Things that are higher in a persons field of view appear bigger/more important. My roommate and I got a new tv stand yesterday. the new tv stand is about 5 inches taller than than the one we had before.

the reasons for getting this new stand vary, but we have a 5-dvd receiver with surround sound, our cable box, a wii, a 360 and the hd-dvd player for the 360. We just needed more room!

Anyway, after we sort out the jungle of wires ad plugs and transfer everything to the new stand-- right away the whole setup looks infinitely better.

One of our neighbors stops by and says, did you get a new tv?

mind you, she's been over many many times since I've lived here. She lives across the hall. And it's true. Our tv does look slightly bigger, even if it's only psychological. I can digg it!