Looks like a fine choice Paul. I pulled up the geek box on this TV.
TEST RESULT SCORE
Before color temp (20/80) 6965/6762K Good
After color temp 6425/6581K Good
Before grayscale variation +/- 281K Good
After grayscale variation +/- 97K Good
Color of red (x/y) 0.662/0.328 Average
Color of green 0.265/0.644 Poor
Color of blue 0.150/0.061 Good
Overscan 2.5 % Good
Black-level retention No stable pattern Poor
2:3 pull-down, 24fps Y Good
Defeatable edge enhancement Y Good
It looks good except for colour uniformity. I'm sensitive to off colours, and you may not be. I always recommend having a new display ISF calibrated to get rid of such problems. You need something like an accupel spectrometre to calibrate colours in the service menu hence the need for a trained pro. If you know your way around a Spyder TV you might want to try it yourself but its a dangerous tweak if you are a newbie. Hiring a ISF calibrator is the best $300 investment you could make to get maximum enjoyment from this neat plasma tv.
