Nah Dred, it is just priorities for me. The new 60" set (I got a heck of a deal on it from a disgruntled employee at Ultimate Electronics when they were closing down here in the D/FW area.) replaced a 10+ year old Pioneer Elite 45" rear projection set (still working like new, gave it to a friend). The Pioneer was $5,500.00 new.
I was not really ready to buy an HDTV set yet, as technology is still moving in that area (television tech), but I just got too good a deal on this one to pass it up.