Advice on Trainer?

[Dave Lovelace]

I am trying to take advantage of the post Christmas sales and buy a
trainer. Having never used one before I was wondering what works
best.

As I understand it, the fluid trainers are more quiet than the
magnetic or air resistance models. Some have a handelbar mounted
shifter with different levels of resistance. Some have a quick
release setup and others use skewers. What is the good bad and ugly
about these options?