function switchImages() { 
	$('#mainimage').fadeOut("slow", function(){
		// slide 1
		$("#mainimage").html('<a href="http://www.plasma.com/panasoniclcd/tcl32u3.php"><img src="images/index/indexad-1.jpg" alt="Panasonic TC-L32U3 32 inch LCD 1080p TV" /></a><a href="http://www.plasma.com/panasoniclcd/tcl37e3.php"><img src="images/index/indexad-2.jpg" alt="Panasonic TC-L37E3 37 inch LED LCD 1080p TV" /></a><a href="http://www.plasma.com/speakers/sxdw55.php"><img src="images/index/indexad-3.jpg" alt="JVC SXDW55 240 Watt Wood Cone Subwoofer" /></a><a href="http://www.plasma.com/panasonicplasma/tcp60s30.htm"><img src="images/index/indexad-4.jpg" alt="Panasonic TC-P60S30 60 inch 1080p Plasma TV" /></a><a href="http://www.plasma.com/bluraydisc/dmpbdt310.php"><img src="images/index/indexad-5.jpg" alt="Panasonic DMP-BDT310 Full HD 3D Blu-ray Disc Player" /></a><a href="http://www.plasma.com/hometheater-guides/index.php"><img src="images/index/indexad-6.jpg" alt="Read about the Latest HDTV Buying Guides and Reviews" /></a>').fadeIn("slow");
		$("#mainimagetext").html('Panasonic TC-P50X3 50 inch Plasma TV / Onkyo HTX-22HDX Ultra-Compact HD Home Theatre System').fadeIn("slow");
		// slide 2
	});
}

// preloads the slide images
jQuery.preloadImages = function() {
  for(var i = 0; i<arguments.length; i++) {
    jQuery("<img>").attr("src", arguments[i]);
  }
}

$.preloadImages("images/index/indexad-1.jpg", "images/index/indexad-2.jpg", "images/index/indexad-3.jpg, images/index/indexad-4.jpg", "images/index/indexad-5.jpg", "images/index/indexad-6.jpg");

// start slides when page loads
$(document).ready(function(){ setTimeout(switchImages, 3500); });