I would steer clear of LCD's just because of the fact that if you move a little bit off axis the picture quality will degrade. How bad this is depends on the tv. No LCD manufacters have been able to fix this. Some manufacturers have been implementing local dimming technology so that black levels, shadow detail and contrast ratio are near and in some cases better than that of plasma. I have never found motion blur of LCD's to be that drastic to make it distracting. The only real problem with plasma is the possibility of image retention. If you are careful to prevent this then it is a non-issue. This is why I went with a plasma.

- Nick