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Generally plasma has better blacks/contrast and LCD may get the edge for color "pop". Plasma is better for off-angle. LCD is much better in a sunny room. Really is that simple.

For me, plasma wins hands down for PQ. Panny in currently the best (I am NOT a big fan of Samsung quality - 3 failures in the family in with < 3 year old Sammys).

A hint. Take a look at Panny's "Professional" monitors. No tuner and no speakers - less expensive. If you are hooking up to a cable or Sat box and a receiver/5.1 setup, you don't need (or need to pat for) a tuner/speakers in the TV. Plus, the Professional models tens to have more adjustments/controls for calibration. The Visual Apex website provides a list of the Professional monitor model numbers and you can Google the prices online.

Whatever you decide to get, the TV will come set to "nuclear torch" mode. Get on the internet and search for settings people have done for the model number. You will want to change from "Vivid" (or whatever they use to describe sunburn mode) to something a bit less drastic.

Good luck.

at the time i was gathering info towards buying a new tv, after a while i had settled on a Pana pro monitor and the necessary modules.
then i discovered the Kuro...

I keep hearing this about sunny rooms.
Why is a LCD better than a plasma in a sunny room?
I presently have a Phillips LCD, that is destined for the bedroom, but sits in our living room. With the blinds open, i can't see the screen because of the light glare.
How is a plasma any worse?
Virtually all the LCD, LED and plasmas i've seen in the stores have high gloss finishes which no doubt would make any viewing with a light source a problem (our present Phillips actually has a non glossy surface which still has the aforementioned issue).

I don't own any LCD's to check. Well other than a couple computer monitors. I really just threw that whole energy comment out there for the greenies and bunny huggers who frequent this sight. I have not put a lot of effort into comparing energy usage.

I love my Panny plasma. It has a better picture than my projector.

some people are so stuck on the fad regarding energy conservation that they wish the 7 small led's on their A/V gear could all be switched off when not needed. heck, a Watt meter would not even show a difference!

they then would be able to save 1 cent's worth of electricity after some years...

Great!!!

it would be so much better if they would hang their clothes to dry outside than using the clothes dryer 3 times a week; or lower the thermostat by a degree or so.

hint: selling the whole A/V system would be a very nice energy saving too... :-)

Your cable/satellite box uses only 1-2 watts more while 'on' as it does on standby. It uses as much juice in a year as your refrigerator. Europe already has boxes that come on only for "record" commands and use far less energy.

I read a story where a woman with an avg. elec. bill of well over $200, unplugged everything that had a standby mode. Her bill dropped to <$70.00.

I wonder how much my dsl modem uses. It's always hot to the touch. Same with the battery backup unit on my computer. But, if I unplugged that, the cat would be unhappy. It's her tummy warmer on cool nights.

Cat, is your new avatar an original Brian?

Several months ago I was against plasmas but last month I picked up a 51 inch Samsung plasma and am pretty happy with it. I compared its power consumption to an equiv LED LCD and figured it would take almost 8 years to recoup the cost of electricity that the LED LCD would save.

I do have one gripe about it thou, during the day I call it our 51 inch mirror. Wish they'd stop using that glossy glass. My friends Samsung LED LCD has the same reflective issues however.