When I was a kid I thought I was the luckiest so-and-so in the universe for getting my parent's hand-me-down VCR, which, circa 1984 was as big as a folding cot.  Times sure have changed.

"Patti Deni wanted to surprise her teenage son by giving him his own big-screen TV, so while their new home was being built, she contacted Williamsville, NY–based Stereo Advantage with an idea: Instead of mounting the set to the wall, like everyone else does, she suggested having the TV laid flush across the ceiling.

"It was definitely a first for us," says systems designer Kevin Bohner.

A 98-inch StarGlas60 display from Stewart Filmscreen was chosen for the unusual project."

Wow.  Spoiling a kid doesn't get much "spoilier" than this. At least until his next birthday, when she's gonna have his bed fitted with a remote-controlled, solid gold toilet, right beneath his lounging buttocks.