I think that plasma looks infinity better than LCD but like the Betamax quality looses to price in a Wal-Mart world. If it was me, I'd be looking for a Panasonic plasma before they're all gone. They have number of great sets in a variety of price ranges including one that supposedly beats the Kuros.

Beyond that, Samsung makes some really nice LCDs in their upper range.

Yeah it was betamax vs. vhs all over again, plasma was better but more expensive to manufacture so the marketing geniuses came up with a bunch of gimmicks to make LCD look like the more promising technology. 120 hz, it turns out, makes everything look like a cheap soap opera.

I have a 55” LED LG in my family room with windows. I could not be happier with the picture. Its probably 4 years old and cost $1200 or so—very vivid picture. We decided to get a second set in our basement. I bought a LG 60” plasma for $499!!!…it was too good a deal to pass up over the holidays. Personally, I like the picture of the LED better. It just seems brighter to my eye. There is nothing wrong with the plasma, it simply did not WOW me the way I thought it would. I would certainly buy it again so if you get a deal, grab one. I will tell you this, its like looking on a mirror though. Everything is reflected off the screen. You get used to it but I’d imagine it would be worse in a daylit family room as compared to a basement. Just my two cents….<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />