Place of honor for her plasma TV

My husband and I read your July 14 article on plasma TVs [“What Channel Has the Renoir?”]. Deborah Needleman’s comment was a bit off-putting and elitist: “The one trend I can’t embrace is hanging TVs over the fireplace.” Has Ms. Needleman considered that there are households where the only viable place for a large screen is over the fireplace?

Do we have our plasma over our living room fireplace? You bet! We make no apologies for it. Our walls are covered with bookshelves filled with books and artwork. Watching our plasma is just as important in our lives.

Elaine Gidcombe

Long Beach