There are so many different types of televisions out there these days, and they are not just televisions. You have regular old boxed type televisions, flat televisions, and televisions with VCR combo, television with DVD combo or even television with DVD/VCR combo.

Shopping is no longer an easy task the person that is not technical savvy, but there are a few things to consider that can help a person like me.

See recently my son asked if he could have a television set in his room, most people would jump at no way but I thought about it. Did I want my son, (no he is not a teen) to have a television set in his room? Is he responsible enough? If I did get one how much would it cost? Would I be too upset if he broke it? Did I want it to have a VCR or a DVD combo to come with it?

Many questions to decide on, yes I believe now he could be old enough. Granted I had a television in his room when he was a toddler and he somehow managed to break it. No, of course I did not get mad; it was my fault for having it in there. To this day I still have that television VCR combo; however the VCR part of it no longer works, the television part is just fine.

Here are some good choices for a child:

19" inch television with VCR combo, these come in all different types like Sponge bob, Barbie, Mickey Mouse, etc, (all types of characters) these are about $100. There are other versions with DVD combos but those are much higher and easier to break. If you are not looking for a combo they have regular 13" televisions that range $50 on up, some even come with a remote. (Perfect for the kitchen counter) There are even smaller versions that are boom box combos; these are boom boxes with a tiny television screen on the front that ranges from $30 on up. (Very cute)

I have shopped around endlessly online and offline and I have come to the conclusion with my son's help that we will get a television radio combo. That is right, yet another different type of television. This one does not cost as much as all the rest we looked at and I figured if it broke I would not be too mad. Not to mention this one didn't have a lot of programming to figure out, as I said I am not techno savvy and that includes electronics in all forms.

You ask exactly what it is, it is a 5" television/radio combo, it's the type you can take anywhere as it has an ac adapter (which I am slowly learning more and more about) or it will take 10 C batteries. Yes, that's a lot of batteries but to me it's worth it in the long run. At $30 I do not think I can really beat that and I have given him an incentive, he must earn half and then I will pay the other half. He is learning the value of a dollar and I know he would not purposely ruin it since he is paying his hard earned money for it.