What we're gifting this month: OLED TVs, a Google Home for the parents

Rather than explain what we regret buying in those Black Friday sales, we're taking a forward-thinking approach to the holiday season, and the gifts we're looking to give or receive. Chris Schodt might take the OLED TV dive, while Cherlynn Low is trying (again) to get her parents into a smart home ecosystem. Our TV was the first major purchase my wife and I made. We spent most evenings watching movies at her apartment on the screen of her home-built PC and decided an upgrade was in order. After pooling our savings we bought a 42-inch Element TV for $350. Out of the box, it had two large dark patches in the middle of the screen that I convinced myself would even out with some use.