Cheapskate Hardware

In general, I am not what you would call frugal or tight with my money except in one arena: home entertainment. I do not own a stereo, I have a $20 Phillips DVD player, and just recently got an LCD TV (I lived with the buzzing sound the old CRT TV made for the last eight years or so).

Well, while cruising through Wal-Mart, looking for a USB hub, I found these little beauties for $24:


At times I'll run my laptop into the TV, but need speakers. My old Altec Lansings were not cutting it sound-wise, plus I wanted them back on the desktop PC. These Altec Lansings are small and have great sound.