday advertising in the digital marketplace is the MP3 player. The most popular...being the ipod. and this season the mini music maker is taking a cue from it's telephone cousin

Whether it is LCD or Plasma, or whatever form of digital entertainment you are going to buy this season go to the store armed with a little extra information...In Bismarck, Ryan Davidson, KXNews.



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