I am in the field and a Plasma is a superior product. If you have ALOT or a big bay window with tons of light get an LCD. Otherwise get a plamsa. If you want more info I would love to share it. I love techy nerdy stuff like this.
Lots of people trying to justify the fact that they went LCD over Plasma but the reality is that the Plasma's available these days have addressed burn in.
I have a 42" and a 50" from LG and the 50 is in a room with about 5 windows that have wood blinds on them and glare is no problem at all.
Burn in has been addressed in a lot of ways and is more or less something that used to be an issue but no longer is a concern.
Go with a bigger plasma, stick with name brand and you will be fine.
Also get out of bed early on Friday and you can stay under a grand on a 42".
I have a 42" and a 50" from LG and the 50 is in a room with about 5 windows that have wood blinds on them and glare is no problem at all.
Burn in has been addressed in a lot of ways and is more or less something that used to be an issue but no longer is a concern.
Go with a bigger plasma, stick with name brand and you will be fine.
Also get out of bed early on Friday and you can stay under a grand on a 42".
I spent the last month doing the same research and while both are great tv's but the general consensus is the pitcture quality on the plasma, especially for sports, is better overall. The points people have made about windows and light are all valid. You can get alot of info here
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/
For the record I decided on this bad boy
http://www.amazon.com/Pioneer-PDP-6...2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1228162989&sr=8-2
It should be here late this week or early next week!
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/
For the record I decided on this bad boy
http://www.amazon.com/Pioneer-PDP-6...2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1228162989&sr=8-2
It should be here late this week or early next week!
Just to add a bit... If you're not stuck on having the ability to display 1080p, you can essentially buy two very nice plasma's for the cost of many LCDs. For instance, the 50px80u (a VERY nice plasma) can always be had for under $1000 (and many times for under $900).
Check out avsforum.com, and read some of the threads on burn-in if that is your only concern - I'm pretty sure after breaking in a plasma burn-in isn't much of an issue these days (pixel-shifting on most plasmas now).
Check out avsforum.com, and read some of the threads on burn-in if that is your only concern - I'm pretty sure after breaking in a plasma burn-in isn't much of an issue these days (pixel-shifting on most plasmas now).
buster, Thanks but NO MORE VIZIO'S for me as i had a 32inch vizio lcd for just over a year & got burn in or out what ever they call it but luckily i purchased a 2yr extended warranty & got the purchase price back . The tv repairman said they have a lot of problems with vizio's. From the research that i have done the samsung 10, contrast ratio is rated very high & i don't need a large tv as the viewing area that my wife is in is about 6-8 ft. I still use my sony 36 inch w/picture tube in my den.
