I just purchased a large screen tv from Plaza Lama and I was also just informed that if I go to Puerto Rico by ferry from Santo Domingo, I could have brought say a 52 in lcd with very little shipping charges and with very little hastle from customs. If anyone has done this and had favorable or non-favorable results, could you please post your experience. It sounds like it would be a good route to take. It is peak season on the ferry now but according to their website, you can make the round trip from Santo Domingo starting in the middle of January for about $250 bucks. I am thinking about another tv for the house and this also sounds like it could be fun. Besides the tv, you can come back with 3 suitcases full from a shopping spree.