So you're stating that a) I'm uninformed, and b) I chose to buy a more expensive TV because I couldn't accept that cheaper plasma TVs were better?
You're taking this far too personally. No offense but it's not about you and your televisions, I'm sorry if I made it sound that way or seemed snide. I was not trying to insult you or put down your purchases, I'm sure you made the best decision you could in the limited viewing context presented. I'm sure in showroom conditions with no actual calibration other than basic picture settings I might make a similar decision about quality. I doubt every plasma model and LCD model in the world were lined up for comparison so maybe you're correct about your specific scenario. I never said that "cheap plasmas are better than all LCD", I even said the opposite. There are best in price range models and for many that is some specific Panasonic plasmas that Beamer and Verno mentioned.
It's nothing personal, it is no reflection on how good your televisions are for your needs, just that objectively weighted better options might exist in the same price range. You don't need to bold marketing bits for me, I can recite them just as easily about the cons of either technology and LCD has many. There are many considerations other than picture quality and I noted that in my reply.
I'm not here to change your mind or make either of us feel bad about what we bought. Someone else asked specifically about plasmas and the pros and cons compared to LCDs. I don't really care if you watch TV on a 19" Haier or a 50" Samsung, whatever makes you happy in my book. Ok back to Skyrim for me!
This comment was edited on Feb 9, 2012, 18:22.